- June 9, 2022
- Betsy Kahn
More about teamwork, because we can’t stress it enough
Last month’s blog, giving a nod to March Madness & NCAA basketball, was about teamwork and how important it is for every team to seek success with common goals while working in unison. This month, we’re going to share some real-time Copycat examples of what teamwork means to us and why it’s so important. These […]
Read more- May 9, 2022
- Betsy Kahn
There is No I in Team
There’s nothing like March Madness to remind everyone of what good teamwork looks like in competitive athletics. 128 men’s and women’s D1 basketball teams compete in respective brackets of 64, hopefully clawing and scratching their way (figuratively speaking) to the Final Four and ultimately the Finals. March Madness was quite entertaining this year. Complete with […]
Read more- April 12, 2022
- Betsy Kahn
Mark my Words: Copycat will not move again during my tenure!
When I started thinking about the location moves Copycat has made since its inception in 1970, I immediately considered my parallel life and that of my parents’ in terms of the number of moves over the past 50+ years. Max and Marie, aka Momma and Daddy, moved into their home in November 1962 where 96yo […]
Read more- March 8, 2022
- Betsy Kahn
There is no WE in Equipment
One of the greatest legacies about Copycat is that we have always maintained a cutting-edge approach to using cutting edge technology. That’s great. Being equipped with state-of-the-art printing devices has certainly set us apart from most of our competition over the past 50+ years. But here’s the thing: cool technology doesn’t run itself. It can’t. […]
Read more- February 8, 2022
- Betsy Kahn
Talking the Talk & Walking the Walk
In business, it’s one thing to say you’ll do something and quite the other to follow-through. Broken promises place a severe strain on a potential relationship with a new client or an existing client, both of whom know they can shop elsewhere. If you go out on a limb and make a promise, you darn […]
Read more- January 11, 2022
- Betsy Kahn
40 Years: Reflections on a Lifetime at One Job Part II
Moving through the 90s into the new century Let’s see . . . where were we? Hopefully you have never attempted to move a print shop. It’s not an easy task yet we’ve moved 4 times in the past 40 years. You read that right; one move every decade. Pro tip: don’t try this at home. With technological advances […]
Read more- December 14, 2021
- Betsy Kahn
40 Years: Reflections on a Lifetime at One Job
Part I Buckle up. It’s not easy to consolidate 40 years into a few sentences so we’ll share the first half, with the second to follow soon. Monday, October 9, 1981 – my first day on ‘the job’ at Copycat A few weeks before my first day on the job, my father, Max Kahn (from […]
Read more- November 9, 2021
- Betsy Kahn
The Power of Team
In today’s business vernacular, teams = employees. Team building is a simple concept engraved in our lives since elementary school, but what is it really and how do we effectively team build? If you want to be successful, if you want a winning team, you can’t just fill a position. It’s not sufficient to just hire employees, […]
Read more- October 12, 2021
- Betsy Kahn
How This Small Business Overcame Great Obstacles
As a small business owner, overcoming hardships like power outages or hurricanes is part of the territory, but navigating Copycat through a global pandemic was completely unimaginable. Reflecting back on the past 18 months, I am immensely proud of my team and the work Copycat Print Shop did to assist our community through COVID-19. February […]
Read more- April 27, 2021
- Copycat
On being an environmentally responsible business
With Earth Day 4/22/21 just behind us, we thought it would be appropriate to address the ways in which Copycat tries to be as environmentally responsible as possible. In the world of printing… …lots of paper gets used on a daily basis. From cartons of 8.5”x11” to dozens of rolls of 36”x650’, Copycat does a […]
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