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Printing Industry Exchange, LLC launched its website (Printindustry.com) in the late nineties. Developed and supervised by a highly experienced lot of printing professionals, the portal is fueling a revolution of sorts in this avenue of web printing services.
Miroslav (Mike) Svestka started his career in the printing industry in 1980 as a printing salesman for a small printer in Northern Virginia. Over the next six years he worked at numerous other printing companies gathering his knowledge in many different fields of the printing industry, including a position as Regional Printing Representative for McNaughton & Gunn (a well known book printer in Michigan).
In 1989, Mr. Svestka started his own Print Brokering business called World-Wide Publishing Services. He was very successful with brokering and then discovered the power of the internet or the world wide web in 1996. He developed and created Printing Industry Exchange, LLC over the next year and opened the website on October 1, 1997.
E-Brandz catches up with the ambitious Miroslav Svestka for a brief know – how regarding his venture in this field.
Kindly give our readers an introduction to your business.
The Printing Industry Exchange (PIE) staff encompasses a school of experienced individuals within the printing industry that are dedicated to helping and maintaining a high standard of ethics in this business. Printindustry.com is a web-based business where printing companies (both domestic and international) join the website for a monthly fee to receive printing leads from print buyers. The service offered to all print buyers in need of pricing for their print project is absolutely free.
The website simply connects a print buyer with a commercial printing company anywhere in the world that will best suit their needs, whether it’s full color printing or a specialized printing job. We’ve kept the Printindustry.com system simple — we receive a monthly fee from the commercial printers who belong to our service. Once the bid request is submitted, all interactions are between the print buyers and the printers.
How did the idea for your business come about?
Answer: In 1996, when I became aware of an internet presence, I studied this structure and thought how I could implement a use within the Printing Industry. I created a general business plan and presented it to one that I highly regard. This “Highly Regarded Person” kept asking me detailed questions in nixing this idea. As I had found answers for each question that was asked of me, I was convinced that this idea was a good one. 10 month’s later; I launched the Printing Industry Exchange, LLC (www.printindustry.com).
How important have good employees been to your success?
Answer: Very important! 18 hour days are the norm …
What three pieces of advice would you give to college students who want to become entrepreneurs?
Answer:
- Know your industry very well and in fine-detail.
- Do not count the hours in a work day.
- Integrity is a key component to success.
If you had the chance to start your career over again, what would you do differently?
Answer: Nothing
What would you say are the top three skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur?
Answer:
- Dedication
- Inspiration
- Settling for Success only
How long do you stick with an idea before giving up?
Answer: If I believe in something, I will work at it until I am successful
How many hours do you work a day on average?
Answer: Today … 12 to 14 hours per day (5 days a week) … Weekends total approximately 16 hours
How has being an entrepreneur affected your family life?
Answer: It’s like having a second marriage.
What motivates you?
Answer: Doing things correctly and with integrity.
How do you generate new ideas?
Answer: I study a situation & choose the correct road to navigate on.
What is your greatest fear, and how do you manage fear?
Answer: The items that I fear turn out to be my best allies …
What are your ideals?
Answer: Operating a business in helping others; maintaining honesty and integrity; and creating profit.
How do you define success?
Answer: In achieving your goals.
What is the best way to achieve long-term success?
Answer: Remembering just where you came from. Set a goal and work at it until you reach it.
Where did your organization’s capital come from and how did you go about getting it? How did you obtain investors for your venture?
Answer: I created the capital and re-invested it.
How do you build a successful customer base?
Answer: By providing as I promise.
How did you decide on the location for your business?
Answer: Cost effective and convenient.
Do you believe there is some sort of pattern or formula to becoming a successful entrepreneur?
Answer: Dedication … never giving-up … accepting nothing but the goal you set for yourself
If you could talk to one person from history, who would it be and why?
Answer: Benjamin Franklin – an early and successful printer.
Who has been your greatest inspiration?
Answer: People with honesty and integrity that have achieved their goals, like my Father-in-law, Bill Taggart, Sr.
What book has inspired you the most? (OR What is your favorite book?)
Answer: “Fate Is The Hunter”
What is your favorite aspect of being an entrepreneur?
Answer: Creating goals and achieving those goals.
To what do you most attribute your success? What would say are the five key elements for starting and running a successful business?
Answer:
- Dedication
- Hard Work
- Honesty
- Creativity
- Consistency
What has been your most satisfying moment in business?
Answer: Creating a successful Business & watching it grow in helping others.
What do you feel is the major difference between entrepreneurs and those who work for someone else?
Answer: Some are built to follow… some are built to lead.
How do you go about marketing your business? What has been your most successful form of marketing?
Answer: SEO work … & why I hired your company …
What kind of culture exists in your organization? How did you establish this tone and why did you institute this particular type of culture?
Answer: Hard Work, Dedication, Integrity, Honesty, Inspiration, Creativity
In one word, characterize your life as an entrepreneur.
Answer: Goal Oriented
What are some of the biggest mistakes you’ve made?
Answer: Trusting people that did not deserve the trust
How can you prevent mistakes or do damage control?
Answer: Careful who you trust.
What are your hobbies? What do you do in your non-work time?
Answer: Weight Lifting, Racquet Ball
What makes you happy?
Answer: Achieving Goals
What sacrifices have you had to make to be a successful entrepreneur?
Answer: Time Investment
Excluding yours, what company or business do you admire the most?
Answer: FerrellGas
Where do you see yourself and your business in 10 years? 20 years?
Answer: A much larger corporation.
If you were conducting this interview, what question would you ask?
Answer: You have asked very good questions …