{"id":30762,"date":"2018-04-12T13:20:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T17:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=30762"},"modified":"2018-04-13T11:55:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T15:55:47","slug":"arca-ink-grew-basement-business-thriving-shop-south-glens-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2018\/04\/arca-ink-grew-basement-business-thriving-shop-south-glens-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"ARCA Ink Grew From A Basement Business Into A Thriving Shop In South Glens Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ARCA Ink, a screen-printing and embroidery business, started in a basement. Owners Wendy LaFountain-Chadwick and her husband Robert Chadwick now have a store in South Gllens Falls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Maureen Werther<\/p>\n

In 2008, Robert Chadwick decided to join his wife, Wendy LaFountain-Chadwick, in ARCA Ink, her screen-printing and embroidery business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She began the company seven years before, first operating from the family\u2019s basement, then in 2013 relocating into a rental space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wendy LaFountain-Chadwick has been involved with screen-printing for more than 32 years and, according to her husband\/business partner, she is known as one of the best screen printers in the area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

LaFountain-Chadwick seems to embody the adage, \u201cdo what you love, and you\u2019ll never work a day in your life.\u201d As a team, the pair have steadily grown their business and are currently looking for an inside sales person and another printer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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ARCA Ink makes shirts, hats and a range of other promotional products\u2014anything that has a logo, according to Chadwick. Their accounts include schools, athletic associations, teams and a growing number of corporate clients.<\/p>\n

Chadwick, who has worked for Champlain Stone and owned his own construction business, decided to join forces with his wife when the construction business encountered hard times in 2008. ARCA is an acronym formed from the first letters in the names of their four children: Ashley, Ryan, Cierra and Alyssa.<\/p>\n

ARCA Ink\u2019s first commercial space was located at 4 Highland Ave. in Queensbury, in the Warren Tire building. By 2017, the couple knew they had reached their peak work output and it was time to work \u201con\u201d their business instead of \u201cin\u201d their business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe were maxed out. My wife and I were doing all the work\u2014sending emails, managing the accounts payables and accounts receivables, the screening, embroidery. We reached a saturation point and we knew we wouldn\u2019t grow anymore,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The couple developed a plan for growth, which included a three-year business projection, and they obtained financing to purchase their own building. In January 2017, they moved into a new factory and showroom at 30 Bluebird Road in South Glens Falls. They moved their state-of-the-art screen-printing and embroidery equipment into their new facility and their large showroom allows them to display the full range of their products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They also hired a full-time person who now runs the embroidery department, freeing up Chadwick to generate sales and expand the geographic reach of the business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThe change in location has really worked for us. We went from a 3,000-square-foot space to 9,000 square feet,\u201d he said. \u201cMoving here and hiring another person has been great for our business. We now have a really nice showroom and a better website, and we\u2019re doing more things to promote our business.\u201d<\/p>\n

The business also became a certified with the Woman Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). They\u00a0 <\/span>received that designation two months ago. Chadwick said it is the world\u2019s largest certifier and a leading advocate of woman-owned businesses in the world. His wife owns 51 percent of ARCA Ink.<\/p>\n

Since they made the decision to purchase their own building and hire an employee, ARCA Ink has seen growth in their bottom line, according to Chadwick.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2017, our sales figures were 70 percent higher than in 2016 and the way it stands now, in 2018 we are 78 percent higher than this same time in 2017,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

ARCA Ink is continuing its expansion and is looking to hire a salesperson to manage the expansive showroom and another person to do screen printing\u00a0 <\/span>This will free Chadwick to prepare bids and go out on the road to increase the company\u2019s sales.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The husband-and-wife team believe their business has grown, in part, because they have made the right choices and are part of a community that supports them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chadwick said that a company\u2019s reputation follows them. \u201cIf you try to do what\u2019s right, that is a big part of what has helped us grow as a business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Going forward, the owners are optimistic about the future of their business. Their goal is to achieve a revenue level and staffing that will allow them to shift their role from workers in a job to owner of a business. Chadwick said that they have already surpassed their sales goals for 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great, but it\u2019s also scary,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve set a standard and we want to keep on going, until we get the company to the point where we want it. We want to be able to take a week\u2019s vacation and know that everything will be okay. \u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Maureen Werther In 2008, Robert Chadwick decided to join his wife, Wendy LaFountain-Chadwick, in ARCA Ink, her screen-printing and embroidery business.\u00a0 She began the company seven years before, first operating from the family\u2019s basement, then in 2013 relocating into a rental space.\u00a0 Wendy LaFountain-Chadwick has been involved with screen-printing for more than 32 years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nARCA Ink Grew From A Basement Business Into A Thriving Shop In South Glens Falls - Glens Falls Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2018\/04\/arca-ink-grew-basement-business-thriving-shop-south-glens-falls\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ARCA Ink Grew From A Basement Business Into A Thriving Shop In South Glens Falls - 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