Fastsigns Fears No Competitor As Long Island Franchise Looms

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In 1985, former Queens resident Gary Salomon accompanied his friend, Robert Schanbaum, to a sign store in Austin, Texas. Schanbaum, owner of a chain of shoe-repair outlets, was looking for information on signs, and Salomon, in the advertising and direct- mail business, was just along for the ride.

The sign store was run down, but the two friends were intrigued by a computer displaying sign options. Their first thought was that a non-artisan approach to producing signs was a real opportunity.

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Fastsigns Fears No Competitor As Long Island Franchise Looms

Their second thought was to "put some money and our heads together so we can really make this a success," Salomon said, describing the birth of Fa...

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