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In September of 1983, Bill Feinberg bought his Minuteman Press franchise in Worcester, MA. While he was just 26 years-old at the time, Bill was ready to own his own business and put in the work that was needed to succeed. After all, business ownership was something that ran in the family.

Bill shares, “Before Minuteman Press, I was involved in a family business called Beaconway Fabrics that was sold. It was a family chain of fabric stores. When I was looking for employment, I heard about Minuteman Press through two of our business partners. One of them bought a Minuteman Press shop in Burlington, MA, and another bought a location in Chelmsford, MA. I ended up purchasing the shop in Worcester that was only open for 9 months at the time. 41 years later, I am still just the second owner to have owned this location.” Bill’s shop is located at 122 Green Street in Worcester.

RVP Todd Golberg presented Bill and his team with his well-deserved Special Achievement Award in recognition of over 40 years in business. Reflecting on this accomplishment, Bill says, “40 years later, this award means I’ve established a reliable source of income, year in and year out. I did my ‘first million’ in 2000, and have been over the million mark ever since, year in and year out. The Worcester market is very consistent for me. This is a lucrative business and Minuteman Press has been good to me. I renewed my franchise agreement when it was up a few years ago and we just keep humming along with myself and my 3 team members."

Building the Business

As Bill noted, he has been a member of the Minuteman Press International President’s Club every year since 2000, achieving annual gross sales of over $1 million each year since then. He is the first person to tell you that his success was achieved incrementally over time and because of one word: “Tenacity.” Bill explains, “My path to success was not overnight. Where I was to where I am today is because of tenacity. I was always comfortable going out and selling myself. I followed the Minuteman Press system. I knocked on doors, made the phone calls, and hired an effective salesperson that I had for 8 years who was a real road warrior. Later on, I acquired new business off the Internet Marketing Program.”

Bill adds, “We’ve never lost any business because of mistakes. The only time we’ve lost clients is when companies have been sold or changed marketing teams/purchasing managers. We’ve also picked up new business that way as well, so it goes both ways. The key is to deliver on your promises, keep grinding, and be tenacious.”

Bill shares his top 5 products and services for Minuteman Press in Worcester:

Evolution of Minuteman Press & Digital Printing

In 41 years, you are bound to see changes in your industry and your business. For Bill, digital printing was a game-changer, and Minuteman Press embracing digital printing showed just how ahead of the curve they were on emerging trends. Bill says, “By far, the most impactful change I’ve seen is the move to digital printing. We used to run so much black and white printing for retailers as well as medical forms for groups. Digital printing ushered in high-quality color runs that have made operating the business much easier. The whole operation is streamlined with digital printing – we have the print-ready file, send it to our Xerox machine, and our quality is just as good as it would be on a 6-color press. The margins are tremendous for us with digital printing and it’s the highest margin product we sell.”

Another way Minuteman Press has evolved since Bill first bought the business in 1983 is through software development. Bill says, “I have been with Minuteman Press since the very first software was introduced. To see what FLEX is today is absolutely incredible as it is invaluable to the business. FLEX helps our team track client orders while also helping our clients keep track. Everything is at our fingertips, so if a client is interested in ordering an item, we can easily pull up the information we need. We’ve come a long way from paper pricing and basic computer pricing to the fully integrated business management and marketing capabilities that FLEX has today.”

“Running the business for 41 years, I am very happy with Minuteman Press as my franchisor. I had the option of leaving the franchise after 25 years or renewing the agreement, and I renewed. We have the support, the freedom, the vendor contracts, and the FLEX software. I feel that Minuteman Press was always leading the charge in the industry and they proved that by getting on top of the digital printing trend right when it was going to happen. Of course, it did, and Minuteman Press made sure we were ready for it.” -Bill Feinberg, Owner, Minuteman Press, Worcester, MA

In Bill’s own words from earlier , the business is “humming along” indeed… Congratulations!

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WORCESTER ― Massachusetts is one of the top biotech regions in the world, but stagnant growth and expanding competition have professionals targeting Worcester as the region that can bolster the state's status as the major player in life sciences.

"Worcester should be the epicenter of biomanufacturing in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. There is no doubt in my head about that," Kendalle Burlin O'Connell, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, said Tuesday.

Burlin O'Connell and her team from MassBio gave a presentation during the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce's quarterly business and government forum, presenting local leaders with the facts around the state's life science industry and the role Worcester can play in further developing it.

MassBio reported that in 2022, life sciences contributed an estimated $35 billion to the state GDP, equivalent to about $5,000 per resident. In 2023, life sciences employed 116,937 workers in the state including 66,554 in research and development positions, and 10,264 who worked in biomanufacturing.

The $3.5 billion the state received in National Institutes of Health funding in 2023 was the highest per capita of any state in the country and third in total behind only New York and California.

More than a fifth of all venture capital funding in life sciences in the United States went to companies in Massachusetts, the highest percentage per capita for any state and second only to California.

In terms of product development, MassBio reported that Massachusetts had 1,864 advanced therapies in its pipeline, essentially a list of drugs and medications that are currently being developed by Massachusetts-based companies.

However, there are concerns about growth opportunities being limited in the state, with other areas competing for Massachusetts' place in the industry.

"Other clusters are coming for us. Think about North Carolina. It is a lot cheaper to do business there and they have very purposefully trained a workforce, particularly in manufacturing, so they are ready to eat our lunch," Burlin O'Connell said. "Texas is making a huge investment in the life sciences. They are trying to create a research triangle there. We know New York, New Jersey, California is our main competitor."

What role does Worcester play?

Worcester is the 15th-largest life science cluster in the country, according to Burlin O'Connell.

"I think one of the strongest attributes in Worcester is that you are a one-hour drive from Boston. Being close to that epicenter is important for a company looking to do research and development, but you've got all the key stakeholders here to support that community and to be able to do that at a lower cost is important because that means that money can go back into research and development," Burlin O'Connell said.

Worcester County was the only county in the state that added jobs in biomanufacturing over the past year, increasing its number by 12%, while other counties saw declines. Burlin O'Connell said that data shows the talent and infrastructure is there for further expansion.

"You have created a known hub here in Worcester. You are helping to cultivate a network for research and development, and you are also doing it as it relates to manufacturing. Doing more of that, investing specifically — you've got to help work with developers to get some of the spec development happening so more manufacturing can come here," Burlin O'Connell said.

A major goal of MassBio is to have a third iteration of the Life Sciences Initiative, a state initiative that promotes life science development, that was introduced by then Gov. Deval Patrick in 2008 and later expanded by Charlie Baker. In February, Gov. Maura T. Healy introduced a third iteration of the initiative as part of the economic development bill which is currently being debated in the State House.

"We've got to continue to keep our eye on the prize; we need an iteration of the Life Sciences Initiative through the economic development bill. We are very excited about the fact that all of our leaders said they would come back for a special session to address this," Burlin O'Connell said. "If we take our eye off the prize we can lose this leadership position."

"Life sciences and biotech have been transformative for our communities and we believe that it will continue to be," Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce President Timothy Murray said. "We stay in touch with our friends from MassBio, who do a great job advocating at the state and in Washington on behalf of the industry that is so economically important to the region."

In September of 1983, Bill Feinberg bought his Minuteman Press franchise in Worcester, MA. While he was just 26 years-old at the time, Bill was ready to own his own business and put in the work that was needed to succeed. After all, business ownership was something that ran in the family.

Bill shares, “Before Minuteman Press, I was involved in a family business called Beaconway Fabrics that was sold. It was a family chain of fabric stores. When I was looking for employment, I heard about Minuteman Press through two of our business partners. One of them bought a Minuteman Press shop in Burlington, MA, and another bought a location in Chelmsford, MA. I ended up purchasing the shop in Worcester that was only open for 9 months at the time. 41 years later, I am still just the second owner to have owned this location.” Bill’s shop is located at 122 Green Street in Worcester.

RVP Todd Golberg presented Bill and his team with his well-deserved Special Achievement Award in recognition of over 40 years in business. Reflecting on this accomplishment, Bill says, “40 years later, this award means I’ve established a reliable source of income, year in and year out. I did my ‘first million’ in 2000, and have been over the million mark ever since, year in and year out. The Worcester market is very consistent for me. This is a lucrative business and Minuteman Press has been good to me. I renewed my franchise agreement when it was up a few years ago and we just keep humming along with myself and my 3 team members."

Building the Business

Bill explains, “My path to success was not overnight. Where I was to where I am today is because of tenacity. I was always comfortable going out and selling myself. I followed the Minuteman Press system. I knocked on doors, made the phone calls, and hired an effective salesperson that I had for 8 years who was a real road warrior. Later on, I acquired new business off the Internet Marketing Program.”

He adds, “We’ve never lost any business because of mistakes. The only time we’ve lost clients is when companies have been sold or changed marketing teams/purchasing managers. We’ve also picked up new business that way as well, so it goes both ways. The key is to deliver on your promises, keep grinding, and be tenacious.”

Bill shares his top 5 products and services for Minuteman Press in Worcester:

“Running the business for 41 years, I am very happy with Minuteman Press as my franchisor. I had the option of leaving the franchise after 25 years or renewing the agreement, and I renewed. We have the support, the freedom, the vendor contracts, and the FLEX software. I feel that Minuteman Press was always leading the charge in the industry and they proved that by getting on top of the digital printing trend right when it was going to happen. Of course, it did, and Minuteman Press made sure we were ready for it.” -Bill Feinberg, Owner, Minuteman Press, Worcester, MA

Advice for Others

Bill offers this piece of advice for others, sharing, “I pride my shop on attention to detail. We virtually never have any jobs printed wrong. A lot of details go into getting the correct product out the door so we are very detail-oriented. I believe in quality assurance, never missing deadlines, and providing customer quotes in a really fast timeframe. We do same-day quotes and follow up with customers so that we are always first to get back to them on pricing. While they are waiting for others, they’ll see how fast we can be, and if we are fast with their quotes, we can be fast with their jobs.”

In Bill’s own words from earlier , the business is “humming along” indeed… Congratulations!

Minuteman Press in Worcester, MA is located at 122 Green St., Worcester, MA 01604. For more information, visit https://minuteman.com/us/locations/ma/worcester/

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