Image Crafters
Fred Makowecki
Drumheller, AB
In 1982 Image Crafter Signs was incorporated with an initial investment of $12,000.00. With that capital Image Crafters was able to purchase a state of the art computerized vinyl cutting machine, turning that investment into $125,000.00 per year working out of his garage, until 1995 when the company leased a building downtown. Within five years the company had outgrown that building and moved to their current building which he had purchased in 2004. Image Crafters then came back to Community Futures for another $30,000.00 investment to purchase a bigger vinyl cutting machine, inventory and for manufacturing. This machine was able to produce products within 24 hours for delivery of signs for corporate and industrial. With this technology Image Crafters has been able to secure sign orders from larger commercial companies outside of town.
To date Image Crafters generates over a half million dollars in annual revenue, has seven full time employees and one part time employee and produced over 450,000 signs from billboards, commercial signs, banners and car wraps.
Shredz Snow and Skate
Nick Sereda
Drumheller, AB
Shredz Snow and Skate, owner Nick Sereda came to us in persueing his dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. Only few years out of high school he followed his dream and opened up a skater shop in Drumheller. Nick opened his business in 2004 and has been thriving ever since. It has been a great asset to Drumheller in providing local young adults a trenty place to shop for snowboards, skateboards, clothing and accessories.
After only being opened for a few years, Nick decided to expand his business into Sylvan Lake, Alberta, where his younger brother Chris is operating it.
