Everybody’s Business: ‘I had no business plan … I invested 100% in myself’

SEIZING THE MOMENT: After working as a technician in the printing business for more than a decade, Gary Wallace, owner of Hall of GraFX in Providence, jumped at the chance to start his own print shop when one of his customers decided to retire and Wallace purchased his printing equipment for $12,000.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
SEIZING THE MOMENT: After working as a technician in the printing business for more than a decade, Gary Wallace, owner of Hall of GraFX in Providence, jumped at the chance to start his own print shop when one of his customers decided to retire and Wallace purchased his printing equipment for $12,000.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
(Editor’s note: This is the 26th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views on minority-business conditions in the state and for ways to improve those businesses’ chances for success.) Gary Wallace remembers that the song “Lose Yourself” by rapper Eminem was playing in the…

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