Business Profile: Super Star Signs and More, Mahopac
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Only 20-years-old, newly minted business owner Nick Luposello is proving his natural knack for creativity and self-motivation easily outweighs how old–or how young he might be.
While he can’t buy an alcoholic beverage just yet, Luposello’s talent to create eye-catching signs and stickers has proven all he needs as Super Star Signs and More continues to gain more traction from his modest storefront location in Mahopac.
Starting business at the beginning of this year and finding a storefront location three months ago, Super Star Signs and More is offering a variety of products from an owner who has the entrepreneurial spirit to match his innovative streak. Offering to create custom signs, stickers, decals, T-shirts, and business cards, new businesses hoping to stand out can come in for a logo and slogan design that will surely get them noticed. Everything needed for advertising and marketing can start right at Super Stars Signs, Luposello said.
When Luposello first started in this direction, he was 13-years-old and simply “designing stuff on the computer.” A former teacher allowed him to use a machine that would cut out stickers, which he did a few times before Luposello found a similar contraption on Craigslist to call his own.
With his own machine, Luposello sold stickers to classmates, family, friends, and even a few business here and there, and “just never stopped really.”
After getting some help from his family and a few friends willing to lend him money, Luposello decided to take the plunge and open a business, something he has wanted to do for a long time despite his young age.
“It’s always been a dream of mine,” Luposello said. “I just finally had the ability to turn it into a reality.”
So far, business for Luposello has been solid with the location right off the Taconic Parkway ideal for walk-in customers he may not usually attract. As for local businesses, it’s been a partnership that’s left both sides happy.
“We help each other out,” he said. “I make stickers for the local business, and the local businesses help get me more business.”
Luposello, a Somers resident, said there are a few competitive places around the area,as well as the challenge of online stores to battle with. Super Stars stands out though, Luposello said, because of the one-on-one attention he gives each client. Customers can pick out exactly what color and what design they want. From there, they can sit down with Luposello for a couple hours and get the perfect design they desire. As Luposello said, he’ll keep changing it until it passes the customer’s approval.
From there, it usually takes a day to complete everything, which is rare for online stores that take a couple weeks.
“If they need changes, I can always make changes,” he said. ‘It’s not a permanent thing.”
Super Star Signs and More is located at 160 Bryant Pond Road in Mahopac. Its phone number is 845-603-6767.
