MCSB Michigan 50 Companies to Watch award winner for 2023,
SafetyDecals.com
In a lead-up to the 2023 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration, Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. This year’s gala will take place at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI, on May 2nd! Please visit michigancelebrates.org/
Here, Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Nick Tykoski, SafetyDecals.com, Ludington, MI, a Michigan 50 Companies to Watch award winner for 2023.
To listen to their full interview please click on the embedded SoundCloud PodCast shared below!
About SafetyDecals.com
Safety Decals carries on the proud tradition of American manufacturing started in 1947. As a 3rd generation family-owned business, we have grown from serving individuals to multinational companies while maintaining the same standards and traditions of attention to detail and customer satisfaction.
SafetyDecals.com a division of Tye’s Incorporated, is the third generation of sign companies in the Tykoski family and was created in 2009 by Nicholas Tykoski, owner and CEO of Tye’s Incorporated. All current manufacturing is done in one facility at 5236 W. First Street in Ludington, Michigan.
In 1948, Nicholas’ grandfather, Marion “Tye” Tykoski, began a family tradition of sign making by starting his own company, Tye’s Neon Sales and Service. Before creating Tye’s Neon Sales and Service, Marion served in the US Army from February 1943 to March 1946. After returning home, Marion attended the Chicago Institute of the Arts, learning the art of creating signs. After receiving his diploma in June 1948, Marion purchased a 1934 Crane Ford Pickup truck to start his new endeavor.
Tye’s quickly flourished and built a solid customer base that centered on quality and service. This tradition was passed down to Marion’s son, David Tykoski. David furthered the family’s sign-making capabilities by growing the business regionally with the
advancement of technology and a strong dedication to hard work; implementing his father’s core values of quality and service. David expanded into the decal business in 1984 when he purchased one of the first sign computers available, an Apple IIe. David went on to create his own entity “Tye’s Signs Incorporated” which continued to grow in the sign and decal industry.
Nicholas Tykoski, at the age of five, started learning the sign business. He traveled with his father and grandfather across the State of Michigan to work on various projects and learn all aspects of the family business. Nicholas attended Michigan State University, returning home to work at the family sign business. In 2009 Nicholas successfully moved Tye’s Incorporated into a global manufacturer with the acquisition of SafetyDecals.com. SafetyDecals.com has built a worldwide reputation based on quality and service; the core principles of the Tykoski family since 1948. This is the basis for Safetydecals.com's 400 percent growth over the past five years.
SafetyDecals.com now supplies companies throughout the United States as well as an international customer presence. Constantly growing with new technology, SafetyDecals.com is now one of the largest decals manufacturers in the world, producing millions of decals annually.
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About Michigan Celebrates Small Businesses
Michigan Celebrates Small Businesses is a non-profit (501c3) organization that is composed of statewide founding organizations that provide small businesses with resources to help their company grow. MCSB has Since 2005, their awards gala has celebrated and honored the impact small businesses have on our communities and state. MCSB makes small businesses their priority and will continue to support, connect, and celebrate small businesses in Michigan.
Michigan Celebrates Small Business is a partnership of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Edward Lowe Foundation, Small Business Association of Michigan, U.S. Small Business Administration, Michigan Business Network, and the Michigan Small Business Development Center.
Kinexus Group is the Managing Partner of the 2023 Michigan Celebrates Small Business gala.
Information about Michigan Celebrates Small Business can be found at www.MichiganCelebrates.org
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