Small Business Q&A: R&D Printing

Acworth Patch contributor April Zlotnik talked with Richard Hight, the owner of .

Acworth Patch: What's the hardest thing about being a small-business owner in Acworth?

Richard Hight: I don’t have any problems. My business is in the back of an industrial park and we do very well.

Acworth Patch: What's the best thing about your job?

Hight: I like having the freedom and ability to make decisions on my own.

Acworth Patch: What is the best thing about Acworth?

Hight: I like the small-town feel of Acworth.

Acworth Patch: Why did you choose to open up your business in Acworth?

Hight: Because of the proximity of all the people that work for me. It’s a good location, because it is close to all of my workers. For 25 years my business has bounced back between locations in Kennesaw and Acworth. I like Acworth more then I like Kennesaw because Kennesaw has more traffic. Where we are located in Acworth is not as busy of an area.

Acworth Patch: Why did you pick this particular kind of business?

Hight: In 1974, I answered an ad for a newspaper asking for trainees in printing. I learned how to print and I took my trade. Just like a plumber or an electrician, made a business for my trade. I chose it because it was the trade that I had learned.

Acworth Patch: What are some of the services you offer that people don't know about?

Hight: I print commercial. I print for the packaging industry. Most of our stuff goes all over the United States. I don’t just deal with the local people. I print for manufactures and businesses.

If you go in the store and buy a pack of bologna, a gallon of milk, hair products or fruit, there is a label on that item, and that is what I print.