--- title: "Minuteman Press Franchise Review: Tim Lorman Talks Career Change From Real Estate to Printing in Denver, CO" url: https://burnaze.com/article/84991505-f7bf-4e88-b2b9-70665dcac07e source: "1851 Franchise" original_url: https://1851franchise.com/minuteman/minuteman-press-franchise-review-from-real-estate-to-printing-in-denver-co-2730221 category: "Shipping & print" industry: "Business Services" segment: "Shipping & print" topics: ["Development & multi-unit"] published: 2025-09-10T18:13:37.000Z modified: 2026-10-31T16:52:34.284Z image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/MinutemanP_1757529009210.jpg --- # Minuteman Press Franchise Review: Tim Lorman Talks Career Change From Real Estate to Printing in Denver, CO **TL;DR:** Tim Lorman purchased his first Minuteman Press franchise in Denver, CO in October 2022 and his second in Golden, CO in August 2024. He reflects on his career change from commercial real estate to printing and shares his keys to growth and success as a Minuteman Press owner. *originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2025-09-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/minuteman/minuteman-press-franchise-review-from-real-estate-to-printing-in-denver-co-2730221).* ## Story In October of 2022, Tim Lorman purchased his first Minuteman Press franchise in Denver, CO located at 1004 S. Jason St. near the downtown corridor. In August of 2024, Tim decided to buy his second Minuteman Press franchise in Golden, CO located at 400 Corporate Circle , Suite C. For his Denver center, Tim was welcomed into the Minuteman Press International President’s Club for achieving over $1 million in gross sales for the year ending 2024. Then, at Minuteman Press World Expo 2025 in July-August, Tim was awarded the Top Overall Performance Award for his region as a result of his continued success and growth in Denver and Golden. As he celebrates three years in business, Tim reflects on leaving his career in commercial real estate for an entirely new industry with help from Minuteman Press. He also shares his keys to growth and provides a first-hand look at what it was like attending the franchisor’s World Expo. Tim spent 20 years in the commercial real estate, facility management, and construction project management fields in the financial services and health care sectors. During the pandemic, his industry became significantly destabilized and he decided to gain better control over his professional life by owning his own business. “I spent 20 years in the commercial real estate, facility management, and construction project management fields in the financial services and health care sectors. During the pandemic, my industry became significantly destabilized and I decided to gain better control over my professional life by owning my own business. I had worked in a print shop in high school and owned a couple of small businesses prior to starting my real estate services career, so I was familiar with the printing business and comfortable owning my own retail business. Choosing Minuteman Press was actually a happy accident as I found the business for sale listing online. Now, as I approach my third year as a Minuteman Press owner, I can't imagine owning any other business.” The training and support from Minuteman Press have been instrumental in Tim's success. “Based on my prior experience in printing, albeit many years ago, the initial training felt more like a refresher on the printing business. However, the portion of the initial training dedicated to learning their proprietary FLEX software was incredibly effective and I felt very comfortable heading out on my own at the conclusion of my two-week virtual training course. The support from the Minuteman Press corporate team is amazing. My Regional VP Jack Panzer and the local field team are always just a phone call away and have consistently provided me with world-class support, training, and advice. Tim attended the Minuteman Press World Expo 2025 and found it to be incredibly valuable. “I've attended trade shows in the past in prior professional roles, but none have been as informative or productive for me as the Minuteman Press World Expo. It's hard to rate one aspect higher than any of the others, but I found the Vendor Show to be incredibly valuable. Having an extensive vendor network such as ours is an incredible tool and the time I spent in each individual booth helped me learn how to maximize this tool. The expertise and advice I received during the time I spent with the vendors was priceless.” Tim's top 3 keys to his sales growth and success are his staff, client/broker/vendor relationships, and acquisitions. “It's hard to pick only three as all of these options have significantly impact our growth trajectory in a positive way. That said, I'd say our staff, our client/broker/vendor relationships, and acquisitions lead the pack as the most impactful. We would not be in business let alone growing at the pace with which we are if it were not for our employees. What makes them so fantastic is that they are an all-star team, not just a group of individual all-stars. Tim's top 3 ways of marketing his business are - The Minuteman Press Internet Marketing Program - networking with current clients - being active in the community and supporting non-profits. “The Minuteman Press Internet Marketing Program is our hands-down number 1 tool for marketing our business. During the World Expo, we learned we were only scratching the surface on the power of this program and are focused on using the information we gained to really amp up the effectiveness of that program. The second way we've found to market our business is through networking with our current clients. We have a significant number of clients who are one department within a much larger organization. Tim's highest demand items are direct mailings and booklets. “Our highest demand items are direct mailings (both direct addressed and EDDM) and booklets. Our largest clients are insurance brokers and a significant portion of our business is producing annual open enrollment notification mailers and benefit guides. Our largest growth area is direct-to-rigid substrate printing. We recently acquired a new flatbed printer and router to support a new client that has engaged us to produce in-store signage for multiple retail locations. The biggest reward for Tim has been the relationships he has created and grown as a Minuteman Press owner. “The biggest reward for me has been the relationships I have created and grown as a Minuteman Press owner. My employees, customers, vendors, brokers, neighbors, and fellow Minuteman Press owners have become close friends with whom I enjoy spending time outside of work as much as partnering with them during the work day. ## Entities - 1851 Franchise (publication) - franchise expansion (topic) - franchise support (topic) - Multi-Unit (sector) - Denver (location) - Minuteman Press (company) - career change (topic) - printing industry (topic) - small business ownership (topic) - Jack Panzer (person) - Tim Lorman (person) - Golden, CO (location) --- Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/minuteman/minuteman-press-franchise-review-from-real-estate-to-printing-in-denver-co-2730221). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/84991505-f7bf-4e88-b2b9-70665dcac07e).