Steve Webb – Sarah Cousineau –
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
After tens of thousands of
dollars worth of mistakes, former promoter Steve Webb is now the proud owner of
Metropol Industries and has revived Victorian’s love of Pinball in opening the retro
Quazar’s Arcade.
Webb’s ambitious journey
started with posting posters, promoting the various nightclubs in Victoria. He
got to consolidate every nightclub’s poster service under one central poster
system. He provided a fair representation for all the local nightclubs and
solved a important ongoing problem in event marketing in Victoria. Following
his success, his poster business turned into a full blown print business
including self-print posters, stickers, business cards and so on.
16 years later, founder of
Metropol Steve Webb has become an accomplished businessman. Webb prides himself
by being an island operated business and by sourcing his products locally.
Owning a growing business is not without its challenges though. Mistakes can be
costly.
“In any business, you got to
own your mistakes,” says Webb.
He explains that experience
has driven him to take better decisions, make better assumptions and look
further ahead. Thus, avoiding making expensive errors.
The online printing services has
impacted negatively every single printing company, says Webb.
“What we have done, is find a
thing that those online sellers can’t provide and that thing is customer
service,” says Webb.
Besides Metropol, Webb keeps
busy with his newly opened Quazar’s Arcade in Trounce Alley, in Victoria. Webb’s love of machines rekindled the
amusement arcade scene in Victoria.
“I stuck around for Pinball,”
says Webb.
“It’s amazing to me that
someone 30-40 years ago, or even going back further, made an entire world in a
little box,” says Webb with passion.
The number of Pinball machines
being made today is more than it ever was 20 years ago, says Webb. They are
resurging and we are about to see a drastic influx of machines.
Webb’s words of wisdom to
anyone starting their own business, is to start small with something you truly
enjoy.
“Become that business,” says Webb.
Webb intends to bring unseen innovations
to Vancouver Island.
Stay tuned.
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