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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 06 images NOVEMBER 2020 Follow the links to the full stories online www.images-magazine.com Small Business Saturday launches virtual roadshow to support UK small businesses Small Business Saturday is holding “the UK’s first online roadshow” to support small businesses across the country that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. From 2 November 2020, Small Business Saturday will hold daily ‘virtual visits’ to small businesses and communities in over 30 locations across the UK, offering a programme of locally targeted online advice, workshops and mentoring. The online roadshow will include free mentoring advice on a range of topics, from digital marketing to time and money management, as well as live interviews and workshops. The virtual roadshow will form a central part of the official countdown to Small Business Saturday on 5 December, where customers across the UK are encouraged to support all types of small businesses. imagesmag.uk/ SmallBusinessSaturday- virtualtour-2020 Epson launches first-ever A4 desktop dye sub printer In October, Epson unveiled the SureColor SC-F100, its first A4 dye sublimation printer. Designed for small businesses and start-ups looking to expand their offering with promotional products, the SC-F100 features an Epson PrecisionCore MicroTFP print head and a 2.4” colour LCD screen, as well as 140ml refillable ink bottles. With the footprint of an A4 desktop printer, this dye sublimation printer can produce promotional and personalised goods such as mugs, key fobs, phone covers and other small merchandise items, as well as meeting the needs of textile producers who want to create bespoke products such as caps, aprons, lanyards and small cushions. imagesmag.uk/Epson-SC-F100 The SC-F100 is designed for producing promotional and personalised products InkWizards Profiling Solutions launched to support large-format print colour management Oris Packaging Innovations has launched InkWizards Profiling Solutions to support large-format, A4/A3, grand- format and super-wide digital textile printing operations, and can be used on multiple printing systems. Managing director Steve Chappell explained: “Over the years I have found the vast majority of digital printers, from A4 production right up to super-wide, have little or no colour management in place. They frequently rely on ‘generic’ profiles for their media. “Brands and client expectations have changed dramatically in recent times, increasing the need for work to be very high quality, accurate and consistent. Our service is designed to support those operations looking to elevate their capabilities.” InkWizards Profiling Solutions offers an initial simple audit/fact finding exercise, as well as colour improvement with the creation of custom profiles for the specific printer. It also includes various service level options, which allow users to access the company’s in-house expertise, along with regular maintenance visits. imagesmag.uk/ InkWizardsProfilingSolutions From 2 November 2020, Small Business Saturday is holding a virtual roadshow in over 30 locations across the UK