About
Who I am:
Who?
My name is Joshua Acopine. I'm a former chef, restaurant manager, and business owner. I am now a graphic designer and business consultant. I offer an array of services around the Chattanooga, TN area and beyond.
What I do:
What?
In a nutshell, I provide creative, affordable solutions for businesses of all sizes. I create digital and printable assets; design websites, logos, as well as business cards; and offer counseling surrounding the challenges that come with starting and running a business.
Why call me?
Why?
As a small business owner and service industry veteran, I understand that time means everything. You need time: to run your business, to train and develop your staff, and most importantly, you need to time to spend with your family and those that are most important to you. I'm here to do the heavy lifting so you don't have to, without breaking the bank. Leave it to me and call or email for a consultation today!
Portfolio
Aco Digitial Designs Business Card
Apco Foods Business Card
Business card designs vary from Minimalist to abstract and can even include technology like qr codes to simplify connecting with your audience.
Willis's Texas Twang - Logo
Homestead - Logo
minimalist Logos give a no-nonsense, professional look to your brand while the custom lettering and palette offers elegant consistency for your brand.
Custom logos are a great way to stand out. book a consultation and I'll put pen to paper to breathe life into your own ideas.
Homestead - Letterhead
Apco Foods - Letterhead
Variations of your logo will give you a variety of assets to use for letterheads, stamps, merch, banners, and signs.
Letterheads provide you with consistency across the board in your communications and marketing.
The Sleepy Sloth Café - Logo
Iacopino's - Logo
Artist Credit - Michael Moon
Colorful Logos give your brand an identity that truly pops everywhere you display it.
Abstract Logos are a great way to establish brand awareness and uniqueness.
The Nerd Dad Blog - Logo
The bottom line is, if for some reason I can't make your dream come to fruition, I have other artists and resources I can utilize to ensure that your needs are met. Book a consultation today and let me know how i can help you!
Services
Logo design - One day turn around for most designs with variations. Color, black & white, minimalist, abstract, custom lettering, and more!
Graphic design - I'll create any digital or printable assets to suit your needs. Everything from marketing materials like brochures and stand-up displays to letterheads, banners, business cards, social media icons, and posts.
Document creation - I can help you and your business create proposals, mission statements, email signatures, blogs, invoices, spreadsheets, and trackers.
Consulting - As a small business owner I can offer counseling and support surrounding the challenges that come with running a business. This includes everything from business creation to everyday operations and procedures like inventory, P & L management, menu writing, social media management, hiring, and investments.
Web design - As a Square Space expert, I can build you a website that attracts your audience and converts. Typically most websites I design take about 7 business days to create from consultation to the test stage. I can integrate e-commerce, email collection, blogging, and other features. I will include custom palettes and a proposal outlining my process.
Have a design project or idea not listed here? Call or email me today to set up a consultation! Note: Pricing of services stems from base prices discussed in initial project planning and is subject to negotiation depending upon service requested.
Above all else, I'm a problem solver. As a business consultant, I'll ensure a solution to your problem is met, whether by me directly or by one of my many freelancing partners.
Story
I am a 20 year restaurant professional, small business owner, graphic and web designer. Over the years I have picked up many skills that were necessary in surviving in today's business climate. I've found myself doing freelance camera operations, landscaping, and a myriad of other jobs in between different stages of my life. When running restaurants, I had to wear many hats. I used to joke with people that I was a pseudo-contractor, as a professional chef but amateur plumber, electrician and carpenter. When I started my condiment business in 2021, I knew I wanted to create a life that reflected my passion but essentially pulled me out of the aspects of the hospitality industry that weren't conducive to the life I wanted for myself and my family.
Near the end of 2022, my wife and I received the news that we were going to have a baby boy! The business was doing well and our products were in multiple restaurants and businesses in the Chattanooga, TN area. We had an article in a Nashville publication about our business and received great reviews for what we were putting out there. I realized very quickly that in order to take this thing from passion project to successful business that supported us, it would require a commitment of time that would take me from the family that we were building.
Fast forward to this year and we've closed our business and I've decided to leverage my skills to help people that are in my exact shoes. As a small business owner, I found that I had to do things on my own. I couldn't afford a social media manager, graphic designer, logo designer, accountant, lawyer, and all of the professionals that can allow a business owner to do what they do best. In order to be successful, I had to do all of these things on my own. Most of these skills I picked up throughout my illustrious career as a restaurant operator. Others I had to hit the ground running, putting hours into learning new things.
Long story short, I've taken a life of being the jack of all trades and turned it into being a master of some. What gets me out of bed every day is knowing that I'm helping people spend their time how they want. I get the satisfaction of knowing that not only am I doing what I love, but people don't have to have it as hard as I did. In addition to relieving the stress of operating a business, I provide my services at a fraction of going rates. I know that the services I provide are worth the time I put into them as well as the time learning the skills I have, but I also know what it's like to have to wait to make your ideas and dreams a reality because of financial barriers. I hope that my sincerity and integrity show through my work and what I stand for. I can't wait to meet you and see how I can help!
Please call or email today!
