For nearly 38 years, Carl Denti and his family operated their independent print shop Avante Print Center in Mesa.

Carl Denti in February sold the business to new owners Devin and John Weiss through Minuteman Press International’s conversion program, which connects sellers with qualified buyers, according to a release.

“It was time for me to join my wife Patricia in retirement and I think the transition to International Minute Press has gone very well. I needed to like the people who bought the business and Devin and John are great. My daughter Renee has stayed on working in the business and we also have employees with 25 years of tenure, so it was important for us to be comfortable with everything,” Carl Denti said in the release.

Devin and John Weiss have rebranded the business as International Minute Press in Mesa and are operating out of the same location at 218 W. Hampton Ave. Unit 13 that was home to Avante Print Center. For more information, call 480-969-4888 or go to minuteman.com/us/locations/az/mesa21.

“We believe owning a business gives us a real sense of pride. By purchasing this established business, we strive to honor our clients, our community, and our staff with continued personalized service and outstanding support,” Devin Weiss said in the release.

History of the business

Carl and Patricia Denti opened Avante Print Center in Mesa March 27, 1984.

“I had owned a previous business in Kansas City that I sold. We moved to Arizona and at that time I decided to invest in another business. I told my accountant I didn’t want anything in credit collections (which I did for 15 years) and I didn’t want to own a food-related business. One of the things he came up with was printing,” Carl Denti said in the release. “Patricia was very influential in having us go into the printing industry as well. She previously had worked for Hallmark in Kansas City doing calligraphy, and she wanted something we could do together. In our first full year in business together, we made a 39.8% profit.”

Over the years, Avante Print Center became a second-generation family business.

“Patricia and I worked together in the business until she retired a few years ago, and my daughter Renee also worked with us and is still working in the business today even after it was sold,” Carl Denti said in the release.