Based in San Leandro, California, SignWorks is a full service sign company. We provide virtually any sign imaginable whether it’s used to direct traffic, ensure safety, or brand your business. As part of a national chain of approximately 240 sign companies and regional firms, our resources as sign manufacturers and sign designers are virtually unlimited. We offer trade show signs including banners, booth and backdrop graphics, monuments, indoor and outdoor business signs, way finding signs, backlit electric and neon signs, as well as window lettering for vehicles and store fronts. Think about it, a sign is very often the first communication a potential customer has with your company or product. Signs represent a powerful form of advertising!

Owner, C. Cheryl Archer, founded SignWorks in 2008 to provide superior sign products, exceptional design services and outstanding customer service, all at competitive prices.

Cheryl, a former business executive with many years of management experience in both the technology and financial services sectors grew tired of corporate life and the frequent lay-offs. She decided to apply her talent and marketing experience to a life-long dream —starting and growing a successful business.

On August 7, 2008 SignWorks, Inc., a woman owned minority business, was featured in the business section of the San Leandro Times newspaper. The company already holds the following certifications:

• Certified as a Small/Micro business by the California State Department of General Service (DSG). The OSD number is 55992, certification expires May 31, 2010.

• Certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) by the California Unified Certification Program (CUCP) through August 14, 2014.

• Certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) through August 14, 2014.

• Certified through Alameda County General Services Administration (GSA) as a Small Local Emerging Business (SLEB) through November 30, 2011 (#08-91357).

• Certified as a Women Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) with the California Public Utilities Commission Supplier Clearinghouse through October 29, 2012 (Certification #9IS00171).

• Certified as an Local Impact Area Business Enterprise (LIABE), Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and Very Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) by the Port of Oakland through July 1, 2011 (Certification #401808).

• Certified as a Small, Small Local and Very Small Local Business Enterprise (SBE, SLBE, VSLBE) by Alameda County Transportation Authority (ACTIA) though July 31, 2011.