Tanner Thompson, founder of Shirt Stop, transformed a small-town print shop into a business with national reach. Photo courtesy of Tanner Thompson.

Tanner Thompson began studying entrepreneurship at BYU, which was a stepping stone towards his dream of owning a business while being able to live in his small, rural hometown. In 2014, he made that dream happen by purchasing Shirt Stop, a 30-year-old screen-printing business on Main Street, even if it meant a 240-mile round-trip commute from Provo every day.

Realizing his future was in Richfield, Tanner left school, moved home, and put his full energy into modernizing and expanding Shirt Stop. He upgraded online systems, focused on high-quality apparel, and secured major contracts with clients like Podium and the Utah High School Activities Association. His vision transformed a small-town print shop into a business with a Please log in to see the rest of this story.