Retail  October 1, 1996

From surfboards to corporate IPO

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BOULDER — Propped up against a wall of Tim Stancliffe’s office is a competition surfboard, signed by the managers of all the Kinko’s stores he oversees. Next to it are framed photos of a younger Stancliffe riding the crest of one of California’s famed Big Sur waves.

But these days, you’re more likely to see Stancliffe in a business suit rather than a wet suit. He views the change with a combination of trepidation and optimism.

Kinko’s, the company Stancliffe has worked for 21 years, is going public. The process has thrust Stancliffe and the three other Kinko’s founders into the very…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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