The creative partnership of Nancy Beaudette and Noella Cotnam began in 1982 with the formation of Sign It Signs and Design. Their first sign shop was located in the summer kitchen of a century-old farm house north of Williamstown, Ontario, so it was only natural that some of the first recipients of their signs were farmers. The pair thoroughly enjoyed meeting the rural clientele and doing their sign work, which usually entailed highly personalized signs depicting the farm and family names, a hand-painted pictorial and signature flourishes.

As the girls saw demand for their unique signs increase, it was necessary to start thinking like business women. In 1987 a shop was opened in downtown Cornwall and the rest is literally history. To date, the two have won dozens of international design awards, have been featured in numerous trade magazines, and are respected speakers and teachers at industry conventions around the world. They were the recipients of the Chamber of Commerce coveted "Small Business of the Year" award in 1994, and were again honoured with the "Breakthrough" award in 2001 for outstanding community involvement. Currently, Sign It resides in a 5000 square foot shop in the Industrial Park in Cornwall.

"We often reminisce about how all this started", say Nancy, "it's hard to believe what can be accomplished with a little hard work and perseverance." These two girls from the country have seen many changes in the sign business over the past 25 years, and have worked diligently to keep up with the ever changing trends, but they are most proud of their continued involvement with the farm industry. "Sometimes you just know you're in your comfort zone", Noella proudly declares," which is why we formalized FarmSigns.com as an off-shoot of Sign It. Making farm signs is something we will continue to do for a long, long time."

All Signmakers are not created equal, that's why the talent at Farmsigns.com was hand-picked…to ensure continuity and high standards of quality. We are pleased to introduce you to Robbie Duval and Suzanne Stang, both highly skilled signmakers who have been with the company for many years. You'll get to know Robbie quickly, as she is on the front lines, answering calls, preparing quotes, and designing. When she's not doing that, she's in the shop painting and finishing your signs. Suzanne, on the other hand, always has her hands full doing woodworking, sandblasting, painting and a whole list of other things too numerous to mention. To borrow a familiar phrase, - "you're in good hands" - no matter who you're dealing with at Farmsigns.com.