Case Study: Catan Boards achieves scalable U.S. manufacturing and online growth with Shopify

Catan Boards - Customer Case Study

Catan Boards, a San Luis Obispo, CA company (mycatanboards.com), makes transportable playing surfaces that organize Settlers of Catan hexes, ports and roads so games aren’t ruined by stray elbows or pets and can be temporarily moved for pizza. Their challenge was scaling to meet growing international demand while preserving fast product development and the advantages of local, U.S.-based manufacturing.

They kept all production and packaging within 20 miles using U.S. suppliers, partnered closely with local manufacturers for rapid iteration, and leveraged Shopify plus a 5,600-strong Kickstarter community for marketing and early revenue. The result: manageable costs offset by speed and agility, a strong online presence, and a scalable business built on loyal backers and local manufacturing.

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