It takes hard work, dedication, and much time to become successful. Just ask Troy Vincent, founder and owner of The Engraving House, a company founded to help provide monument services. Since 2013, The Engraving House has been a staple in the creation of permanent keepsakes associated with customers’ personal memories, events, and other special occasions. The Engraving House has even seen a boom in revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. All-in-all, this has created a continuing shift in success that has resulted in even more favor for The Engraving House. You may be thinking, what exactly helped lead to this success? Troy once shared, “The driving force is my yearning desire to be successful. I define success as being able to identify your purpose, and then on a daily basis walk in that purpose. It’s an everyday challenge and one that I fully embrace.”

Not only can having one’s own business become a joyful ride, there can sometimes be moments in which it can be difficult, but Troy shares an important hack in staying the course. “The biggest thing for me is that I don’t have a plan B.This is it for me and I had my vision. Having that vision, I can just work towards staying on it.” Fortunately for Troy, staying on the course of  that vision has certainly paid off.  

In early 2021, he acquired a well respected, competing engraving company. Continuing to expand his company’s imprint, in October 2021 he acquired another long-standing family owned engraving company headquartered in Lithonia, Georgia. The Engraving House’s recent growth has catapulted Troy’s business imprint to include more territory in the Southeastern region. With that, Troy soon realized that the growth of his business would mean the business would have to see growth in the change of operations.

The expansion of The Engraving House, this has led Troy to open another division, Southeast Stoneworks. Growth has also prompted hiring new executive staff for both of his DeKalb County based locations. As important as it is for Troy to be present in the management and operations of his business, it takes an entire team effort to ensure that the success he has achieved thus far remains. This company expansion through new personnel not only allows for that to occur, but it allows for even more expansion to take place in the future. So, for Troy, this isn’t just a one-man show. It’s the opportunity to help build the community by offering opportunities in his very own setting. In turn,  this has also provided an opportunity for Troy to take strides to be a positive member of the community.

In taking those very strides to becoming a positive influence in the community, Troy has taken on the role of NAACP DeKalb County, Georgia branch board member. As a board member of NAACP DeKalb, it has provided another form of leadership, this time  in which Troy has been able to help continue efforts on addressing social injustices and encouraging community involvement. As a black man, this platform, along with the success he has achieved as a businessman, further embodies Troy Vincent as a powerful black man who is setting precedence for what it means to be a good example for those coming behind him.

Although the road to success calls for hard work, determination, and patience, Troy shares what has kept him motivated along the way. It’s something that may keep the next entrepreneur to keep going on their very own path to success. “My motivation is just being the best person I can be…and that’s both on a personal level and professional level as well. I feel like all of us have been given gifts and we have a purpose, and the challenge is really identifying what that purpose is.” 

To learn more about The Engraving House and all of the services they provide, you can visit www.theengravinghouse.com