A modern person no longer wants to work “for someone else’s uncle” and is ready to plunge into his own business. Unfortunately, only a few manage to make a successful start.
Specialists assure that office equipment and mini printing houses bring good income. Their services today are in demand not only among private clients, but also among corporate customers. The threshold for entering this business is 10,000 US dollars, but it involves painstaking work.
Many entrepreneurs open mini printing houses with a small office in which only plotters are installed, and a headquarters of 3-4 people. This is quite enough, but one of the employees should be familiar with the printing process. Otherwise, you will burn. The only one-color offset machine can give about $ 700 in net profit per month, the main thing is to find customers.
As in any direction, the creation of a company begins with the registration of a mini printing house. It is enough to take shape as an emergency to conduct activities. The legislation does not provide for licensing of such enterprises. You can open your company and purchase equipment only when you have potential customers and a portfolio of orders has been formed. Answers to questions of what and to whom to sell determine the equipment necessary for work.
A modern businessman has a choice: to open a full-cycle enterprise or to take only certain stages of work. Not every mini-printer has paper shredders, although they are very effective. They simply do not have enough money. At the same time, consumers give preference to companies that provide a full range of services. It includes product design development, prepress, printing, postpress and packaging.
You need to decide on the segment of the market with which you will work. The sector of advertising products is especially popular today, but the directions of book and printed products, production of labels and packaging, as well as newspaper production remain relevant. Promotional products remain the most saturated sector. Almost every printing house produces calendars, leaflets and booklets. To interest the consumer, experts recommend offering additional services.
What determines the success of modern mini-printing? To a greater extent, this is due to constant monitoring and optimization of printing processes. Any mistakes can ruin the young entrepreneur.