Typography is a profitable small business idea
Today, the demand for printed products is getting higher and higher, which means that the need for printing houses is constantly growing. The success of a printing house largely depends not only on what volumes of products it can produce, but also on how quickly and efficiently the order will be completed. With proper organization, this type of business can bring considerable income, even if the company will provide a very narrow range of services. The equipment will fit perfectly in a small office.
Choosing a typography type
Before you open your own printing house, you need to decide on its format. Will it be a full-fledged printing shop focused on the production of books, newspapers and other large paper products, or will it be a mini-printing house, the main activity of which is aimed at providing printing services for smaller products - business cards, booklets, posters, calendars and others.
In most cases, opening a mini-printing house will be the right decision. There are several reasons for this:
- Opening a small printing house does not require significant investments - the minimum amount is from 500,000 rubles.
- At the beginning of work, you are unlikely to be able to provide the printing house with large volumes of orders for printing books and magazines, but with small ones - completely.
- A mini-printing house with the right business can always grow into a more serious company.
- It can be a great addition to your core business. Quite often they open their printing houses, magazines and newspapers.
Printing house registration
Like any other type of business, opening a printing house requires registration with the tax office. To register a mini-printing house, it is enough to obtain the status of an individual entrepreneur. In this case, you do not even need a business permit. If you plan to open several branches, you need to think about registering an LLC.
Before opening, you need to obtain permission from:
- fire inspection;
- supervision services for compliance with labor protection rules.
Naturally, sooner or later you will have to hire staff to work in your company, and it follows that you also need to register with the pension fund and the employment service.
Premises selection
An important step when opening is the choice of premises. On average, for a mini-printing house, a room of 40-50 square meters is enough, equipped with ventilation and electrical wiring with a power of more than 280 watts. It is also important to have a toilet and a room for workers, where they can rest in between work.
Also, the room should be divided into several zones:
- to receive an order;
- working;
- stock.
It is desirable that there is a separate room for each of the premises.
It is better to rent a room not in a residential building, but in the building of business centers or educational institutions. So the operation of the equipment will not interfere with the neighbors, especially if the order is carried out at night. There should also be a convenient access to the building for loading finished products.
It does not matter where your printing house will be located - in the city center or on the outskirts, the main thing is that a lot of people pass nearby. The ideal option is to open near universities, business centers. That is, in those places where there will be a high demand for printing services.
