Students and schoolchildren, private enterprises and government agencies - everyone needs the services of operational printing. And those who like to photograph also do not mind enjoying the contemplation of their pictures not in electronic, but in paper version. And advertising agencies without printing materials are better off not opening at all. And so you decided to help all those suffering from high-quality digital printing and are going to organize a salon or even a small printing shop …
Instructions
Step 1
Choose a suitable area for opening a salon or copy center. This can be a downtown area or a district where several educational institutions are located. Make sure that the premises that you have looked after for your future enterprise have convenient transport links nearby. This will attract additional customers to you from other parts of the city, who urgently need, for example, order a hundred or two business cards.
Step 2
Due to the fact that this type of business does not require licensing, you get rid of the need to collect additional documents and, accordingly, you will not waste time waiting. But if you are going to provide services for the production of official stamps in parallel with printing services, then you will have to obtain a license in Moscow, at the Research Institute of Printing.
Step 3
Select a location in a convenient area, the size of which will depend on the number of equipment, staffing and services provided. It is desirable that the room be divided into 2 zones. In one place consumables and additional equipment, in the other - an ordering table, a workplace for a designer and a PC operator, and a stand with samples of your products.
Step 4
Purchase or rent professional equipment necessary for the services you intend to provide (printers, risograph, finishing kit, computers). If you are on a tight budget or plan to open a small office for the provision of printing services, then start by purchasing or renting ordinary office equipment and a set of after-press services. This will be enough for printing business cards or brochures.
Step 5
If you are planning to expand your business, try to conclude contracts with direct equipment suppliers ("Canon", "Xerox", etc.). This will help save on maintenance and production upgrades.
Step 6
Hire a staff. Be sure to conduct an interview and, if possible, test applicants for positions, because today almost every student imagines himself to be a specialist in the field of design and printing. Even if you have to pay more than you originally planned, the quality of services of a highly qualified employee will attract new customers to you, and the difference between the estimated and actual salary will quickly pay off.
