A full-scale interior decorating business can be a profitable venture, but it requires significant investment and expertise. At the first stage, it is quite enough to open a curtain sewing atelier. The demand for products with a unique design is constantly growing, so the services of such a studio will always be in demand.
It is necessary
- - production room;
- - sewing machines;
- - tools for sewing curtains;
- - raw materials, materials and accessories.
Instructions
Step 1
Pick up a room for your future atelier. In the most ideal case, it should include a production hall and a showroom, in which samples of work will be presented. Here you can also take orders for sewing. A good addition to the salon will be an Internet site where you can post photos of finished products and a unified order form.
Step 2
When choosing a place for an atelier, consider the proximity of hypermarkets selling building and finishing materials, as well as shops selling fabrics. If at first you plan to place orders remotely, visiting potential clients at home, you can rent a room in almost any area of the city.
Step 3
Take care of your atelier furniture and stock up on the equipment you need to make curtains. You will need a computer with a set of applied design programs, several sewing machines, an overlock. The number of pieces of equipment is determined by the estimated production volume and the number of craftsmen you will hire to work. Buy other tools as well: needles, tape measures, scissors, rulers, and so on.
Step 4
Decide on suppliers of fabrics and accessories. It is best to buy materials, threads, hooks, loops and eyelets from wholesalers. Material costs can be reduced by agreeing with suppliers on a minimum advance payment. Even if the volume of purchases does not meet the requirements for the minimum wholesale supply, buying at retail in wholesale warehouses will be profitable.
Step 5
Create a product catalog that you will offer to consumers. Most likely, here you will need the help of a designer who will become involved in the development of curtain models. The more unique and original your products are, the more demand the services of the atelier will be. Remember that most buyers are looking for a personality that will create a unique interior in their home.
Step 6
Think about the order of work with customers. Usually, at the time of placing an order, the atelier asks to pay for the materials, and payment for the work itself goes after the final completion of the work and its acceptance by the customer. A flexible system of discounts for regular customers and seasonal promotions with reduced prices for the manufacture of certain types of curtains will allow increasing sales volumes.
