A modern person cannot imagine his life without a mobile phone. Some even acquire for themselves two such means of communication. Of course, we all want our mobile phones to look original, attractive, and also protected from possible damage.
That is why the manufacture of cases for phones can be a very successful and promising business idea, especially since you can do such a thing even at home. We will talk further about how to organize production and sell finished products.
Business Sale of Phone Cases: Documentation
In order for your small enterprise to operate legally, first of all, you need to register as an individual entrepreneur. Also, do not forget to ask the tax office about the timing and forms of submitting the necessary reports and paying the due fees.
Varieties of Phone Cases
In order for the matter to quickly go smoothly, it is necessary to immediately determine the range of products. Today there are the following varieties of covers for mobile phones: plastic (it is impossible to make them at home), leather (with or without embossing), fabric, beaded (can be made of leather or fabric decorated with beads as the basis), knitted (manually or using a special machine).
As you can see, there is plenty to choose from. But for your business on phone cases to grow as quickly as possible, you must try to provide potential customers with the widest range of products. Also keep in mind that the highest demand will be goods of the middle price category, designed for the mass consumer.
Making iPhone Accessories
Making a case for Apple phones might be a very good idea. After all, it is no secret that today the iPhone, iPad and iPod are very fashionable and sought-after gadgets. They, as well as accessories for them, can be found in almost all electronics stores.
As a rule, the owners of such fashionable gizmos want what is called to be in trend, and will always be happy to take the opportunity to decorate their smartphone with a stylish accessory. For this purpose, designer iPhone cases are the best fit, which can successfully enter the range of products you make.
How to sew phone cases?
In general, this process is quite simple and consists of the following steps:
- Design cover. As a rule, novice manufacturers of goods of this type simply buy a similar finished product and rip it off to understand how it is made. However, this is not limited to this, since you need to solve not only technical problems, but also satisfy the needs of consumers. It is at this stage that you should decide which material and what color scheme you will use, how you plan to further decorate the product, etc.
- Material selection. This stage is largely dependent on technical capabilities. For example, if you decide to start making leather phone cases, you should immediately think about how you will emboss.
- Making patterns.
- Embossing (if you chose leather as the starting material).
- Sewing a cover or knitting it.
Necessary equipment
If you plan to streamline the production of cases for phones, then you can not do without a sewing machine. Of course, you can carry out such work with your hands, but this will only slow down the process.You can buy a cheap machine for 130-150 dollars. However, it should be borne in mind that you will have to deal with skin and dense tissues.
Machine line is very noticeable on them, so it must be done very carefully. In this regard, it is recommended to get a more expensive model of the machine, suitable for working with skin and dense tissue. Her purchase will cost you more, about 350-400 dollars. However, the result will speak for itself. Do not rush to the other extreme, buying an expensive sewing machine that can perform many different types of stitches, as in fact you will use only a few basic modes.
If you plan to put embroidery on covers, it makes sense to purchase a computer-controlled machine. To perform simple work it will be enough to buy the simplest model. Such an embroidery machine will cost about 450-500 dollars.
If your plans include the production of knitted covers for mobile phones, then it is better to abandon manual knitting, which requires a large investment of time and is inferior in quality to the machine counterpart. A knitting machine costs much more than a sewing or embroidery machine. It will cost you in the amount of thousands of dollars.
Materials
When planning the manufacture of cases for phones, you need to think about where you will get the raw materials necessary for work. As a rule, most of the materials can be easily purchased in fabric and accessories stores. In addition, suppliers can also be found via the Internet. As for the cost of raw materials, for example, faux leather will cost you 13-15 dollars per square meter.
The cost of genuine leather, as a rule, is several times higher. A meter of high-quality dense imported printed fabric will cost $ 30 or more. The cost of beads is about 3-5 dollars per 5 grams. In addition to the materials listed, in the stores of sewing accessories you can find braid, beads, feathers, rhinestones, appliqués, lace and other decorative elements that are used to create phone cases.
Finished Product Sales
If you understand the technology for the production of covers for mobile phones, as well as decide on materials and equipment, it's time to think about how you will sell finished products. As a rule, entrepreneurs in this area go two ways.
First of all, they establish contacts with mobile phone sellers, offering them to sell their products at a favorable percentage. Of course, in this case, your profit from one sold case will be less than when selling directly to the final consumer, but the number of customers will be much larger, which will affect the income level.
The second option for marketing finished products is selling it through the World Wide Web. For this purpose, you can use social networks. In addition, it makes sense to go to online stores that sell mobile phones and various accessories for them.
The financial side of the issue
It is quite difficult to even approximately calculate the profit that you can get by doing such a thing. And all because it is difficult to say which models and in what quantities you plan to produce. In general, you should focus on the following calculation.
When selling covers through stores selling mobile phones and related accessories, about a third of the sale value will be accounted for by the cost of the goods. Another fifty percent will take a retail outlet. Accordingly, your net income will be about twenty percent.
Marina, if you are ready to invest in this business, I have a huge base of partners throughout Russia, including large retailers. Excellent market knowledge.
Sergey, in China it may be cheaper, but a matter of quality. Plus delivery time. If you bring directly from China, this is a minimum of a month + production time. Through Kazakhstan, 2-3 weeks + production time. When you have one of the retailers order 8,000 cases, it will be much faster to sew here and immediately ship.
Ekaterina, pictures can be made through Photoshop and added to the program (sort of like that, but I could be wrong).
And in order to enter this market, you need to have huge potential, to know the competitive environment, because Now there are a lot of such offers on the market. And there should be quite a few on the stock of goods ... Partners in this area will not wait until you sew covers for them ...