The stamp and stamp business attracts many entrepreneurs. This is primarily due to the fact that with relatively small investments, you can start to get a good return in a couple of months.
If you decide to engage in such a business, then you should consider that for a start you will have to solve many organizational issues. Therefore, it is necessary to deal with all the subtleties of this matter in advance.
What is the benefit?
The manufacture of seals and stamps, frankly, the procedure is not easy, but at the same time the cost of one product is about 10-15 rubles, and it is sold for at least 100 rubles. Therefore, this is almost 1000% of the margin. Previously, such activities were subject to licensing, but now it is not necessary to obtain permission to open such a company, which is another plus for this business.
In addition, the production of stamps and seals does not require expensive equipment, you can limit yourself to buying an exhibiting camera, a laser printer, a computer and renting a small room. But the most important thing is that the demand for such products is quite high and is unlikely to decrease in the near future.
Competition in this industry is unevenly distributed. For example, in the capital it is significant, while in the regions, on the contrary, it is low. And given that there are approximately 4.5 million enterprises in Russia, and another 100 thousand new ones are opened each year, we can safely say that such a business is a very promising area.
Registration of activities
To start a stamp business, you need to go through several stages:
- register as an individual entrepreneur or legal entity;
- Find a suitable room (even a small area will do);
- purchase special equipment and office equipment;
- advertise your company (media, Internet, etc.) and immediately get to work.
Work stages
When starting your business for the manufacture of stamps, it is important to calculate the capabilities and strengths in this market, because the path from ordering to generating revenue will consist of several stages:
- First of all, you need to find customers.
- After accepting the order, you must take into account the wishes of the client about the form of the stamp or seal according to the sketch prepared by the customer.
- If the client has not provided a sketch, you can safely add the cost of creating a sketch to the price of a future product.
- Next, you need to take directly to the manufacture of printing: creating a cliche and installing it in a snap.
- After that, the seal can be considered ready for sale.
In addition to the cost of the cliche, you need to add the cost of equipment (that is, the device where the already prepared cliché is inserted). They are made of different materials, can be of various types, as well as the production of different countries. Naturally, the price of them will depend on all these parameters.
Remote business
It is worth noting that the business of manufacturing stamps can be conducted remotely. That is, not only to produce prints for companies and organizations in your region, but also for other enterprises that are located outside your locality.
To do this, it is enough that companies that cannot come to you personally send you a draft of seals by fax or mail. All additional conditions (type of material and equipment) can be discussed by phone. Finished products can be sent by courier or mail. This type of activity will bring a good additional profit.
Production technology
After all issues on the arrangement will be resolved, it is necessary to determine another such moment as the technology for the manufacture of seals. Nowadays, there are many different ways of making seals, in particular, the most common are:
- photopolymerization;
- laser engraving;
- flash method;
- vulcanization of crude rubber.
Let's look at their differences. Photopolymerization has two advantages - low cost of production and good quality, and these are decisive factors in the manufacture. But the disadvantages of this technology are the following points: for the manufacture of products by this method you will need a large amount of raw materials, running water, as well as the rapid wear of polymers. All these disadvantages lead to additional costs with significant workload of equipment.
The most modern method is laser engraving. However, this method is the most expensive. Laser engraver for the manufacture of seals on average costs 20,000 rubles. In addition, the acquisition of the device is not enough, only specially trained people can work on such equipment. But the advantage of the technology is also very significant - the highest resolution.
The flash method is very popular due to the fact that the production process is quite simple and almost completely automated, which gives it great advantages over other methods.
To make seals in this way, you only need a small device called a flash installation. This method involves the manufacture of rubber seals (it must be finely porous).
Unfortunately, in the presence of many advantages, the flash method has a significant minus - in one cycle it turns out to produce only one product. This means that such a method will be burdensome in terms of time.
The method of vulcanization of rubber is an inexpensive, but fairly high-quality technology. True, the production process will be lengthy, which significantly reduces productivity.
Seal Production Equipment
For photopolymer production (it is the most popular), in addition to office equipment, it is necessary to purchase the following equipment:
- dry-heat cabinet - about 5000 rubles (the price will greatly depend on the volume and temperature range), at the beginning of activity it can be temporarily replaced with a fan;
- exposure camera - from 9500 rubles;
- automatic washing - from 3000 rubles and above, but at first you can carry out washing by hand.
Consumables
For the manufacture of stamp products, consumables will also be required:
- liquid photopolymer (about 1000 rubles per kg);
- transparent or matte film (15 rubles a sheet);
- protective film - 1900 rubles;
- border tape - 370 rubles;
- Double-sided tape;
- Chemence production substrate - about 50 rubles per sheet.
Types of services
You can offer not only the manufacture of a seal or stamp, but also other services:
- make various prints (for example, "paid", "checked", etc.);
- you can include in the list of your services the restoration of lost seals and the creation of sketches from scratch thanks to special programs;
- make stamp seals for government agencies;
- facsimile - an imprint of the signature of the director of the organization, which may be affixed in his absence;
- in the form of related services, you can do business cards, carry out services for copying documents and more.
Start-up capital
Before opening a company that offers stamp manufacturing services, you need to draw up a business plan. Seals and stamps are products that will always be in demand.
To receive income, for a start, of course, it is necessary to invest in this direction.
If you, for example, plan to produce printing using the polymer technology, you will have to invest about 150-200 thousand rubles.
Self-sufficiency can be expected from 3-5 months after opening, and a full return on investment will be possible in 6-12 months. This is mainly associated with low costs at all stages of production.
The key to success
No matter how you conduct business and no matter what method you produce stamp products, the main thing is that the manufacture of seals and stamps is of high quality. Do not forget to advertise your company not only in your region, but also outside it. A good option to provide your company with customers is a partnership with some company that deals with business registration.
So that you always have a large flow of customers, carefully follow production standards and use only high-quality raw materials. Attentiveness to our customers and close cooperation play a significant role in attracting new customers. Only in this way will you be able to get the maximum income, fame in this area and the continued development of your business in this industry.