Of course, those who want to start their own production of notebooks will not become the discoverers of this business, however, it will be quite easy for them to achieve success. Without a notebook, notebook or other stationery, you cannot imagine a single person, regardless of whether you are a housewife or a schoolboy, an elderly person or a young man. They are in every briefcase, backpack or purse. That is why such a business as the production of notebooks in Russia is in demand.
Start of activity
To begin with, an entrepreneur needs to conclude a long-term contract with an organization engaged in paper processing.
Thus, he will get rid of the problems with the supply of raw materials for his notebook production, which is very important in the conditions of great competition in the market for office supplies.
Not only future turnover, but also estimated profit depends on this. The larger the range of notebooks, the more customers or customers will buy it from a particular manufacturer, which means that business revenue will increase.
It is not so difficult to organize the production of school notebooks or notebooks, although, of course, it is impossible to do it at home. For work, you will need special equipment that works with computer precision.
Market features
The production of notebooks, according to experts, is a very profitable business. After all, notebooks, regardless of the number of sheets, are always in great demand. They are constantly being sold, and besides, they are most actively starting to buy them in anticipation of the opening of the school season.
At the same time, buyers rarely remember the name of a brand, in addition, they are not demanding of brands in this area. For them, the main thing is price, design and quality. Therefore, to increase the level of sales of their products, many manufacturers try by any means to attract consumers to it, offering them not only exclusive products, but also new collections.
In the process of developing the design of notebooks, it is necessary to take into account a sufficiently large number of different nuances. It is necessary to take into account not only the age category or preferences of small buyers, but also their social status. It is very important to choose the right time in order to start producing licensed products when the popularity of a particular series becomes unusually high, or, for example, the premiere of some sensational cartoon or film is scheduled in the coming days.
In this case, even the most experienced marketers can not be one hundred percent sure that the production of notebooks with the image of these favorite heroes (second edition) will be in the same demand as the release of the first. At the same time, according to managers of large companies that produce office supplies, it is necessary to change the collection at least once a year, although some players in this market update them two or three times during each new season.
Notebook production technology
Production includes only two stages. First, the printing of notebook sheets in accordance with the design layouts and their folding. The second stage is their fastening. Using staples, notebooks with a small number of pages are obtained.
Whereas with their large volume, the connection is made with brackets and springs.When creating covers, UV printing technology is used, which makes it possible to use the entire color palette. This makes them even more attractive. In addition, the production of notebooks sometimes involves the use of continuous or selective varnishing technologies, as well as surface embossing.
Licensing issues
To place cartoon pictures on the cover of the notebook, the owner of the printing organization must obtain consent from the animation company or purchase a license from it. You can pay for the license right away, or you can take it as a deposit.
I must say that so many small private enterprises that do business on schoolchildren do not even think about it, placing any photo or character on their products. These small companies illegally use other people's images because they do not want to pay large enough amounts for a license. However, although this is practiced everywhere, such an approach is fraught with a number of troubles, and in the first place - problems with the tax inspectorate.
Notebooks with photographs of young idols, cartoon characters, or characters from series on the cover are a little more expensive than regular ones. And this is not surprising, since the price of the license, which reaches several thousand dollars, is also included in their price. Usually a license is bought for several years. However, in most cases, the actual terms of use are much shorter, since the preferences or tastes of children and young people change quite quickly.
Equipment
Like any production, the manufacture of notebooks also involves the presence of machines and other equipment. For starters, of course, you need to rent or buy the appropriate premises, where they can be placed. The equipment for the production of notebooks is as follows: a crimping press, wire stitching and sheet cutting machines, a three-knife paper-cutting machine, it is considered optimal to have it in at least two copies, a punching and creasing machine, a folding machine and foil stamping units. In addition, in some cases, printing devices may also be necessary, for which it will be necessary to purchase special shafts.
Features
You can, of course, save up to half the cost, you can buy used machines sold by the same enterprises, but most of such equipment, already in use, can be outdated for a long time. In addition, many of the machines on which these printing companies were operating were purchased in the middle of the last century, and their depreciation may be too much today.
It should also be borne in mind that the production of such office supplies is considered harmful, therefore, all purchased equipment must be accompanied by appropriate certificates confirming their safety for people and the environment.
Costs and Payback
In order to organize the production of notebooks, a workshop with an area of a thousand square meters will be required for the workshop to place equipment in it.
In addition, administrative spaces as well as warehouses will be needed to store raw materials and finished products.
The total number of employees in such an enterprise is, on average, fifty people, most of whom work in production.
The business plan of a printing company with an average productivity will require more than ten million rubles for expenses. The average payback period of such a project will be at least three years.
The total cost of all the required equipment will be from five million rubles, moreover, if the calculations are carried out based on the cost of Russian-made machines with a sufficiently high productivity.At the same time, you can order from domestic engineering plants or purchase new equipment abroad, which will cost much more.
Extra profit
The production of notebooks can also be expanded by the production of notebooks. They can be as diverse as possible, cheap and expensive, designed for every taste of the buyer. In general, office supplies will always be in demand, so such a business is almost one hundred percent success. However, deciding to engage in this type of production, the entrepreneur must necessarily draw up a business plan that will help him avoid many mistakes.