How to open a printing house

Even a relatively small printing house can bring good stable income, because now more and more companies and enterprises are opening up that need leaflets, booklets, brochures, business cards, letterheads, forms and much more.

How to open a printing house: the first steps

First you need to draw up a business plan. A printing house is a business that requires investments, and at the same time considerable, therefore it is impossible to open such a business without making preliminary calculations. It is important to include in the expenses the purchase of equipment, rental of premises for several months, as well as paperwork, thanks to which your business will become legal.

Decide what services you will provide. You can open both the simplest printing house where you can print business cards, leaflets, brochures, etc., and an institution for fulfilling complex volume orders, including the development and printing of labels in large quantities. The set of equipment, the expenses for arranging the establishment, the number of customers, and profit will depend on your choice.

Select a name for the printing house, and then register an LLC or an IP. The next stage is the selection of premises. It is very important to consider several features. Firstly, if you plan to take small orders, it is desirable that the printing house is easily accessible and located in a place where many people go every day. For a printing house that carries out large orders and collaborates with companies and enterprises, this is not very significant. Secondly, it is necessary that the premises are spacious enough and that you can divide them into functional zones. You will need workrooms for various specialists, including designers, proofreaders, accountants, as well as a print shop, a warehouse where the finished product will be stored. Thirdly, it is very important that the building has good ventilation, and in the rooms where the equipment and finished products will be located, special conditions are provided: the necessary humidity, temperature, air exchange.