How to create a cartridge refilling business

Do you dream about your business? Do not know where to start? And starting capital does not pull a pocket? There is a very profitable and promising business - refilling inkjet and laser cartridges for printers.

You will need

• 1) Business plan.

• 2) Certificate of IP.

• 3) Office space.

• 4) Work environment.

• 5) Consumables.

• 6) 2 employees.

• 7) Tools.

• 8) Advertising.

Instruction manual

1

The first thing you should do before starting your own business is creating a business plan. In which you mentally calculate each of your actions. This is comparable to how tourists get directions on a map. First we do it, then we go there. And so on … As you know, a plan is the skeleton of any business. Knowing earlier what you will do, it will be easier and faster to achieve your goal.

2

If you do not yet have a certificate of an individual entrepreneur, then you can do it yourself at the tax office, or you can trust the accounting organization involved in the opening and closing of IP and LLC. You can register an IP with the tax office in one week - 5 business days. Pay the state fee - 800 p. And then you will be given all the documents you need to get started.

3

Meanwhile, while preparing your documents, you can find a place for your office in a week. Not higher than the second floor, because it will be difficult for clients with children and elderly people to climb up to you. The best option would be to rent a room near the grocery store. So you will have a ready-made flow of customers, which you can only attract with your advertising.

4

Finding a place and concluding a lease, the time has come to equip a working room. You must clearly separate the workshop and the reception room. The workshop should have a table, shelves for tools and supplies. It is advisable to have access to the washbasin without going to the front desk.

In acceptance, there must be furniture to wait. Often people are in a hurry and will wait for the urgent completion of their order. And, if possible, it is necessary to satisfy their request as quickly as possible. It happens for some reason, you can’t do it right away. Then you need to politely and calmly explain that you are busy with another urgent matter. Notify when their order will be completed. Most visitors are ready to wait more, or come back later. The main thing is to do everything efficiently and as quickly as possible.

5

For refueling, you will need ink for inkjet cartridges and laser toner. Inks come in two types: pigment and water. And it is necessary to fill in ink cartridges corresponding to them. Of course, experience shows that there are compatible and suitable for different models of printers, but it is better not to experiment on clients. This will negatively affect your reputation.

A similar situation is with laser printers. Toner, as well as ink, is for different companies and printer models. And it is compatible in the same way, but it affects the quality of the print. Therefore, it is better to keep several types of toner for the most popular printers.

6

One person can receive visitors and refill cartridges, but it is better if the master has free hands. Otherwise, he will have to be distracted by new visitors. While one is refueling, the receiver draws up new orders. Well, if both are interchangeable, that is, there will be 2 refueling masters.

7

For work you will need tools.

Ink cartridges: stationery knife, lighter, awl, 5-10 ml medical syringe (different for each color), napkins (or toilet roll) and scotch tape.

Laser cartridges: Phillips screwdriver, flat head screwdriver, screw-in funnel for a bottle of toner, a special vacuum cleaner for refilling cartridges, respiratory tract protection (gauze dressing or respirator), soft napkins without lint, a spray bottle with water for wiping the shafts and a special metal stick with a diameter of 2 mm (curved 1-2 cm at the end).

8

Correctly delivered advertising will play a huge role. Best of all, if this is a crowded place, close to well-visited shops, and not far from public transport. And, ideally, near the roadway, with parking for cars. The sign should be visible from afar. It should be borne in mind that a significant portion of your potential customers have low vision. Information on the Internet today is extremely important, because often visitors choose where to go, thanks to what they found on the world wide web. They call, ask the price and go already purposefully to you, or to your competitors.

Useful advice

Attentive customer service is as important part of any business as the execution of the order itself. A satisfied customer will recommend you to relatives and acquaintances. And it will become your best "advertising agent."