The “digital revolution” entails a lot of promise for enterprising individuals—and going into the digital photo printing business is a wise option. It is now emerging as a profitable market boosted by the advent of affordable camera cellphones and digital cameras.
If you are interested in putting up a Digital Photo Printing Business but cannot afford the prices for the machine being used by other digital printing companies like Photoline, Kodak, Picture City, Tronix, Digiprint, etc., here’s a cheaper and simple alternative. The items below are necessary and part of the system that you will need for the Digital Printing Shop to be fully operational. All you need is the business site.
- A PC set with at least the following specifications:
- Pentium IV or AMD equivalent processor with 1GB Ram
- 17″ monitor
- Floppy and optical drive
- Bluetooth
- Infrared/WiFi
- Card reader
- USB connections/hub
- 2 printers with Continuous Ink Supply System (CISS) loaded with 100ml of ink (6 color ink printer for best quality printouts)
- Digital Printing Software (prints 3R size, 3R wallet size, 4R size & 4R wallet size)
- 3R photo paper (500 pcs.)
- 4R photo paper (500 pcs.)
- Paper cutter
- Flatbed scanner
- Table, chairs and office supplies
Approximate total investment: P100,000 - 120,000
ROI: 5-6 Months
Pricing:
- 3R size = P5.00
- 3R wallet = P5.00
- 4R size = P6.00
- 4R wallet = P6.00
Approximate Computations
Given: Gross Sales for a 1 PC, 2 printers and 1 employee set-up, and shop operation is 10 hours.
- Gross monthly sales = P54,900
- Average daily sales = P1,800
Less Expenses:
P6,000 - Rent/Electricity
P13,000 - Photo Paper
P2,500 - Ink
P8,000 - Employee salary
P600 - Others (office supplies)
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P30,100 - Total expenses
Net Income = 54,900 - 30,100 = 24,800
The salary may vary depending on how much you will pay and number of employees. The material cost of the inks and photo paper will also vary depending if you can get the supplies cheaper.
Note: The estimates above is based on the actual digital printing shop. Amounts may vary depending on your shop location and rental rates.
photo from yugatech.com
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May 16th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Am interested to put a rotisserie chicken business. I overheard San miguel chicken rotisserie, they will provide you rotisserie oven and marinated chicken.How and where to contact them? how much is the investment?
Would appreciate sharing your knowledge on my inquiry.
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