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Our Products Offering: Photocopy Shop Business Plan - SWOT Analysis
Our Products Offering: Photocopy Shop Business Plan - SWOT Analysis
Our Products Offering: Photocopy Shop Business Plan - SWOT Analysis
Do It All® Business Enterprise, Inc. is in the business center services industry for the
purpose of making profits and we will ensure we go all the way position our business center
cum copy shops in key locations all around the state of Michigan. We are going to do all
that is permitted by the laws in the United States of America to achieve our business goals.
Here are some of the products and services that will be available in our business services
center cum copy shop locations;
Typing documents, printing documents, laminating documents, scanning documents,
photocopying documents, fax and telephone services et al.
Private mailbox rental services
Private mailbox rental services combined with one or more other office support services
Private parcel mailing services combined with one or more other office support services
Blueprinting services
Business services centers
Providing a range of office support services
Reprographic services
Sale of greeting cards, postal cards and call cards
Our Vision Statement
Our vision is to build a business services center cum copy shop that will have active
presence all over major locations in Michigan.
Our Mission Statement
Our mission is to establish a standard and world – class business services center cum copy
shop that will make available a wide range of services and products as it relates to the
service offerings in the business center services industry at affordable prices to the
residence of Lansing – Michigan, and other locations in the state of Michigan where we
intend positioning our kiosk like copy shops.
Some have their own laptops and bring it to coffee shops so that
they could relax and at the same time prepare their assignments and
paper works. The people today are very busy and would want to do
their jobs in a beautiful and innovative environment that could
satisfy their needs and lessen their stress due to busy schedule
For digital and off-set printing,
copying and laminating.
Copy & Print have a full range of digital and off-set printing services -
large or small, we can take on almost any job.
We offer free pick-up and delivery, and are committed to getting the
job done within your timeframe.
Get in touch with the Copy & Print team to discuss your printing or
photocopying project, get a quote, or upload your files now.
Get the job done with our high speed copying service.
Whether you need marketing materials, staff newsletters or training
documents, our copying service gets the job done fast.
Copy & Print use the latest digital copying technology so we can
ensure quality work every time.
We can help with any job, from simple photocopy runs to more
complex jobs, involving variable data and mail merge.
Whatever you require, we aim to make your experience easy and
stress free, and to get your job done when you need it. Free pick-up
and delivery also means you'll have one less thing to worry about.
With no minimum print run, no job is too small. We have a wide range
of paper stock options and can print from digital file or hard copy.
For simple, stress-free copying get in touch with the Copy & Print
team, or get a quotenow.
Starting a Copy Shop
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We have seen that price of copiers and printers has gone
down tremendously which anyone can afford to buy but why
anyone will buy one if he/she will have to use it once a while.
No matter how low is the cost of an all-in-one printer but
many will love to get their task done through a color copy and
printing shop rather than buying one.
What you will need when starting a color copy and printing shop
You need not have particular expertise and skills to have a
copy shop business plan and to start operating a copy shop.
You simply need to have some equipment like copy and print
machines, copier and printers when starting a copy shop
business. These equipments will provide you with the ability to
provide photocopying and printing services in your photocopy
shops. These printing and photocopy machines, however, are
quite costly most especially if you intend on purchasing the
best copy machines for your print copy shop. It is ideal if you
have enough savings that you can use for starting a business
in the photocopying and printing industry. If you do not have
the necessary capital needed to start a print shop and copy
company, however, you can take advantage of startup loan
and grants that serve to provide entrepreneur help for people
who seek for business opportunities.
Budget : Sh150,000 or more
As our economy expands and more education institutions are
set up, there will always be demand for photocopier and
bureau services. Bureau services include typesetting,
scanning, printing, graphic design and related services.
Photocopying is very important in official business
transactions, government services and educational services.
We have all needed photocopy or bureau services at one time
or another.
Equipment
To set up a your photocopy bureau business, you will need
different types of equipment. The equipment come in various
sizes and models. You are better off using an A3 size since
many documents are A4 and A3. An A3 machine will also
accommodate A4 therefore when choosing your equipment,
whenever possible, select those that can accommodate paper
size up to A3.
1. Photocopy machine
To set up your photocopy business, the main equipment you
will need is a photocopy machine. There are various models
and types of photocopy machines in the market. The most
ideal choice will be the 3 in 1 for a start. This comes complete
with a printer, copier and a scanner.
When selecting the photocopier to buy, consider the capacity,
the availability of spares, consumables and service, size of
paper it can handle and features. Always go for a new
machine as you start up. Photocopiers really break down. It
can be very frustrating and annoying to get a breakdown in
the middle of a bulk lucrative deal.
2. Scanner
A scanner will be important to have since some clients may
need documents scanned only either to send as email
attachments or to store in electronic format.
3. Computer
You will need a fast and reliable computer for your typesetting
and graphic design clients. The computer should be equipped
with DVD burner and high memory. Design software such as
PageMaker, Corel Draw or Indesign will be appropriate for
your design work.
5. Printer
You will need a printer if you don’t have a 3 in 1 machine.
Your printer should be durable and of good colour quality. A
wide range of printers are available in the market to choose
from. HP printers are more respected for their durability,
quality and reliability.
Location
A photocopy business mostly relies on walk-in clients and a
few repeat (loyal) clients. Your photocopy business will
therefore need to be located in a high traffic street or near
educational and government institutions. These places require
photocopy services regularly and many of those who need
these services will go to the nearest bureau they can find.
Students need to copy notes, assignments, textbooks etc. If
you locate your photocopy business near a large college or
university, you will be assured of regular clients.
Budget
Depending on the range of services you plan to offer, location
of your business and expected demand, your estimated
budget will look like below. Remember these are just
estimates. Actual costs will vary and will only be determined
once you set up your business.
Pros
The business is easy to start and does not require high skills to
operate.
Can be very profitable when located near a big college or
university
Cons
Machine breakdown or power outage can kill the business.
Barriers of entry to photocopy business are very low.
Therefore, many people have set up such businesses
resulting in cut throat competition. Some operators of
photocopy business have lowered their charges to as low as
30 cents per copy. Others use stolen paper and toner,
reducing their costs even further. While it is not good to take
part in some of these practices, it is important to know they
exist and therefore you should compete effectively.