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What training do I need to get into the printing business?

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Focus on learning sales. You can have all the best equipment in the world and all the best employees, but if you don't have customers, you will go out of businesses. To learn this, you could get a job working for a printer in sales, not production. If you want to take a big shortcut, you could purchase a print franchise like Minuteman or the like, who will train you.

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System requirements for a printing business?

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Printer does not require high-end super-beefy computer to print, but the editing software does. Look for an Intel core i7, 16 GB RAM and 8 GB video memory.

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How can I be a good designer in my printing business?

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Learn software that creates layouts/graphic designs, such as Photoshop, Coreldraw etc.

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How do I let people know about my printing business?

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Start with who you know. The biggest networks start small. Tell your family to tell their friends and your friends to tell their families. Go on social media and promote your work, even if it's spec work. Take out a print ad. But the most important one is the first one. The people you know lead you to those you don't.

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How do I write a business plan?

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wikiHow has lots of articles that can help you write a business plan, like How to Write a Business Plan for a Small Business and How to Write a Business Plan .

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How can I insure the safety of my employees?

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You can purchase insurance from your business through a licensed agency.

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Where can I purchase a printing machine?

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There are different providers for both conventional and digital printing methods. For digital, go to Canon, Ricoh, HP, Xerox, Mutoh, or Roland. For conventional, go to Heidelberg, Komori, Man Roland, KBA, or Ryobi. Check online for retail locations that carry each brand.

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How do I learn the offset machine?

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To do this you should start from scratch as an employee in printing shop. Or, you can educate yourself by taking a class at a local college or university on printing technologies, printing and publishing.

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Where is the best place to purchase machinery for a printing business?

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First, search on internet where you can get any type solution of any type of problems.then you can search on the online market.

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What are the products/services a printing company can produce?

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Catalogues, brochures, leaflets, banners, signs, books, magazines, business cards etc.

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What equipment is necessary for starting a printing business?

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You'll need a good commercial/big office printer, desktop computer, editing software, a paper cutter, spiral binder, creaser, business card cutter, etc.

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Can I print and sell other people's designs, posters, and artwork without written permission?

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No you can't. You need to seek permission from each original designer and artist to use their copyright. If you don't do that, you'll be breaching their copyright and one or more of them will definitely try to sue you for large amounts of money. Get permission or commission original artwork that comes with the permission.

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How much does it cost to start an offset printing business?

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It would be about USD$100,000-300,000, depending on how large you want to be. A good digital press starts at $75,000, and support equipment - computers, software, finishing machines, such as cutter, folder, stitcher adds another $25,000. You could also consider purchasing an existing shops that has all the setup in place; this is much easier and less money.

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Which software is good for flex printing?

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You can use any good vector editing software like CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator, Affinity Designer. If you cannot afford these softwares, you can also use Inkscape, which is a free and open source software.

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