Starting a Business in Nigeria especially small scale
business comes with a lot of profit attach to it if you do it well. Today on
this sample business plan, I will be working you through on how to Start
Graphic Publishing Business in Nigeria and make big money out of it.
What is Graphic
Publishing Business All About?
Graphic publishing business is the type of a business you
start with the sole aim of rendering graphic related services to the general public.
What you do as a Graphic film is to offer services that relate to Graphic Designing
works.
Preparation and skill
require in starting a Graphic Publishing Business
If you really want to make money as a Graphic Publishing film,
you really need to have the skill of how to design Graphic such as learning how
to use CorelDraw, Photoshop etc.
Learning these skills will help you to master and to understand how the business
works. You may be asking yourself, how
on earth will I lean these skill?, learning CorelDraw or Photoshop is not very difficult, all you need to do is
to find a good computer training school around your place of resident and enroll
in it. Learning any of the program either CorelDraw or Photoshop can take
between one to two month for you to finish.
Basic Thing You Need
To Start a Graphic Publishing Business
For you to run a successful Graphic Designing Business in
Nigeria, you need to get some equipment ready and here below, I shall be listening
the basic thing you need to start the business.
The following are the Tools and equipment;
1.Choose Your Graphic
Publishing Business Name
The first thing you need to do in other to start Graphic Designing
Business in Nigeria is for you to choose yourself a business name. You need to
know the name you will call the business.
You can read everything about choosing a business name by clicking here
2.You need a
Computer System
You need to purchase minimum of let say two Desktop or Laptop
computer system which you will use for your business. A set of Desktop computer
can cost between N250000 to N50000 of the time of writing this
article while Laptop can go for N70000 and
above
3.Buy a
Printer
Another thing you need to buy is a printer. You need to get
a color printer that can help you in printing out your Graphic work. Getting a
printer can be costly, you can get one between N13, 000 to N10, 50000 depending
the type you decide to purchase
4.Buy a
Generator
You need to buy a standby Generator that will serve as a
source of alternative power supply incase there is no light during your
business hour. You can get a good generator between N40000 to N500000
5.Get other
equipment
You need to purchase other equipment like Chairs, Ceiling Fan, Desk, extension. Getting
all this can cost you between N30000 to
N50000
6.Rent a
Small Place or a Big Place
For you to start this business, you need to rent a place nearby
a busy area where you will have a good patronage. Renting apartment can be
costly and it can varies between different state, so I will not be stating the
exert price here. You need to know that if you cannot afford to pay for a big
place, you can start by renting a small place as the business grows, you can
decide to locate to a better and big place
7.List out your Graphic
Designing Service
There is a lot of Graphic Designing service3s you can offer to
the public and make money out of it which include Designing of Banners, Wedding Card, Complimentary Cards,
Flyers, Wedding Program, Burial Program, Calendar, Child Dedication Card, Book
covers, Exercise book etc. you can render a lot of Graphic related services
like printing, scanning, correcting of already design Graphic etc.
8.Create awareness
You should know that any business whether online of offline
needs awareness and publicity. You need to print either Flyer, Hand Bill, where you will state or list all the Graphic service
you offer to the public and start sharing it across your place of resident. You
equally need to design a very big sign post where you will list out all the
Graphic Designing services you are rendering to the public and mount it on the
frontage of your shop, this will make people to know what you are doing and it
will attract more patronage.
9.Get a Staff
You can start by getting one staff for the main time
preferably a female staff and make sure you keep a close eye watch on your
staff and make sure they are accountable in terms of financial record. When the
business grows up, you can get more staff to grow the business. You should also
remember to treat your staff very well because no business can move on without
the workers.
How Much Can I make
doing This Business?
Making money from this business depends solemnly on you and
how you decide to take the business. On a normal circumstance, you can be
making anything between N2000 to N6000 per day depending on the place
you are located. You need to know that you have to treat your customer very
well and focus on offering them good services and you will see them coming back
for more.
Conclusion
Starting a Graphic Publishing business can be a great move
for you to venture into this year, I strongly advise you to carry out more
research on this before you venture into it, I equally encourage you to
consider the cost implication and what capital you need to invest into this
business before you start it. If you have any question or suggestion, please let
me know by dropping it at the comment section below.
