Candy wrapping is an ideal opportunity to start your Own Business by creating a printed design that is personalize for a special occasion or function. You can make a tremendous amount of money by producing and selling custom wrapped candies and other personalized products to area businesses and organizations.
Its a great business for a creative mind and is fairly easy to start if you have the right equipment and basic computer skills. If you love celebrations and making them memorable and if you take special pride in helping people celebrate the special occasions in their lives, be it a wedding, birth announcement, promotion, corporate celebration or even a charitable event, the opportunity lies in your home based candy wrapping business to add that extra special touch to these events. You can also market the candy wrappers to be used as marketing tools or client gifts or even for special occasions such as Valentine's Day, Christmas and Easter. In addition to wrapping candy bars, you can also do labels for CDs, wine bottles, etc. Once you get started, the options are endless.
Candy Wrapper Supplies you need to consider for running the business:
Color printer - Inkjet or Laser
Graphics Software (PrintShop, etc.) or Candy Wrapper Ready-Made Graphics
Scanner &/or Digital Camera (if you'd like to add photos to wrappers)
Paper Cutter or Pre-cut Papers
Paper for Wrappers
Glue for Wrapping onto the Candy Bars
Candy Bars (optional - some candy wrappers do only the wrappers)
Skills you should posses or need to learn to start your own candy wrapping service:
Artistic Ability
Graphics Software Knowledge (Free templates are also available for purchase)
Customer Service Skills
Organizational Skills
Marketing Skills
You can create candy wrappers on your computer with graphics and word-processing software, a color printer for printouts, cutting tools to cut and then wrap them onto pre-made candy bars. You could print your wrappers on glossy paper, making them more appealing, and a printer with high quality prints will enhance the effect. Digital Printing comes highly recommended and will definitely help you create better candy wrappers, and perhaps even expand and add more printing services to your business. There are several companies online that offer candy wrapper templates you can use. Some will sell the rights to you outright, and some charge a membership fee.
A major aspect of this business is marketing your services to companies and individuals who can make use of custom wrapped candy. Direct sales, networking and referrals are good marketing tools for a business of this nature. If you already have a large network through socializing in your community, you will find it much easier to get your first clients. Printing
adventskalender kaufen your own business cards on candy wrappers is a good promotional tactic. Creating custom samples for clients you call on is also a good idea. Show them how great their company name and logo looks on a candy bar, by using your own contact information on the back of the bar.
Earnings depend on the time you spend on the business. Be it a part time or full time business, the rewards are promising. The decision is solely up to you. You can buy the candy bars, add your wrapper and charge a per-bar price (usually from $1.00 to $5.00 per bar). It is easily possible to clear at least $300 per week in profits by working a few hours a week, or even $1000 per week, by treating it as a full time job.
Are you a mom looking for a home-based business that will allow you to stay home with your kids? Here are five reasons why you a Candy Wrapper Business could be the ideal solution for you.
1. The start up cost is affordable as all you need to get the business running is a computer with a color printer, software, some paper and candy bars (if required).
2. You can easily do your orders while your kids are home. They can even help you with the gluing of the candy wrappers and the boxing of the finished product. This type of home business can help families work together in unison, creating better relations and making everyone feel proud that they're contributing towards the household.
3. As a mom you probably network with a lot of other moms. Those moms are likely to have kids and know other mothers who do. They are your perfect target market to start the business. Make up some candy bar samples to show to these moms and you'll soon have enough orders for personalized candy bars for them.
4. You get to utilize your creative skills to design new wrappers. This is the interesting part of the business and will prevent you from getting bored of other monotonous work.
5. If you feel like you are "stuck at home" all the time, this business will also help you to socialize and meet new people as your circle of contacts increase. However, by being your own boss you still have the flexibility to work around your kids' schedules.
So make sure you put candy wrapping on the very top in your list of ideal home based businesses to start on. It's one of the very few home businesses that can benefit the whole family.