Plastic cards - such a business that does not need much spending on the start. Plastic card is a rectangle, as a rule, having a size 54 by 86 mm. Map is manufactured from PVC or other similar materials. To protect against mechanical damage, the card is covered with a special film. It is also applied logo, card number and information on the rule of use. To read information on the map there is a mini-chip, a bar code or a magnetic strip.
Plastic cards can be: credit cards, discount cards of shops, certificates, cards of various clubs etc. Consequently, your potential customers are different clubs, shops, credit and banking institutions, etc. So, let's decide what is needed to implement this business idea.
What is needed for start?
A computer is needed with a graphic editor, such as CorelDRAW or Adobe Illustrator, inkjet printer, a press stove, Card cutter. It is possible to finish on this, but if you plan to produce cards with barcodes, etc., then you will need the embosser and encoder, but it is not necessary. This will all appear as the business develops, as it is worth this equipment is not suiced.
A computer with a graphic editor is required to create a card design. It must be said that all plastic cards have a traditional size - 8.6x5.4 cm long and width, and 0.076 cm in thickness.
plastic Card - Dimensions
Layouts are printed on a special plastic, the thickness of which is 0.3 mm, using an inkjet printer. Typically use plastic 3-colors: white, gold or silver. The entire card consists of layers: 2 Protective films (front and rear), facial part and rear. Then all these components glue and go to the press stove. After "baking", the map goes to the cutter of the cards. Next, or the card is ready, or if it is a card containing information, it coded and embossed (convex symbols are applied).
Expenses
- The computer is about 30,000 rubles;
- The printer is about 5,000 rubles;
- A press stove for sintering and lamination - from 60,000 rubles;
- Catching cards - from 5,000 to 60,000 rubles (manual and automatic).
If you are going to rent a premises for office and hire staff, then business costs increase the amount of cost-related costs (rental, salary employees, salary taxes and other taxes, but the more orders - the more serious structure will have to create. Please note What these costs with an increase in the number of orders are becoming less in terms of one unit of products, and your business, respectively, is more efficient and more profitable.
Revenues
The cost of manufacturing 1 card is about 3-5 rubles. The selling cost of a plastic card, about 30 rubles. As a rule, the average order is about 1000 cards. It turns out that from one order profit 30 000 - 5000 \u003d 25,000 rubles net income.
Perform an order for 1000 cards is real in less than a day. Behind the shift you can perform 2-4 such orders. Your goal is to earn customer confidence, offering quality services. If you do everything right, you can provide yourself with orders for many years. Good business!
