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Start a Rubber Stamps Business

What you will be doing.  Have you ever had to write “COPY” on dozens of papers by hand?  Rubber stamps can say or depict any number of phrases or pictures and they are relatively inexpensive.  If you have an eye for what sells and what people need, this business can be an easy way to make money and make someone else’s life easier.  

How to start.  Choose a catchy name that is easy to remember.  Register your name so you can stamp it to the back of each of your creations.  To sell products at shows and other venues you will need a vendor’s license. 

There is free clip art available online that can be used to make nifty rubber stamps.  Try to stay away from phrases that are already in use.  Coming up with new ones can be difficult, so, in the mean time, work with designs. 

The rubber stamps you create may be used by children to decorate drawings.  Stamps are also used by teachers in the classroom to decorate a child’s classwork or create artwork for the classroom.  Letter writers may use stamps to create designs on their letters to friends and family members.     

Starting costs.  If you want to complete the rubber stamp making process yourself, you will have to spring for the equipment to do so.  If not, you will have to contract with another party to turn your designs into the stamps that you want.  You can choose from self-inking stamps or those with a separate stamp pad.   

Depending on your choice, you could figure on at least $3,000 to $5,000.  The price can climb another few thousand dollars if you invest in a stamp making machine.  Your price per stamp will depend on your start up costs. 

Skills needed.  There is no formal training needed.  You can get instruction in the technical aspects of creating your own rubber stamps if you wish to go that route.  An eye for design and what will sell can benefit you most in this business.   

Marketing.  A color catalogue of your products can be direct mailed to local craft, stationery, and toy stores.  Schools can also benefit from a catalogue with rubber stamps that can be used in the classroom.   

A website devoted to selling your rubber stamps will provide worldwide visibility.  Color photos of your designs along with the types of rubber stamps offered will be the center of your website.  For your virtual store, create an easy to use secure checkout process. 

Rubber stamps are fun and easy to sell.  Children and adults alike use them.  For a small investment, you can have your own piece of this market.

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