Important information
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Start-up investment
Low - $ 5000 (Home Office)
High - $ 20,000 (Office with one employee)
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Tsutsu niece "Tsutsu" Tsubu
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Annual income and profit estimate
Revenues $ 25,000 - and 10 million
Profit (before tax - $ 20,000 - $ 2 million
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A golden needle on a mountain of hay?
It is said that world knowledge is doubling every eight years! It is a phenomenal and impressive figure, assuming that people needing it can access knowledge. Fortunately for average 300, 500 "information detectives" working in the US today, average co., Writers, journalists, students need and try to unearth the appropriate information
And what a mountain of hay! Thanks to the overwhelming increase in the usage of computers today, thousands of entrepreneurs, big businesses, government agencies, etc. have the maximum number of all horse breeders to the state with the influx of oil spills to the inland lake You can compile a library of information up to and including. For items that are not completed, information can be used. Make it somewhere in the database. But how is the average "Joe" access information?
With information detective needle, there is no need to stop the computer, database of the main use needs of the customer. They often need to leaf through reference books, publications and opportunities, through viewing experts. The key to the success of this service industry is to know where the corpse is being buried.
Bite at least bytes
If you start your information detective operation you need basic equipment: computer, printer and modem. You can keep it overhead by starting the operation in the spare bedroom of your home. Your database system vendor may provide you with a one or two day course to get used to your system,
If you decide to rent an office, and another researcher or two markets heavier than you, how close over your ever the overhead can be double or quadruple growing "your business" Keep it.
Some companies have in-house information services, but most information detectives are home based, one person operation. Several entrepreneurs in this industry have invested in their talent for excavation information and are expanding into a large information gathering business.
These independent entrepreneurs generally work hourly (usually in the range of $ 50 to $ 70 / hour). As your business grows, you are more likely to try to establish the client base to hire you on a monthly retainer basis
Watch out for "tunnel vision"
Especially in the early stages of your business, you need to keep multiple eggs in your basket. There are not enough demands for services to satisfy the day to many small independent persons 5 days a week according to the provision of other services that praise their main activities Revenue
In addition to providing revenue, these activities can be a good "networking" technique to gain your name there and accumulate valuable contacts - later
resource
Industry group
Information Industry Association, 555 New Jersey Avenue. , NW, Suite 800
Washington dc 202 639 - 8262
Special Library Association, 1700 18 cents, NW Washington, DC 20009 202 - 234 - 4700
consultant
Catherine - Ackerman & Associates, 403 Oxford - St., East - Lansing, MI 48823 517-331 - 6818
For additional information to help you set up your new business, license, permission, legal structure of your business, taxes, insurance and much more
Tsutsu
Important information
Start-up investment
Low - $ 700.00 (if computers and printers are covered). Home based operation.
High- $ 4,000 - $ 10,000 shopping equipment and assembly office.
Break-even time - 90 days to 6 months
Annual revenue and profit estimate
Revenue $ 20,000 - $ 250,000
Profit (before tax) $ 16,000 - $ 110,00
Explosive market
According to a recent estimate by a business consulting company, this market has grown from approximately 3 Annual turnover in 1985 to about 300 million yen 1991, one of the real opportunities and challenges of this business is still there Still as they are the fact that there are millions of clients in the dekstop publishing
As desktop publishers prepare good-quality graphic materials, the price of equipment used on computers, lees keeps falling dramatically, so startup estimates can be high. The quality of realistic material that can be produced in this way has long been something that experts are designing by desktop - publishing and the latter has somewhat higher resolution not noticeable to the naked eye. A lot of the materials you saw today in newspapers like the United States, magazines prepared by desktop - publishing.
Desktop publication preparation graphic material etc, brochures, leaflets, full page advertisement, newsletter, books, proposal. While doing some desktop publishing and through the word processing service, to a customer a desktop publisher prepares almost all kinds of graphic materials, many will specialize like one like newsletters one or more .
The knowledge of the previous computer is positive, but those who are motivated to learn the operation of the computer can acquire the ability to become a desktop publisher
Quality laser - printers sold for $ 4,000 to $ 7,000 years ago can now be bought for under $ 1,000. Desktop publishing is possible as an important element of laser printers. The laser printer is activated "painting" picture through desktop publishing software through the creation of computer files. In this way, as the drum containing the toner rotates back and forth, it scans back and forth at high speed, so that it functions as a copier. Toners are similar to those used in copiers. It is attracted to, or visualized by the drum, or repelled from the "un-imaged" area. As it passes the rotating drum, it moves to pieces of paper. This is called "camera compatible" material. It is taken to the printer to be reproduced.
To truly understand the continuing size of this field, until the invention of the laser printer, graphic material was either graphic designer or graphic designer since printing or printing, and yet their service is generally medium-sized And was very expensive that was only available to large companies. On the other hand, for those who can afford graphic designers, few people have artistic abilities. This material is generally the second class to look at. For the first time desktop publishing, it makes it possible for companies of any size to display all bits with graphic materials themselves
Who are the customers and how to find them
Companies and organizations of nearly all sizes are potential customers. Many large companies downsize their public relations and advertising departments during this recession. And medium- and medium-sized companies have little equipment or personnel to do this very professional work within the company.
Potential customers need, for example: restaurants that require the design of the menu, painters need a leaflet to pass, need hundreds of different forms
It is possible to correspond to one or more chambers of commerce and other areas to be able to do in the area and its surrounding areas. Advertisements are daily newspapers - very valuable in the business section, or the classification section of "business services". As soon as possible advertisements on yellow pages give additional visibility to your business. Advertisements for other business related publications in your community are also advantageous. Direct mail directed to businesses and organizations will also be very beneficial in most companies, especially after discovering your first few customers, especially the first customer satisfied customers went a long way, It is your most effective advertisement.
The quality and eye-opening of your brochure and other sales materials have vital importance. However, desktop publisher and brochure professional is a necessity. The customer also wants to see the work you prepared for the customer ("Your portfolio").
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