Hi Fellow Cs'ers,
Would like to seek your opinion and advise on how to open a Digital Photo express shop. Lets make this a discussion room for all those who have a similar ambition.
At the moment, i am looking for sponsors / branding. So far i've approached a few major brand names such as below, if anybody have idea of other sponsors in mind, do add on:-
Sponsorship
1. Fujifilm (Waiting for response)
2. Kodak (Waiting for response)
3. Konica Minolta (Ceased sponsorship)
4. Agfa Photo (Cannot find contacts)
The 2nd thing is about cost. Any advise on the minilab printers / workstations, leasing of shop lot, misc cost. Advise to populate the list below is greatly appreciated:-
Cost
1. High capacity Printer (Approx 7k ???)
2. PC's and Photoshop (Approx 10k)
3. Renovation / Shelving (Approx 15k)
4. Leasing (Maybe 12k 2+1mth)
5. Copying Machine (Lease basis, cost ???)
6. Other Equipments ???
The type of service i plan to provide
Services
1. Digital Photo Printing (All Sizes)
2. Portrait Photo Services (Passport / IC / Etc)
3. Photocopying
4. Creative photobooks (Story book / calendars etc etc)
5. Use my shop to advertise works of event photographers and i take a small cut
Well, thats all i have in mind at the moment. Really, any advise is a good advise. Thanks.
Would like to seek your opinion and advise on how to open a Digital Photo express shop. Lets make this a discussion room for all those who have a similar ambition.
At the moment, i am looking for sponsors / branding. So far i've approached a few major brand names such as below, if anybody have idea of other sponsors in mind, do add on:-
Sponsorship
1. Fujifilm (Waiting for response)
2. Kodak (Waiting for response)
3. Konica Minolta (Ceased sponsorship)
4. Agfa Photo (Cannot find contacts)
The 2nd thing is about cost. Any advise on the minilab printers / workstations, leasing of shop lot, misc cost. Advise to populate the list below is greatly appreciated:-
Cost
1. High capacity Printer (Approx 7k ???)
2. PC's and Photoshop (Approx 10k)
3. Renovation / Shelving (Approx 15k)
4. Leasing (Maybe 12k 2+1mth)
5. Copying Machine (Lease basis, cost ???)
6. Other Equipments ???
The type of service i plan to provide
Services
1. Digital Photo Printing (All Sizes)
2. Portrait Photo Services (Passport / IC / Etc)
3. Photocopying
4. Creative photobooks (Story book / calendars etc etc)
5. Use my shop to advertise works of event photographers and i take a small cut
Well, thats all i have in mind at the moment. Really, any advise is a good advise. Thanks.