walexsho:

Helloooooooo

Walexsho, you can always walk into any nearby printing press & inform them that you want to do a training at their press. Most will be happy to welcome you because lot of youths are not ready to learn work these days.

lexaydfg:
Hello Op, i hope you have started your busines and i wish you success.
I want to go into the printing of exercise books for a start, please how much will it cost me to start-up the biz?

Sorry for the late reply
Yea, I'm still learning the General Printing at a press here in Owerri, I started with Lithography because am already good with computer designing. I finished that & entered into Stock inventory & learnt all types, uses, measurement & grades of many printing materials: paper, cards, boards, flex materials, ink, film etc. Later I did job costing & so on. Printing is actually a big & multi-dimensional industry. It has many divisions & categories.

I will advise you to do an apprenticeship on General printing for atleast six months, before embarking on establishing yours. The business is very lucrative (I must admit), but it's still very tricky & risky.

Again, I have come to realise that most of the equipment used in printing are VERY COSTLY: both buying & maintaning them.

To God be the Glory, I will soon start my digital & offset Printing company here in Owerri, before December period.

Make an estimated budget of 5million minimium, covering Lister, cutting machine, Offset impression machine (kord, 201 or multhi-lith 1860), all being fairly used.

Ikonz:

Walexsho, you can always walk into any nearby printing press & inform them that you want to do a training at their press. Most will be happy to welcome you because lot of youths are not ready to learn work these days.



Sorry for the late reply
Yea, I'm still learning the General Printing at a press here in Owerri, I started with Lithography because am already good with computer designing. I finished that & entered into Stock inventory & learnt all types, uses, measurement & grades of many printing materials: paper, cards, boards, flex materials, ink, film etc. Later I did job costing & so on. Printing is actually a big & multi-dimensional industry. It has many divisions & categories.

I will advise you to do an apprenticeship on General printing for atleast six months, before embarking on establishing yours. The business is very lucrative (I must admit), but it's still very tricky & risky.

Again, I have come to realise that most of the equipment used in printing are VERY COSTLY: both buying & maintaning them.

To God be the Glory, I will soon start my digital & offset Printing company here in Owerri, before December period.

Make an estimated budget of 5million minimium, covering Lister, cutting machine, Offset impression machine (kord, 201 or multhi-lith 1860), all being fairly used.

This venture is capital intensive, not easy to start on your own, but lot of opportunity is embedded in the business, One can still be an operator pending the time capital is available

walexsho:


This venture is capital intensive, not easy to start on your own, but lot of opportunity is embedded in the business, One can still be an operator pending the time capital is available

Yea, I must agree that lot of nice opportunities are there, however let me explain your last sentence a bit.

The most stressful part of Press process is actually on the operating side of heavy Kord/Sord machines, which is not too advisable for graduates per se. But if you really want to be a good operator then be ready to expend atleast one year of dedicated/intensive training to achieve that.

Again, operator's remuneration generally are not actually that fantastic, that is if you weigh in the option of doing it so as to save up money & start your own press company. On the average, most OP's get cheesed from 40 - 80k maximum monthly, depending on certain factors. Now, this is not what you go about saving to buy machineries worth millions of naira, except if you mean that help will suddenly start falling from sky when you are ready to open yours.

@Ikonz....ur zeal in this business is highly commendable. It shows have not been doin anyting at all to keep me in tune with this printing biz. I've always loved how the finished works looks and I see a lot of demands for this craft. I don't have the intention of competing at this stage of my interest in this biz...I want to start my own niche in this biz has graphic designer and probably take the design to print elsewhere cos I can't afford those heavy machines now. I really want someone who is into the designs of souvenirs,wedding invites,handbills amongst other little things..I believe in growth and development

Debayurr:
@Ikonz....ur zeal in this business is highly commendable. It shows have not been doin anyting at all to keep me in tune with this printing biz. I've always loved how the finished works looks and I see a lot of demands for this craft. I don't have the intention of competing at this stage of my interest in this biz...I want to start my own niche in this biz has graphic designer and probably take the design to print elsewhere cos I can't afford those heavy machines now. I really want someone who is into the designs of souvenirs,wedding invites,handbills amongst other little things..I believe in growth and development

Officially, Just finished my training yesterday being friday 30th October. I am really happy & enthusiastic about it.

I have rented a big shop in a busy part of Owerri last week, furniture already procured too, next is purchase of printing machines.

We shall get there, Amen

How much can a good fairly used A3 DI printer cost please?

Ikonz:


Are you interested in setting up a printing press? Hope you know that as a lady, running the business will be very demanding and stressful.

Not cool, pls don't discourage her, she can do anything she sets her mind to do.

Pidggin:


Not cool, pls don't discourage her, she can do anything she sets her mind to do.

Alright babes, I understand pretty well the direction this wanna go now....lets pull it off
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Of course she can go into printing if she wants, though she has explained already...but most graphic designers, typists and post printing (folding, inserting, compiling, stitching, etc) works in a press are usually handled by women. Infact, the Manager (administration) at the Press I did my training is a lady!
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But the MD is a man (smiling)

Ikonz:

Alright babes, I understand pretty well the direction this wanna go now....lets pull it off
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Of course she can go into printing if she wants, though she has explained already...but most graphic designers, typists and post printing (folding, inserting, compiling, stitching, etc) works in a press are usually handled by women. Infact, the Manager (administration) at the Press I did my training is a lady!
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But the MD is a man (smiling)

Nice I knew a lady who owned a printing press(I don't know if she's still into it), I also know one who manages a printing press hence I know it is possible to own one, guys encourage your sisters pls

I like the idea of graphic design seems interesting.

Pidggin:


Nice I knew a lady who owned a printing press(I don't know if she's still into it), I also know one who manages a printing press hence I know it is possible to own one, guys encourage your sisters pls

I like the idea of graphic design seems interesting.

Yea, graphic designing is a very nice job and lucrative too, especially if you are good at it. Had it been I have a sister, this is the area of Press I will encourage her to go into.
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Graphics handling is very imaginative, exciting, self rewarding and gainful to engage in. It's the part of Press that can give you absolute control to pour out those fantasies squishing in ur head..and when you become extremely good at this, you might as well become a graphic god/goddess.

fxx2:
How much can a good fairly used A3 DI printer cost please?

Sorry for the late reply, you didnt mention me when u commented so I cld'nt see it in time.
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There are different types of DI printers and as such their prices vary with the grades too. As at 2nd of December when I went to Computer village, Lagos, Konica-Minolta c652 was sold for 280k, c451 was retailed at 230k, and another lower model went for 200k. I met other brands like Sharp, Xerox, Hp etc with a little bit of price difference.
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You will have to factor in your location and availability of local technicians that can service the machine before choosing the particular model to buy. Here in the East, Imo precisely, Konica-Minolta is widely used for DI

Ikonz:

Sorry for the late reply, you didnt mention me when u commented so I cld'nt see it in time.
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There are different types of DI printers and as such their prices vary with the grades too. As at 2nd of December when I went to Computer village, Lagos, Konica-Minolta c652 was sold for 280k, c451 was retailed at 230k, and another lower model went for 200k. I met other brands like Sharp, Xerox, Hp etc with a little bit of price difference.
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You will have to factor in your location and availability of local technicians that can service the machine before choosing the particular model to buy. Here in the East, Imo precisely, Konica-Minolta is widely used for DI

I actually don't know where to start because I. Feel I am late.
The best DI machine I know is xerox. But you can only go for this if you are sure of yourself. It is costlier than others. But output and options favor it. You may have issues with the servicing and that is a big problem.
Konica is presently the best option. The parts as well as the engineers are available.
Sharp is also in the market but never gained acceptance as Konica.
Please don't buy in computer village.
They will sell scrap to you and use mouth to sell it.
We sell them and they are always available. You can visit us in Lagos. But is 250k for very good ones.

I am into printing but specialized in large format printing.
But even though you may not buy from me. Don't just buy from computer village.
You can ask me more about it. I will answer

greens:

I actually don't know where to start because I. Feel I am late.
The best DI machine I know is xerox. But you can only go for this if you are sure of yourself. It is costlier than others. But output and options favor it. You may have issues with the servicing and that is a big problem.
Konica is presently the best option. The parts as well as the engineers are available.
Sharp is also in the market but never gained acceptance as Konica.
Please don't buy in computer village.
They will sell scrap to you and use mouth to sell it.
We sell them and they are always available. You can visit us in Lagos. But is 250k for very good ones.

I am into printing but specialized in large format printing.
But even though you may not buy from me. Don't just buy from computer village.
You can ask me more about it. I will answer

Nice contribution sir. Apart from the issue of selling scrap, why else do you think that one should avoid buying from Computer village? Again, sir, do you think that there is no honest seller there? That's where I bought my sharp ar-m205 for copy/print and laserjet 5100 for colour separation

Ikonz:


Nice contribution sir. Apart from the issue of selling scrap, why else do you think that one should avoid buying from Computer village? Again, sir, do you think that there is no honest seller there? That's where I bought my sharp ar-m205 for copy/print and laserjet 5100 for colour separation

I know computer village more than you. New printers as well as office printers are readily available there.
But in this case the risk is high. Ask them questions about the machine and you will know that they don't have knowledge of them. But they will just give you a cover up answers.

1. They never use such machine before. So they only know that it prints
2. They sell anything that come to them either good or bad.
3. They go for the cheapest once in the market so that it can bring high profit
4. Don't bother about after sales.
5. Someone like me can buy from them because I know much about it than them.
6. They hardly have, I mean they hardly have good grade printers

greens:

I know computer village more than you. New printers as well as office printers are readily available there.
But in this case the risk is high. Ask them questions about the machine and you will know that they don't have knowledge of them. But they will just give you a cover up answers.

1. They never use such machine before. So they only know that it prints
2. They sell anything that come to them either good or bad.
3. They go for the cheapest once in the market so that it can bring high profit
4. Don't bother about after sales.
5. Someone like me can buy from them because I know much about it than them.
6. They hardly have, I mean they hardly have good grade printers

Alright, thanks for the tips. So where do u suggest that one should go for the machines? And where is your address too?

Ikonz:

Alright, thanks for the tips. So where do u suggest that one should go for the machines? And where is your address too?

If you buy from me, you will not regret it. You will see things buy yourself. In my complex, more than 15 people bought from me this year. I started the business first.
I am not saying this so that you can buy from me. But don't buy from computer village please.
I am a printer too, but I am falling in love with large format now and I give that more attention. I base in Lagos thou and you are free to visit us.
I can drop my contact on request.
Definitely the printer is available in Lagos.
You can find out.

Even if you don't buy from me, I will still attend to your questions as regard to this subject

Cool. Into graphics designing and printing. I do mostly designs. It is more lucrative to own a press but very costly to set up.
Will advise you focus solely into an area viz designing proper, binding, cutting expert, laminating, finishing, operating the machine or become a middleman who collects jobs from individual, churches, coys, etc, and run the job from start to delivery while ensuring you are good in costing jobs, so you dont end up completing the job with your own cash.
As you do such, sell yourself by delivering good jobs, never deliver half baked jobs.. It may back fire..
Thanks..

cmonek:
Cool. Into graphics designing and printing. I do mostly designs. It is more lucrative to own a press but very costly to set up.
Will advise you focus solely into an area viz designing proper, binding, cutting expert, laminating, finishing, operating the machine or become a middleman who collects jobs from individual, churches, coys, etc, and run the job from start to delivery while ensuring you are good in costing jobs, so you dont end up completing the job with your own cash.
As you do such, sell yourself by delivering good jobs, never deliver half baked jobs.. It may back fire..
Thanks..

Fact

greens:

If you buy from me, you will not regret it. You will see things buy yourself. In my complex, more than 15 people bought from me this year. I started the business first.
I am not saying this so that you can buy from me. But don't buy from computer village please.
I am a printer too, but I am falling in love with large format now and I give that more attention. I base in Lagos thou and you are free to visit us.
I can drop my contact on request.
Definitely the printer is available in Lagos.
You can find out.

Even if you don't buy from me, I will still attend to your questions as regard to this subject

. Hello Greens. Please can I have your contact?

boysnbills:
. Hello Greens. Please can I have your contact?

WWW.PRECISEHANDSERVICES.COM

Ikonz:


Nice contribution sir. Apart from the issue of selling scrap, why else do you think that one should avoid buying from Computer village? Again, sir, do you think that there is no honest seller there? That's where I bought my sharp ar-m205 for copy/print and laserjet 5100 for colour separation

hi Ikonz, it's been good following this thread. Please can I have your contact ?

boysnbills:

hi Ikonz, it's been good following this thread. Please can I have your contact ?

07030933924. Have been busy for a while trying to set up the Print Press

it's a nice business to venture into. But CHECK MY SIGNATURE FOR SOMETHING MORE STRIKING AND PROFITABLE

Happy New Year to You All!
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How Time Flies!
By this period last year I was still confused, frustrated & psychologically messed up with my life. No job after NYSC & a lot of people looking upto me to become somebody.
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I can't believe that today, I'm a printer & have my owm Printing Pres already. I can't believe that am paying bills, giving orders, directing work flow & touching people's life in so many ways (winks).
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Biggest shout out to those that contributed greatly to this thread - judismphd, badpeople, blink183 & others. Blinks inspired me. To my ex who just left me when I have now made it, I owe you immeasurably.
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Lets I forget, I have direct contact of importers of DI machines, infact thats what my uncle does. Their prices are cheaper. Hook me up if you are interested.

naijacutee, puskin, FOD, dominique

[quote author=Ikonz post=41802410]Happy New Year to You All!
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How Time Flies!
By this period last year I was still confused, frustrated & psychologically messed up with my life. No job after NYSC & a lot of people looking upto me to become somebody.
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I can't believe that today, I'm a printer & have my owm Printing Pres already. I can't believe that am paying bills, giving orders, directing work flow & touching people's life in so many ways (winks).
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Biggest shout out to those that contributed greatly to this thread - judismphd, badpeople, blink183 & others. Blinks inspired me. To my ex who just left me when I have now made it, I owe you immeasurably.
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Lets I forget, I have direct contact of importers of DI machines, infact thats what my uncle does. Their prices are cheaper. Hook me up if you are interested.[/quote
]

How time flies indeed!! Congrats dear

Congrats sir. How can I contact you as per contacts for the direct DI importers?

Ikonz:
Happy New Year to You All!
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How Time Flies!
By this period last year I was still confused, frustrated & psychologically messed up with my life. No job after NYSC & a lot of people looking upto me to become somebody.
.
I can't believe that today, I'm a printer & have my owm Printing Pres already. I can't believe that am paying bills, giving orders, directing work flow & touching people's life in so many ways (winks).
.
Biggest shout out to those that contributed greatly to this thread - judismphd, badpeople, blink183 & others. Blinks inspired me. To my ex who just left me when I have now made it, I owe you immeasurably.
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Lets I forget, I have direct contact of importers of DI machines, infact thats what my uncle does. Their prices are cheaper. Hook me up if you are interested.

ThundrCork:
Congrats sir. How can I contact you as per contacts for the direct DI importers?

You can call me on 07030933924. I am in Owerri

hello oga ikonz am also into printing, can i get your contact for DI machine and overall business partnership on management. Am based at awka Anambra state.

rightprinttech:
hello oga ikonz am also into printing, can i get your contact for DI machine and overall business partnership on management. Am based at awka Anambra state.

You can call me on XXXXXXXXXXX. I am in Owerri

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I have to remove my mobile number today 7/28/2020, because people have started using my number for scam purposes

thanks, will call you.@ikonz

Ikonz:

You can call me on 07030933924. I am in Owerri

Hello Oga Ikenna, I called you from Lagos to inquire about setting up a printing press. Am happy that you are already successful with the venture. Please kindly offer me advice on the best machines to start with as i have a budget of N5million to start. I want to start on a good footing. Am counting on you sir. Expecting your most valued advice.

Thank you so much.