Home screen printing studio for local clubs and teams

Minor sports teams, community clubs, school groups, local events, small businesses and families planning reunions.

Price per printed item, with a setup fee for each design and colour. Larger runs cost less per piece, and you can mark up the blank garments.

• Patience and attention to detail
• Basic design or artwork preparation
• Quoting and customer service
• Comfortable with hands-on, messy work

• Check your municipality's rules and whether you need a home-based business licence, including zoning and noise or fumes
• Ventilation and safe storage and disposal of inks, emulsions and cleaning chemicals; check local waste rules
• Copyright and trademark: avoid printing logos or team marks you do not have permission to use
• Home insurance may not cover business equipment or stock, so check commercial general liability and contents cover
• Winter garages can be too cold for inks to cure and dry properly, so plan heating

Startup costs are typically around $1,500 to $6,000, depending on the press and equipment you choose, your screens, inks and blank garments, and how much you spend on heating or ventilation.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $500 to $3,500, depending on how many small-run orders you win from teams, clubs and events and how many hours you work. A starting point is about 8 hours a week.

Check your municipality's home-based business licence, zoning, noise and fumes rules. Also check ventilation and disposal of inks and chemicals, permission to print logos, whether home insurance covers business equipment, and heating for winter curing.