SCREEN PRINTING BUSINESS

Screen printing can be a fun and challenging business venture, and it can be a serious money maker. Just like any business, however, there are important steps to take to find success with a screen printing business, as well as pitfalls to avoid to prevent business failure.

Regardless of how small or large your screen printing business is, or who your typical customer is, an online store can help you to grow and maintain your business. Online stores are easy to set up and manage, thanks to specialized software, apps and websites created just for this purpose.

You want your employees to be safe while working in your screen printing shop. While OSHA regulations can occasionally feel burdensome, they are designed to do just that. And on top of keeping employees safe, following OSHA regulations makes good business sense.

Color separations are part of the daily grind in any screen printing shop. If you’re finding that your manual separations are taking up too much of your time, or if you’re ready to graduate to more intricate prints that require more complicated separations, it might be time to invest in color separation software for your shop.

Every winter — when the moisture in the air drops outside and furnaces further dry the indoor air — static electricity abounds. Unfortunately for printers, print shops create the perfect environment for the generation of static electricity.

Even for established screen printers, opening your business to online sales can help you to boost your profits. Opening an online store can attract new customers and create a new source of revenue to help you through normal seasonal lulls.

During the day to day operation of your screen printing business, it’s easy to get so busy working in your business that you forget to work on your business. As a business owner, if you have a team of employees working under you, it should free up time for you to step back from the fine details and take a look at improving the big picture.

Screen printers know that there’s an ebb and flow to the business; each year, business seems to pick up in the spring and summer and into the fall, as sports teams, schools, festivals and special events seek custom apparel. Though you know busy periods happen, knowing how to prepare for them can be more difficult.

In order to grow your screen printing business, it’s important to keep an eye out for new products you can add to your list of offerings. One customizable item that continues to grow in popularity is the reusable canvas tote bag.

Are you doing everything you can to keep employees safe in your screen printing shop? While our previous blog shared tips for protecting employee health and safe handling of screen printing chemicals, there’s one more danger to consider in your shop: Your screen printing equipment.

Screen printing is all about personalization. Your clients use custom-printed products to make themselves or their businesses stand out. Are you following their example?

Any screen printer who sets out to find a basic t-shirt to use as a go-to substrate will quickly be faced with the reality of garment selection: there is no such thing as a basic t-shirt.