The term “stationery” covers a wide range of writing and printing tools made of paper as well as non-paper products, such as pencils and pens that are used to enhance writing.
Folders, pen stands, ornamental objects like streamers, and computer consumables have all been added on the list of products, throughout time.
In india, Primary and higher education levels are rising, opening a new shop has emmense potential in the stationery industry.
Additionally, the expansion of e-commerce in India is generating more demand.
Every year, almost 20 crore school students in India need a variety of stationery supplies. The number of kids attending school will continue to rise each year as a result of the government’s emphasis more on education.
Here are some options to start Stationery Business
let’s explore the ideas!
Start a stationery shop/store
Having a stationery shop is one of the best business because these business have a wide categories of products and wide audience kids to adult.
These business doesn’t require high skills so anybody can easily start, specially for women this business give immense opportunity to start with low investment.
Investment: stock inventory cost <1 lakh + rent & labour
Stationery shop design ideas
In stationery shop, include many items pencil, pen, eraser, sharpener, notebook, paper, billboard, paint colour, stapler, highlighter, files, Xerox, cellotap etc.
Stationery most selling items:
Licence required for stationery business:
Start your stationery business with 5 easy steps
| Step1: Find best suppliers |
| Step 2: Arrange the fund |
| Step 3: Choose location |
| Step 4: Get required licences |
| Step 5: Make maketing plan & execute |
Without any hesitation you can start stationery business with finding best location as nearby schools or colleges.
Also you can start stationery business from home by selling on ecommerce and social media platforms.
Stock the items after contact with manufacturer and wholesaler. You can easily contact manufacturer from their website.
Stationary manufacturing business ideas
Wooden Printed clipboard
Clipboard is one of the items which is in evergreen trends due to regular need for students.
If you are looking wooden manufacturing business then these will be best as selling in wholesale market.
How clipboard make?
Folding clipboards are usually constructed from a folding hinge connects the two sections to allow the front to be folded over the content to provide protection and often to allow some sort of promotional print or instructions.
5 equipment required for wooden clipboard, you can purchase machines and just start business.
Equipments required:
How to start clipboard business
| Step 1: Purchase required equipments |
| Step 2: Learn how to make clipboard |
| Step 3: Find raw material suppliers |
| Step 4: Make a product |
| Step 5: Sell to the wholesaler & retailers |
Investment: INR 35000-40000
Staple pin manufacturing
Everyone need staple pin at any stage of life. This item widely use in office work, school, collage, individual house work as joint the paper.
This is one items that have a evergreen demand due to people are always creative and doing work related with papers.
Although it is small scale manufacturing business it has huge market with good margin.
Investment: 5 lakh
Wooden pencil manufacturing
Among thr all pencil wooden pencil are more popular as in general use case. Although polymer pencil and lead pencil have enough market due their own differentiate quality.
The main target customers is students almost 70% , others are professional, teacher and individuals.
Now we are witnessing increasing online education but always remember hand writing is definitely key important as in children education.
If you start pencil business differentiate by unique design or use innovative material use for low cost pencil.
Investment: 10000 to 1 lakh depends on machine capacity
Stickers making business
If you are looking for creating stationery business with less investment then sticker business could be best for you. This is the best stationery business who want to start from home.
Stickers are in high demand, trend is growing, high margin business and most important very less effort to put in inventory and shipping.
Only one equipment required that is printer and for design required a editting software, but intially you can use free software as well.
But important question is how to sell and where to sell?
You can go with ecommerce platform like ETSY and Amazon. Also try out print on demand platform like redbubble. Start learning seo and make own website is best way to create bigger brand in future.
Investment: >10000 depends on machine capacity & quality
Ballpen manufacturing business
Everyone students, teachers, business person uses pen for their study. Demand for pen is already there in market so is no need for awareness just you have differentiate factor why customer choose your pen.
Make unique your pen by design, shape, convinces, quality.
Once you manufactured items then establish distribution network with retailer and wholesaler. Then you will get recurring order from them.
Create buzz in market for your pen with unique branding. If you love Entrepreneurship as a solution for students then go with ballpen wholesale manufacturing business.
Equipment required:
If you are starting at small scale investment could be 40000 to 1 lakh rupees.
Notebook making business
Paper making is diverse with different kinds of paper based on use cases Some popular papers are tissue paper, cup paper, paper bag, craft paper etc.
The investment cost required to start a paper making business varies based on which type of paper business you want to start.
You can start a paper manufacturing business with 10 to 15 lakh.
Marker Pen
marker is a writing device designed to be used with a non-permanent, water-soluble ink.
There are 3 main types of markers that you will come across in your shopping; Water-based, alcohol-based, and solvent-based.
Marker can be used for many different tasks in school, in the office or individual uses at home as well for their document making, writing labels, drawing diagrams and more.
In addition, permanent markers can also be used to create artwork.
Permanent markers are used for writing on metals, plastics, ceramics, wood, stone, cardboard etc.
Markers are made with six components consisting of:
Although specific ingredient information is proprietary, most of the color solutions in Markers are made from water and dye. To establish marker manufacturing business.
You need to set up assembly line, automation helps in scale at large level production.
To expand marker business you have to find best solution for customer problem long lasting, dark & smooth marker.
Geometry box manufacturing setup
Geometric tools are the instruments used to draw different types of geometric shapes. In Maths, geometry is the most crucial topic, where we learn about the shapes of objects.
Some of the most commonly used geometric tools are:
Other some interesting business you may consider
Glue stick stationery business
Chalk making business
binders
Lead pencil
