Screen Printing Business

10 Tips For Starting A Successful Screen Printing Business (2024)

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 19th, 2023

Want to start your own screen printing business? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a screen printing business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a screen printing business?
-> Pros and cons of a screen printing business

Need inspiration?

-> Other screen printing business success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a screen printing business
-> Screen printing business names

Other resources

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a screen printing business:

#1: Adam Tanaka, founder of Life and Limb Printing:

We chatted with with Adam, founder of Life and Limb Printing ($80K/month). In our interview, Adam says:

Know that your time IS valuable and equip yourself with time management skills and other tools to not only better your business but also yourself.

Read the full interview ➜

#2: Antoine Taylor, founder of The Cause:

We chatted with with Antoine, founder of The Cause ($8K/month). In our interview, Antoine says:

Being open to constructive criticism allows you to focus on the things that need fixing while building on the things that are working.

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#3: Antoine Taylor, founder of The Cause:

We chatted with with Antoine, founder of The Cause ($8K/month). In our interview, Antoine says:

Within the first week I sold socks 512 socks. I was hyped. At the time, I was a sophomore in college and I made my first $5,000 which to me was a lot! You couldn’t tell me nothing.

Additionally:

Making people feel good for supporting you and actually connecting with customers creates a sense of genuineness for our brand.

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#4: Adam Tanaka, founder of Life and Limb Printing:

We chatted with with Adam, founder of Life and Limb Printing ($80K/month). In our interview, Adam says:

I feel so grateful and excited to wake up knowing I can help others push through failures so they don’t make the same mistakes I did back in the day.

Additionally:

One thing that seems so obvious, yet one of the most difficult things to grasp is that you truly can’t pour from an empty cup. If you are in a bad place physically/mentally as a leader, then that is passed down to your team, your clients, and anyone you spend time with.

Further:

Systems = Success. Focus your energy early on building systems in your business.

Read the full interview ➜

#5: Adam Tanaka, founder of Life and Limb Printing:

We chatted with with Adam, founder of Life and Limb Printing ($80K/month). In our interview, Adam says:

From scrubbing those floors to working in their eCommerce department, I learned the inner workings of the production side of the business and knew I was ready to figure out how to launch my own company in merch.

Additionally:

If there was equipment or supplies I needed in order to function, I would work a part time or full-time job and save money. Once I had what I needed, I would pay cash for it.

Further:

Slow and steady wins the race. There is no race to be won in business, but there are goals, and rushing those goals could be detrimental to the well being of the business.