Make Money from Your Website - Start a Candy Bar Wrapper Business

What you will be doing. Candy wrapping consists of producing custom wrappers for candy products. The candy may be given away at baby showers, weddings, store openings, promotional junkets, and the like. The custom made wrappers are created to client specifications for the event in question. These are great advertising tools for fundraisers.

How to start. Equipment is needed to fashion the custom made wrappers. You will need candy wrapper software for your computer and a good quality printer like a LaserJet. A digital camera allows you to create pictures of the specialized wrappers you’ve created for website advertising.

Your business will need a supply of wrappers and candy. Before purchasing these items, do Internet searches to see what are the most popular candies being used today. Creating a few sample wrappers for different candy bars gives you a portfolio to show to potential clients who may have a hard time deciding what they want.

Start up costs. If you own a computer and a printer already, you will need to buy the wrappers and the candy. Using a wholesale dealer or a price club warehouse to purchase the candy will save you on the price per individual bar. Candy will need to be stored in a cool dry place until used. A climate controlled home office will do the trick.

Skills needed. Candy wrappers should have an artistic side. Creating new and wonderful designs for clients takes time and imagination. Use of graphics software requires a quick study and computer skills. Customer relations will be a big part of your business, since you will be dealing with client specifications and the client themselves either on the phone or in person.

Candy wrapper entrepreneurs need to be organized. The orders you fill can be as few as fifty or as many as a few hundred depending on the event. Keeping on top of your business will avoid missed deadlines and last minute order filling. Thinking ahead ensures that there is enough inventory on hand to handle extra orders.

Marketing. Your product is your marketing tool. At parties, create a sampling of your product for the guests free of charge. Make sure that your contact information including the business title is included on the wrapper. At church functions, hand out candy with your custom wrappers. Contact area businesses like wedding planners and party suppliers who would benefit from the use of your products in their line of work. A website gives you the opportunity to show your designs and list prices including shipping information.

A candy wrapping business can jump start someone else’s business. You will be an advertising tool for others and that is great. As long as you can provide a unique service, you will be in demand and make money.