6 Cad Designing Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Start A Cad Designing Business

A CAD designer is a professional who specializes in Computer-Aided Design. They use CAD software to create designs for clients and projects.

The CAD design industry has been growing at a rapid pace over the last few years. As a result, the need for 3D modeling and rendering services has risen dramatically in recent years, with many industries looking to CAD designers for their expertise and creativity.

A good CAD designer should have a wide range of skills that will allow them to work on projects from start to finish, from initial concept through final production.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a CAD designing business:

1. caddesignhelp.com ($96K/year)

CADdesignhelp.com was started by Scott Tarcy, a mechanical engineer who wanted more control over his schedule and life. After reading "The 4-Hour Workweek" and "The $100 Startup," Scott decided to turn his skills in CAD and product design into a business. He started by networking and providing CAD design services, eventually expanding into selling his own products online. Today, the business averages $9,000 a month in revenue with over 200 clients per year.

How much they make: $96K/year
How much did it cost to start: $15K
Current team size: 0

How I Left My Job To Start A $9K/Month CAD Design Business

A 3D CAD designer and product inventor who started as a side hustle and averaged $9,000 a month in revenue, shares his insights on the ups and downs of owning a service-based business alongside an eCommerce store, as well as lessons learned in customer acquisition and in generating multiple streams of passive income.

About

Scott started caddesignhelp.com about 9 years ago

Revenue

Scott grew the business to $8K/month

Costs

It cost Scott $15000 to start the business

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