5 Online Print Business Success Stories [2024]

Updated: November 1st, 2023
Start An Online Print Business

Here are some real life success stories of starting a online print business:

1. Ryteprint ($300K/year)

Olawale Awani, after working in the print industry and facing challenges with long payment terms and price wars, decided to start his own online printing business in Nigeria. By offering upfront payment and focusing on providing excellent customer service, Awani found success and now has an average monthly revenue of $25,000 with a net profit margin of 20%.

How much they make: $300K/year
How much did it cost to start: $400K
Current team size: 9

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How I Started A $25K/Month Online Printing Business In Nigeria

How a Nigerian-based online printing business servicing over 5,000 active customers generates an average $25,000 monthly revenue and a net profit of 20%, with a monthly order fulfillment of approximately 500 and 45% YoY growth.

About
OLAWALE started Ryteprint over 7 years ago
Revenue
OLAWALE grew the business to $25K/month
Costs
It cost OLAWALE $400000 to start the business
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Learn more about starting an online print business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start an online print business?
-> Pros and cons of an online print business

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established online print business
-> Marketing ideas for an online print business

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2. Company Folders, Inc ($3.3M/year)

Vladimir Gendelman, the founder of Company Folders, came up with the idea for his business after realizing the lack of variety in presentation folders in the American market. With only two customers showing interest in finding unique "company folders" online, Vladimir saw the opportunity to fill this gap and create a national online business. He started with minimal resources, maxing out his credit cards to launch the company, and focused on offering high-quality products, driving traffic to the website, and providing a personalized design and ordering experience. Despite facing challenges during the pandemic, Company Folders has remained profitable and continues to adapt and grow.

How much they make: $3.3M/year
How much did it cost to start: $60K
Current team size: 15

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I Built A Multi-Million-Dollar Presentation Folder Company From Scratch [From United States]

Multi-million dollar presentation folder company, Company Folders, offers over 100 million variations of products and has won multiple awards, including making Inc.’s list of 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America for three consecutive years, due to their focus on quality, variety, and personalized customer service.

About
Vladimir started Company Folders, Inc over 20 years ago
Revenue
Vladimir grew the business to $275K/month
Costs
It cost Vladimir $60000 to start the business
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3. Printful ($289M/year)

How much they make: $289M/year
Current team size: 1600

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Printful grew to $200M in 2020

Printful co-founders invested over $83.7 million in equipment and have ten fulfillment centers worldwide, generating $289M in revenue in 2021 through dropshipping t-shirts and 400 other products for online e-commerce stores.

About
They started Printful over 11 years ago
Revenue
They grew the business to $24.1M/month
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