Office Space Expenses

$0

$7,000

Employee & Freelancer Expenses

$151

$352

Website Costs

$223

$7,215

Business Formation Fees

$600

$4,700

Equipment & Supply Expenses

$66

$700

Retail Business Expenses

$1,250

$11,650

Inventory Expenses

$350

$14,750

Software Expenses

$150

$2,470

Advertising & Marketing Costs

$75

$4,786

Specific Industry Expenses

$0

$500

Total Startup Costs

$2,865

$54,123

Decorative Films

decorativefilm.com

289,916

DELPHI

delphiglass.com

384,212

Stained Glass Garden

stainedglassgarden.com

3,108,738

Stained Glass in St Louis

cosbyartglass.com

3,208,807

Stained Glass Supplies

stainedglassforless.com

3,961,893

City Salvage

citysalvage.com

4,225,536

Stained Glass San Antonio

stainedglasssanantonio.com

4,445,961

KATGLASS

katglass.com

4,764,865

Stained Glass Inc.

stainedglassinc.com

4,798,337

Cavallini Co., Inc.

cavalliniartglass.com

4,961,864

Stained Glass Art Studio in Williamson County, TX

inspirationglassstudio.com

4,963,027

Flexibility

You can put as much time into the business as you'd like. If you like the work and have some initial experience, you can start small and manage all aspects of the business on your own.

Meaningful business connections

You never know who you will meet as a stained glass business. This could be the start of an incredible business opportunity!

High customer retention rates

Once a customer invests in your product, they've invested their time and energy to utilize your product/service which is highly valuable to them. Typically, your product or service becomes indispensable to your customer.

Easy to encourage "impulse buy"

In the stained glass business, you have a much higher chance of encouraging your customers to buy on impulse - you can easily alter the price, placement, packaging, and promotional value to influence the decision of your buyer.

Control of workload

With starting a stained glass business, you have the unique ability to choose how little or how much you want to work. You also have the freedom to decide which projects you want to work on, and can turn down the ones that do not interest you.

Gain exposure and experience

This career allows you to gain experience working for multiple different businesses - which will benefit your resume and also keep things interesting for you!

Motivation of employees

If you plan to have a sales/content team on board, finding creative ways to motivate them can be a challenge. It's important that you're able to offer great incentives and a good work environment for your employees.

Low margins

The gross margins for your stained glass business are typically around 30%, which can make it more challenging to incur new expenses and maintain profitability.

High employee turnover

In the stained glass business, employee turnover is often high, which can be quite costly and time consuming for your business. It's important to try and avoid this as much as possible by offering competitive pay, benefits, and a positive work environment.

Taxes

As a stained glass business, you typically pay self-employment taxes which can be quite high. It's important to understand what you will be paying in taxes each year so you can determine if the work you're taking on is worth it.

High overhead expenses

With starting a stained glass business, there are overhead expenses that come with selling a physical product. You will want to make sure you strategically budget for these overhead costs. We discuss this more in the startup costs section below.

You may need to charge sales tax

If you are selling your products in various states, you may be required to charge sales tax. Although this may not impact your financials specifically, it can be a headache to create a process and procedure for this. To learn more about sales tax, check out this article