Hi david. I make sundial that i think is ideal for the classroom it is includes all the relevant adjustments for Lon. Lat. equation of time and magnetic declination. on my website www.scottdesignsundial.com on a page named cd sundial they retail for $15. US a peace. Dave Scott
-----Original Message----- >From: David Andersson <[email protected]> >Sent: Apr 25, 2011 3:54 PM >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Subject: Asking for advice, on starting-up a sundial business > > >In message <[email protected]> > Martina Addiscott <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> As well as Len Honey ("Science Replicas"), if anyone else may like >> to consider producing a commercial 'Teaching Sundial' - then there >> is likely to be a huge profit potential available, for suppliers. >> >> With around 30,000 primary schools (in the UK alone), even if just >> 5% (1 in 20) of them bought a Teaching Sundial at a cost of (say) >> 500 Pounds - that is a 'turnover' of three-quarters-of-a-million ! >> >> Thinking about a worldwide market, you can see the possibilities. > > > >I have only been a member of this "SML" for about 3 months, (having a hobby >interest in sundials) - but was very 'intrigued' to see just how much money >can be made, and should like some advice on starting-up a sundial business. > > >Although more profit might be made by supplying 'physical' products, I can >see that the "Modern Sunclocks" technique of selling just information may >be better - since it can simply be E-mailed, or downloaded from a website, >and so there are obviously no costs associated with production or delivery. > >I looked at their website ( www.sunclocks.com/profit.htm ), and they offer >this as a 'free Franchise' - but prefer to run things myself, and so want >to request details from other members, about how to proceed. For example, >should I just 're-sell' for other people - or offer my own range of items? > >I can see that being associated with a well-established existing business >has advantages, but developing my own products would take time and money. > > >Can anyone recommend the best type of information (and/or product) to sell, >plus where the largest 'customer-base' might be - like schools/gardens, so >that I could start to think about this. There are clearly a lot of sundial >businesses in the world, and I like the idea of making money from a hobby. > >Any appropriate information or suggestions, would be very much appreciated. > > >My regards to all, > >David Andersson. > >--------------------------------------------------- >https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > Hi david i make David A Scott SCOTTDESIGN 978 544 2374 --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
