Business At A Glance
- Startup Costs: $2,000 – $10,000
- Home Based: Can be operated from home.
- Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
- Online Operation? No
Business Overview
Artistic talent does not need to be on yourside for this new business enterprise.
Person, pet or object, manypeople wish to have something immortalized on canvas for a myriad ofreasons. The first step will be to establish a working relationshipwith a few professional portrait artists or art students seeking incomeopportunities.
Next, you will want to acquire some samples of theirartwork and start to market your new business. Simply put, start askingaround for businesses, professionals, pet shops, animal breeders,sports celebrities and anyone else who may be interested in a paintedportrait of themselves or of a loved one.
The only requirement to getstarted is a good camera so that once you have secured a paying clientyou can take a picture of the subject for the artist to work from.Revenues for your business will be by way of a 30 to 40 percentcommission of the total selling price of the completed artwork.