Broke99

Just a quick rant: I’m currently starting a company and was looking for local manufacturers in my country for the goods. We have exactly one company that also offer a franchise approach. Thought I should give him a call and ask for some more details. Old guy answered the phone and was super arrogant from the begging and judged for trying to start in the industry at my „young“ age. Tried to be nice and keep talking to him but he did hang up mid sentence.

End of the story: Realised that I dodged a bullet trying to partner up with him. Also found out he imports too and way worse quality. So I’m more motivated than ever to start the business and be his competitor.

I learned a new skill and it seems like I’m the only one offering this skill within a 3h drive.

Few information upfront: I am planing on installing smart foil for windows. Since window sizes vary a lot I can’t just bulk order up front.

My total costs per one piece before installation are $330 including all the equipment needed and the shipping and import taxes. Price per squaremeter is $89. Shipping stays almost the exact same for 10 squaremters.

My competitors offer worse quality for as cheap as $170 for a squaremeter up to $300. Including the tools needed a customer would have to spend at least around $400 before installation.

So importing seems to be the better option especially for bigger orders.

How should I price my product+ installation service?

Any help appreciated!:)