How To Start A Document Imaging Company

A document imaging company is a business in which you supply a copy service to clients. This can be a one time service for an individual, company or corporation or can be an ongoing account on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. The service can be added to a courier or messenger business for expansion into a logistics company because many business will need a document imaging product produced and then delivered to a surrounding area. This allows the courier business or same day delivery company to provide another service for it's customers and increase profits. Unlike the courier business, however, there is more overhead in starting up a document imaging service either alone or as an addition to a same day delivery company. Purchasing all of the equipment can be slightly expensive, although you should be able to get your foot in the door around ten to fifteen thousand dollars and begin with some of the latest and fastest equipment to produce a high quality product. The document imaging service should be added to a courier company once the business is well established, off the ground and turning a solid profit, then an investment in document imaging equipment will help to grow and expand the business and customer base. There are many different services for the copy service industry. Some examples of what potential customers may be looking for would be, Legal Document Imaging, Exhibit Binders, Court Filings, Service List Fulfillment, Document Scanning, File Conversion, Electronic Filing, Broadcast Filing, Broadcast Faxing, Bates Labeling and Velo, GBC and ACCO Binding. This may sound complicated and to an extent it is, but can be learned or the potential to hire an employee who is well trained and has knowledge in this field would be a great idea. This would allow you to created a document imaging department and grow your same day delivery business into a full service logistics company with low overhead and unlimited potential. The small addition of services to a courier or messenger service business will take the company in the direction of a logistics service provided, which should be the long term goal for and same day delivery business. Logistics is a broad word and can mean anything in this industry. Additions such as data imaging, copy service, document retrieval and trucking services will turn a small courier company into a nationwide logistics service provider, with the ability to handle any customer needs in any location. Document imaging and copy services are an easy and inexpensive way to begin to expand in the industry and offer a new, high demand, profitable service for potential new customers and gain new accounts.