Corporate 3 D Printing Service

2 Corporate 3 D Printing Service Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 9th, 2024

Are you are interested in starting a 3D printer idea? 3D printing can help businesses with product designing and prototyping. Besides, 3D printers help create marketing and promotional materials, improve existing products, produce detailed models, etc.

Therefore, focusing your 3D printing business on corporate services can be a noble entrepreneurship idea.

In this list, you'll find real-world corporate 3D printing service success stories and very profitable examples of starting a corporate 3D printing service that makes money.

1. Company Folders, Inc ($3.3M/year)

Vladimir Gendelman, the founder of Company Folders, came up with the idea for his business after realizing the lack of variety in presentation folders in the American market. With only two customers showing interest in finding unique "company folders" online, Vladimir saw the opportunity to fill this gap and create a national online business. He started with minimal resources, maxing out his credit cards to launch the company, and focused on offering high-quality products, driving traffic to the website, and providing a personalized design and ordering experience. Despite facing challenges during the pandemic, Company Folders has remained profitable and continues to adapt and grow.

How much money it makes: $3.3M/year
How much did it cost to start: $60K
How many people on the team: 15

I Built A Multi-Million-Dollar Presentation Folder Company From Scratch [From United States]

Multi-million dollar presentation folder company, Company Folders, offers over 100 million variations of products and has won multiple awards, including making Inc.’s list of 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America for three consecutive years, due to their focus on quality, variety, and personalized customer service.

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2. caddesignhelp.com ($96K/year)

CADdesignhelp.com was started by Scott Tarcy, a mechanical engineer who wanted more control over his schedule and life. After reading "The 4-Hour Workweek" and "The $100 Startup," Scott decided to turn his skills in CAD and product design into a business. He started by networking and providing CAD design services, eventually expanding into selling his own products online. Today, the business averages $9,000 a month in revenue with over 200 clients per year.

How much money it makes: $96K/year
How much did it cost to start: $15K
How many people on the team: 0

How I Left My Job To Start A $9K/Month CAD Design Business

A 3D CAD designer and product inventor who started as a side hustle and averaged $9,000 a month in revenue, shares his insights on the ups and downs of owning a service-based business alongside an eCommerce store, as well as lessons learned in customer acquisition and in generating multiple streams of passive income.

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