1. Postageand packaging – will fluctuate greatlydependingonwhere I’msendingthe productsto
(parcelsupto 20kg deliveredbythe royal mail signedfor1st
classcost £34.40 andif theyare
damagedintransitI am able to getcoverage of upto £50)
App subscriptions forsketchingandcreating(photoshop,illustrator,etc.) (all adobeappscost
£49.94 per monthwhile photoshopalone costs£9.98 per month,Iwouldonlybe able to afford
photoshop)
Advertisingthroughinfluencerson social medias – thiscouldeitherbe paiddependingonmy
relationshipwiththe influencerandif Ihave previouslydoneworkforthemas I wouldadvise forthe
personwhocommissionedme tocreditme on theirpostsfeaturingthe productif theywere topost
it onthe internet
Liquidlatex – the amountI spendonlatex will completelydependonthe resource requirementsof
the commissionedpiecesof work thatmycustomershave askedandpaidfor £9.67
SFX paintmakeup – if the customerasksfor the productto not be paintedsothat theymay thenbe
able to paintitthemselvesoruse a paintthat isn’tpermanent £37.51
MouldlifePSPlatSil Gel-25and Gel-10 - £34.99 each(1kg size combined) wouldpurchase 2of these
every2 or 3 monthsdue to the size of the product
WRATH Pros-AideOriginal ProstheticAdhesive– (outof stockprice unavailable comesin2oz,
100ml, 250ml) size woulddependonthe productthattheyhave orderedandwhethertheyintendto
have multiple usesof theirproductorif itwill be a one-time use prosthetic.
Empty liquidcontainerfor adhesive- £3 (Iwouldinclude asmall containerof skinsafe adhesive with
each productthat I sendoutso that the customerisable to use their itemimmediatelyratherthan
havingto orderan adhesive foritseparately,howeverif the productdoesn’trequire adhesive tobe
usedthenI will notinclude itinthe package)
34.40 x (3x12) = 1238.40 (postage)
9.98 x 12 = 119.76 (photoshop)
9.67 x (3x12) = 348.12 (latex)
37.51 x 12 = 450.12 (paint)
34.99 x (2x12) = 839.76 (silicone)
11.95 x (2x12) = 286.8 (adhesive)
3.00 x 12 = 36.00 (tubesforadhesive)
20 x 12 = 240 (unlimitedminutesmobile phone plan)
= £3558.96 (estimatedyearlyoutput)
2. Days I wouldwork – Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,Friday (whenneeded,Iwill work Wednesdayswith
the same hours if an orderis especiallytime consumingto make so thatI can complete itandgetit
to the customeras soonas possible)
Hours I wouldworkinthe day – 13:00 to 19:00
I wouldbe working 24-hourweeksall yearroundwithmyschedule fluctuatingdependingonhow
busythe businessis andif I have a larger orderwhichI wouldthenworkthe full time on
Wednesdays –addinganother6 hours’worthto my workschedule thatwork.
The average yearly salaryof an FX make-upartistisapproximately£36,000, while the average hourly
rate of a make upartist is approximately£10. I thinkcharging2 poundsabove the average hourly
rate of a make upartist will be bestforthe businessat the start of it, andwhenI gainmore financial
experience and gainabetterunderstandingof whatmycustomersare willingtopayfor,I can then
change my ratesto bettersuitall the factors that I have discovered.
£12 hourlyrate
Work 24 hoursin a normal week
2 daysof workminimumforeachcommission (smallprojectssuchas skinwoundsorsmall
prostheticssuchas disembodiedfingersanditemsthatare aroundthe same size will take the
minimumamountof time tomake as there will be amuch shortercreationperiod.Onthe other
hand,largerprojectssuch as whole limbsorotherprosthetics,bothwearable andnon-wearable, will
take a weekorpossiblylongertomake)
Work will be slowinthe firstfewmonthsof the businessasmypresence both onlineandinthe
marketwill notbe particularlywell establishedbutas
My income approximations are thatI will beginmybusinesswith few andsmall projectswhichwill
carry on through the firstcouple monthsbefore the business’social mediapresence will beginto
pickup inpopularityasby that point, Iwill have variousprojectsdisplayed onmyaccounts and will
have had a fewadvertisementsthroughmycustomerssocial mediaposts.
Outputs Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Sumat 3
months
Postage £68.80 £103.20 £137.60 £309.60
Photoshopsubscription £9.98 £9.98 £9.98 £29.94
Liquidlatex £9.67 £19.34 £19.34 £48.35
SFXMake-uppaint £37.51 £0 £37.51 £75.02
Skinsafe mouldable silicone £34.99 £34.99 £69.98 £139.96
Adhesive forprosthetics £11.95 £11.95 £11.95 £35.85
Tubesfor adhesive £3.00 £0 £3.00 £6
Unlimitedminutesmobileplan £20 £20 £20 £60
= £704.72
Income Month 1 Month 2 Month 3
Commissions £288 (24 hoursof
work)
£360 (30 hoursof
work)
£432 (36 hoursof
work)
= £1080
