The Ink Place specialises in the fast growing industry of printer consumables through affordable franchised shops and mobile add-on units with a profitable and proven business model.

The Ink Place provides a superior business system to enable it’s franchisees to own very lucrative business ventures through different franchising options, advanced training and focused support. The Franchise Options can be tailor-made to suit the individual franchisee’s needs as well as that of the area and environment.

The 9 years extensive specialised experience that The Ink Place offers through its operations manual, training and support network will ensure the ongoing success of each venture.

Ink Inc started operating in Feb 2000 under the company name "Pro Marketing Solutions". We started by selling refill kits from a residential house, and at this stage it was a sideline business. We soon realised that we had a good product and needed professional premises.

In June 2000 we moved in to 613 Walker St, sharing the premises with Arlon Estate Agents and also registered the names "The Ink Place" and "Ink Inc". In November 2000 we opened our first retail shop in Centurion (Highlands Centre), in June 2001 the second retail shop in Magalieskruin (Magalieskruin Shopping Centre), and March 2002 the 3rd shop in Garsfontein (Eastdale Pavilion). March 2002 also saw us moving to our current head office ( 110 Bronkhorst St, Groenkloof), as we needed to operate from bigger premises. We currently have 5 branches in Pretoria and dealers nationwide. We started importing the Inknara brand of refill kits and generics after a visit to the annual "Recharge Expo" in Las Vegas in 2002 where we carefully examined all the products available world wide. We decided on the Inknara brand because of the high quality, user friendliness and reasonable pricing structure. Another plus to importing is the fact that we have now cut out the middle man and passed on the savings to our clients, making us one of the most affordable printer consumable retailers in the country. We sell locally remanufactured cartridges, and source the original cartridges from local importers.

A plus about this business in our current times, is that we offer a good quality alternative to expensive original cartridges, thus, the worse-off the economy the bigger our growth!

We pride ourselves in our extensive knowledge of our field, and our exceptional customer service, as well as our wide range of high quality products.

Add-on Kiosk (Standard): R20 000, Full Shop Option: R55 000, this initial amount includes R16 000 start-up stock, franchise fee, training course and manual, operations manual shop signage. Other expenses: Start-up advertising: R2 500, Shop set–up and fitting out (max): R15 000, First month working capital: R10 000, Total amount needed: R82 500

The Ink Place offers an extensive 5-day training course for up to 5 people at our head office and shops. The cost of the training course is included in the initial franchise fee. The course covers both the running of the business and the more technical side of working with printer cartridges.

Site selection to be done by franchisee. Various areas in South Africa are available