Start Your Own Puzzle Making Business

Have you ever sat at a table on a dreary, rainy day and enjoyed the calming pleasure of piecing together a puzzle? Do you have fond memories of piecing together puzzles with parents or grandparents?

Remember the excitement and joy you experienced when you found those vital corner pieces, and the feeling of accomplishment when the final piece went into place. Well, chances are many other people have those same fond memories also!

And you can capitalise on that common feeling by starting a business creating puzzles for collectors and other puzzle enthusiasts.

Your entire business can be grown from artistic creations in the public domain, meaning they are no longer copyright protected.

You can check out copyright laws in your own country as well as those of potential buyers at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright    

The real beauty of creating puzzles from artwork is that it doesn’t matter if the image is a museum quality piece or a duplicated crayon drawing; the image is still a fun and interesting challenge for you to make into puzzles and for others to piece back together!

You might also consider printing photos of your customers' children or other current or vintage family photos onto jigsaw puzzles. Relatives always love to receive pictures of children as they grow up. Having these photos on a puzzle is a more interesting choice than offering just your average wallet size photograph. You could even create puzzles based on a favourite piece of artwork created by your customers’ young children.   All of these ideas would open up a completely new customer base for you, since these kinds of sentimental images make excellent keepsakes and gifts for family and friends.

Also consider creating puzzles with company logos or insignia printed on them to be used as promotional items. Miniature puzzles printed with a couple's photo would make excellent wedding or shower favours, as would images of a newborn baby or a student’s graduation from college.