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KENYA · GUIDE 0996 · EDITION 4.2

Button badge production in Kenya

Button badges with approved artwork and safe finishing

A CONCRETE EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE

Fictional adult event badge order: fifty58mmfinishedpinback badges in five authorised designs, ten each. Use one exact compatible press/die/shell/back/mylar system;58mmfinished diameter does not define the artwork cut diameter.

Who is the first customer?

event organizers and clubs

Test the offer

Produce a small proof set before full printing

What your operating pack contains

  • A business-specific operating guide PDF
  • Offline itemised costing and quotation tool
  • Supplier request and sales message drafts
  • Job-card and quality-response documents
  • Offline operations desk: supplier comparison, work checkpoints, accepted deliveries and cash tracking
  • Cashflow and launch review: downside scenarios, break-even, 13-week cash plan and trial decision
  • Source register and unresolved checks

Delivery and quality

Accurate image and functioning safely finished pin

Cost drivers

  • blank
  • printing
  • assembly

Use your own supplier quotations. Worked figures in the pack are illustrative and do not establish a verified startup budget or profit forecast.

Evidence and scope

American Button Machines: How to Make a Button ↗
Manufacturer press sequence and compatible component reference; no universal die/artwork diameter. · Checked 2026-10-26

Adobe: Set a print bleed ↗
Print bleed/export concepts; example layout dimensions remain subject to the print provider’s job specification. · Checked 2026-10-26

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