Exhibit Flooring & Accessories

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Startup Cost
$12,000-$60,000
Difficulty
Intermediate
Time to Profit
6-12 months
Profit Potential
$50,000-$250,000/year

Overview

Exhibit flooring businesses provide custom carpet, raised flooring, foam tiles, and booth accessories for trade show exhibits.

With flooring defining booth space and exhibitors needing solutions, exhibit flooring generates revenue of $80,000-$280,000 with 60-80% margins through sales and rental.

The business requires flooring supplier relationships, understanding flooring types (custom carpet, foam, raised floor), installation and cutting tools, inventory storage, and logistics and delivery capability.

Services include custom-printed exhibit carpet, foam tile and interlocking flooring, raised floor systems, carpet padding and installation, accessories (furniture, literature racks, signage), and cleaning and refurbishment.

Revenue through flooring sales and rental.

Success factors include competitive carpet printing and wholesale pricing, inventory of popular flooring types and colors, installation tools and expertise, storage and logistics capability, and offering complete accessory packages.

Marketing focuses on exhibitors, exhibit houses, show organizers, and event planners.

With flooring essential for booth presentation and custom carpet branding in 2025, exhibit flooring offers essential solutions serving exhibitors with pricing and inventory as differentiators.

Required Skills

  • Flooring types and materials
  • Custom carpet printing
  • Installation and cutting
  • Inventory management
  • Logistics and delivery
  • Accessory product knowledge

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Flooring essential for all booths
  • Custom carpet branding opportunity
  • Rental and sales revenue
  • Accessories expand offering
  • Repeat exhibitor clients

Cons

  • Inventory investment and storage
  • Custom carpet printing partnerships
  • Installation labor
  • Logistics and show delivery
  • Price competition in commodity market

How to Get Started

  1. Partner with carpet and flooring suppliers
  2. Build flooring inventory
  3. Set up custom carpet printing
  4. Acquire installation tools
  5. Market to exhibitors and exhibit houses
  6. Offer rental and sales
  7. Expand to accessories and furniture

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