Pick the one that matches how much of this you want on your plate. You can always start small and grow into the right fit.
Every company has a different relationship with their branded apparel. A five-person startup doesn't need the same help as a growing hundred-person company. So we built Helmsman around the question that actually matters — how much of the work you want to handle, and how much you want us to handle.
Tier 1 / DIY
Do It Yourself, With Our Tools in Your Pocket.
Pricing
No Onboarding Fee
What you get:
✔ Full access to our online catalog
✔ Instant online checkout
✔ Standard professional digitizing on one logo
✔ Stitchout approval before production
✔ Standard turnaround, rush options available
✔ Free to browse and order
Best for:
Tier 2 / Do It With You
From First Call to First order in 5 days
One Time Onboarding Fee
Then Pay Per Order
What you get:
✔ Everything in Self Service, plus:
✔ Unlimited logo digitization, thread-color matching, and a permanent logo vault ($250-$500)
✔ Private company ordering portal with branded merch ($500)
✔ Dedicated brand manager ($150/hr)
✔ Curated garment shortlist (5–8 hand-picked options)
✔ Physical sew-out photos ($50)
✔ 30-minute onboarding call ($75)
✔ Email templates for gathering employee information, brand size charts, and instructions ($150)
✔ W-9, PO acceptance, and net-15 terms for approved accounts
✔ Priority production and easy reorders (priceless)
Best for:
Tier 3 / Done For You
Your Full Service Apparel Department
Annual Partnership
Custom Retainer
What you get:
✔ Everything in Assisted, plus:
✔ Physical Fit Kits for employee sizing
✔ On-site inventory held for you, fulfilled on demand
✔ Automatic new-hire apparel orders shipped within 48 hours
✔ Ongoing roster management
✔ Pre-sorted, labeled delivery by employee name
✔ Branded welcome kits shipped directly to new hires
✔ Quarterly business reviews and apparel forecasting
✔ Hands-off swaps, returns, and retirement handling
✔ Physical samples for board approval.
Best for:
Not sure where to start?
Send us what you have — a PDF, a JPEG, a business card photo, a screenshot — and we'll tell you honestly whether it's ready to embroider and what it will look like stitched.
