You're very lucky. Business plans for
pressure your washing business need not show fancy locations (in fact,
they shouldn't!) or international appeal. Mostly, you need to know how
to do it, and you need a marketing plan.
KEY CONSIDERATION
A one-person business like a pressure
washing business poses problems if a great deal of money is at stake.
Odds are, however, that much of your equipment can be leased, alleviating a
lot of pressure on lenders.
STRONGEST ADVANTAGE
The strongest advantage of your new
business is that you are relying on yourself. When your credit is
good, and your work history shows stability, you have two big brownie points
in your favor.
STRONGEST DISADVANTAGE
This is also its biggest
disadvantage. Lenders are a bit skeptical of single person
businesses. What happens to the business if something happens to
you? Your business plan for your pressure washing business should
demonstrate how the business can continue without you for a few days, or
even a few weeks if needed. Can you hire employees? Who?
Are you developing a list of repeat customers or one-time customers?
Figure this into your business plan.
OVERCOMING THE DISADVANTAGES WITH
YOUR BUSINESS
PLANS FOR PRESSURE WASHING BUSINESS
Your marketing experience is important.
Where are your customers coming from?
Is there a core business that you can approach, like manufactured home
communities or redevelopment agencies in your area?
Outlining who your potential clients are,
and how you will approach them, is critical to funding your business plan
for a pressure washing business.
Prove that you have the experience to make the store successful
in your business plans for pressure washing business.
If you have not previously worked in the
pressure washing business, do it. Don't expect that a competitor in
your geographical area will hire you -- that's not playing fair. But
apprentice yourself to an operator in a town further away, one that won't be
a competitor. Learn the ropes.
Use your business plan for your pressure
washing business to outline your marketing background.
Perhaps this is a business that can be
promoted person to person. Perhaps it needs advertising in the local
newspaper. Perhaps sponsoring a local sports team would help.
Whatever it is that you plan to do to market your business, make sure your
lender sees it in your business plan.
OTHER PLUSSES FROM YOUR
BUSINESS PLAN FOR A PRESSURE WASHING BUSINESS
Talk with your banker about introductions
to your client base. S/he may just know the local redevelopment
people well enough to recommend you, or the local homeowner's
associations.
Make good use of leasing in your
projections. Your equipment is expensive. But it can be leased
rather than purchased. Your good credit and stability will go a long
way toward influencing a leasing company.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR YOUR BUSINESS PLANS FOR PRESSURE WASHING BUSINESS AND FOR YOUR PRESSURE
WASHING BUSINESS MARKETING PLAN
For demographic information for your
business, set out every type of entity that you will be approaching,
and identify as closely as possible the number of jobs you are likely to
get. Take into account the amount of competition in the area, and
variations in the economy from time to time.
For statistical information for your
marketing plan on the
pressure washing industry you should go to BizMiner.
At the home page, look for the "Industry"
search box.
In the blank box, enter the term "cleaning". You will
get a list of a number of different types of cleaning companies, such as
-
Exterior cleaning
- Cleaning building exteriors
- Cleaning new buildings after
construction
- Steam cleaning of building exteriors
- Service station cleaning and
degreasing
- Building component cleaning service
- Air duck cleaning
- Cleaning service, industrial or
commercial
- Industrial equipment cleaning
- Brick cleaning
This is a long list. As you look
through it, make sure you are looking at "Service" businesses,
not "Manufacturing" businesses.
Also, be
sure to check in the left hand navigation bar for "VIEW ALL REPORTS",
then "AREA
DEMOGRAPHICS". This will likely provide the statistics you
need to prove that your market is there.
YOUR ONLINE
PRESENCE
You may find it helpful to
put up a small one-page web site, and list your business in local
directories.
If yours is a regional or
statewide business, seriously consider developing a full website.
It's not as hard as it sounds. The most powerful client-generating
system we know is the one at my
website host. And if you need help setting up your website, do
contact the SBI Coach.
YOUR LIKELY
LENDER/INVESTOR
The SBA
is a strong lender in the services field.
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THE LAST
WORD ON YOUR BUSINESS PLANS FOR PRESSURE WASHING BUSINESS
This is one business where
you really can start small and grow very, very big. Give good
service, and your company will be in demand for many years to come.
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