Opening a home based laundry service where customers can leave laundry so that it can be washed and ironed, can be a good small business and you don't need any investment too except for a little marketing and licencing.
Do a careful research for your ideal target market before you start. Prepare a laundry business plan and keep everything in order within the document so you should remain on the right track.
While preparing the document and entering your research findings consider the following areas:
- You should ideally having washing machine, dryers, folding tables, irons and ironing boards at homes, however if you don't have, add it's cost after getting the best quotes from suppliers.
- As you are operating from home, make sure that you have enough space. Equipment, unwashed clothes and washed clothes will take up space, besides that you should have a space to make sitting area for customers who come to pick and drop their orders.
- Consider setting up online appointments to avoid hassle.
- Some clients may want to use a credit or debt card to pay for the services that they have purchased from you. It is important that you are able to transact this way.
- Make sure that the assets of your business are properly insured.
- Do have back-up plan if you washing machine, dryers or irons breakdown.
- Consider all the legal issues associated, i.e. licensing and permits.
- Check out the requirements and legal issues if you are going to employ staff.
- Make sure to spend wisely on marketing and advertising; that's the only way you will get more customers.
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