Do you know that you can run a business with the security or messenger or any other staff in an establishment you work .

There are so many businesses you can run in your work place but, today I will talk about one of them.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT STARTING UP A DRY CLEANING/ LAUNDRY SERVICE BUSINESS WHERE YOU WORK?

Most times some business owners meet hitches at different times trying to sell out their services in an organisation.

My idea might place this group out of business , but not to worry as something else will come up in one of my next articles

Let get started!

Basic requirement for starting up a dry cleaning/ laundry service

ü    Water.

ü     Detergents and washing solvents.

ü     Washing machine.

ü     Washer man.

ü     Basic knowledge about certain materials you will be washing and cleaning process.

ü     Packaging nylons.

ü     Sticker paper with your company contact info. Included.

ü     Pressing iron & pressing board.

ü     Hanging Space.

Starting procedures

1.    Get a company name. You must not register it immediately.

2.    Most working class people do have a list a  small washing machine costing about N14,000 or less. If you don’t have, get one.

3.    Use someone in your house not doing much at the moment or get someone close to your place whom you can contract to wash on days you have laundries. Daily pay will be best for the person at an agreed quantity per day.

4.    For interaction between you and your client, you can employ the service of a security personnel, messenger or any junior staff you find social and ready to do business. These are people under less pressure and can access almost all your target clients.

5.    Another reason for chosen this group is that the can easily go pick up the laundry clothes and easily return at the convenience of you & your client.

6.    Pay them on commission based on your best arrangement but, make sure you treat them well.

Benefits of the dry-cleaning/ laundry business

ü   If you have a car & go to work with it, you will not need extra transportation to take it home or anywhere you intend to do the laundries.

ü   Even if you don’t have a car and wouldn’t want to carry them by yourself, you can have someone pick it up or drop it for you.

ü   At month end, everyone who uses your services will definitely pay without excuses since you know when salaries are paid.

ü   Price for your services will seriously beat down any of your competitor from outside since you can manage the emotions of your fellow staff and actually know what they want for the service.

ü   It is an avenue to increase your monthly contribution if you belong to any or even pick up a project it will finance.

ü   Your services can easily expand to other companies/organisations around your business premises.

ü   If the establishment you work for has branches or outlets, you can capitalize on that on during expansion.

**Warning hints**

1.   You have to be more humble than ever if you have to survive the envy eyes of some of your co – workers.

2.   Make it clear at every point that you are saving cost for every staff at a low profit.

3.   Never let anyone know you run this business just in the company you work for else many will want to be in competition with you or see you as a riper of their salary or wages.

4.   Lastly, there isn’t room for sentiments when dealing with who ever in you business. Business is business! And don’t owe anyone you are dealing with.

I hope I made some sense today. Best wishes to those willing and ready to start up