Dry cleaning is a promising type of business, but it is possible to achieve success in this field only if several conditions are met: determine what means you own; are you ready to work independently or will you hire hired employees; whether this business will be your main or secondary business.
Instructions
Step 1
Make a business plan. You can calculate everything yourself or entrust the calculations to special intermediary firms. Define a business concept - dry or water cleaning, a combination of both forms; make a list of things you will take for cleaning, etc. The production and financial parts of your business plan should include the costs of finding premises, buying or renting it, summing up all communications, purchasing equipment, personnel costs, etc.
Step 2
Find a room - best of all, a ready-made complex, where a laundry or dry cleaning used to be located. Then you do not have to spend a lot of money on the construction of a building from scratch. The minimum area for a small dry cleaner is about 150 square meters.
Step 3
If you are building a dry cleaner, then order the development of the project from a specialized company. You just have to coordinate the project with the district administration, fire inspection and Rospotrebnadzor.
Step 4
Monitor suppliers of dry cleaning equipment, find suitable options and contact company representatives. It is better to purchase new equipment, since with it you get guarantees, service, professional and high-quality installation. If you don't have enough money, you will have to buy used cars, which can significantly reduce the efficiency of your business. A mini dry cleaner can include two or three cars, a stain remover booth, and several steam air dummies.
Step 5
Find dry cleaning personnel. You don't need any special knowledge of servicing cars, so conduct interviews and select people you like. Be prepared for the fact that you have to conduct training for employees - you can coordinate this with the company that will sell you the equipment. To service a small dry cleaner, 6 people are enough, who will work in two shifts.
Step 6
Invest in advertising and spreading information about the opening of your dry cleaner - advertise in the newspaper, Internet sources, distribute flyers to nearby houses, hang a large banner in the area. Develop a flexible system of discounts that will allow you to retain regular customers as well as attract new ones.
