A tool rental for construction work is a good business idea for a budding entrepreneur who knows a lot about traditional men's crafts. This type of business has not yet become widespread, so competition can be found minimal, but it promises some benefits, the main thing is that it allows you to expand the scope of activity over time by mastering related areas.
It is necessary
- - a room with an area of about 40-50 square meters;
- - racks for storing tools, landline telephone and computer;
- - the first batch of a variety of instruments that you will be renting;
- - a partner with experience in repairing a wide variety of electrical equipment;
- - advertising in print media and city directories of goods and services.
Instructions
Step 1
Rent a room with an area of 40-50 square meters, with access to the street and the ability to organize a small warehouse in it. Naturally, there is no need for a tool rental point to be located on a central street, its place is in a residential neighborhood, whose residents are not interested in buying, but in the temporary use of tools, the need for which will disappear after a specific job is completed. Your main means of attracting customers - print ads and so-called "word of mouth" in a masculine way - will themselves lead interested people directly to your point.
Step 2
Equip the premises of the point by allocating an area for storing tools and a counter for communicating with customers and processing transactions. One or two people will work at the point, the first of whom will issue the tool, and the second will deal with its current repair and accounting. Both employees can perform the same functions, replacing each other periodically.
Step 3
Form an assortment of tools that you will rent out, try to include as many units as possible in it before starting work, remember the different types of equipment that are in demand at a construction site or in a suburban area. Most of your assortment is power tools for repairs and small construction work (drills, hammer drills, grinders, electric saws), and more bulky devices (concrete mixers, lawn mowers, welding machines) are also in demand. At the first purchase, you need to purchase several units of as many tools as possible, and then buy in addition only those types of equipment for which there is a high demand.
Step 4
Think over an advertising campaign for the future rental point and draw up an advertising budget for the first months of its operation. The most successful advertising channels in the case of construction tools are print publications, free classified newspapers, and city directories. It is worth trying to advertise on the Internet as well, although its effectiveness in this case may be different. It is worth remembering that advertising and awareness of local residents is almost the only guarantee of income and payback for a rental point, at least until you acquire a good contingent of regular customers.
