Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jamie Lindsay on October 31, 2010, 12:02:30 pm
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Just wondering if any1 has a carpet cleaning business plan I could use as a template ?
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Hi Jamie
Great question. If your after a business plan then you only need to look at any franchise. Why dont go alone and have a chat to any UK based franchise you don't have to tell them your position but if you ask the right questions you should get the answers your looking for.
Now if you mean "Marketing Plan" Then Direct Response marketing is the way to go. I would look outside carpet cleaning for people into this type of marketing as their approach will be fresh to carpet cleaning. I did this other way around when I had my maid service, i got ideas from carpet cleaning and used them in my maid service with great success. No one else had ever used this type of marketing with a maid service before so it was new and fresh.
Good Luck
Ian Harper
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Just need a template on microsoft word... need to submit one by tommorow
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http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=1&oq=business+plan&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GZEV_enGB374GB374&q=business+plan+template
the power of google ;) ;)
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Need to submit one by tomorrow ???
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Clocks have gone back so he’s got an extra hour ;D ;D
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You have to submit one tomorrow - and you havent bothered to do it before now!! If this is how serious you take your business then what chance have you got ???
Unbelievable.
Mark
p.s. not trying to be rude, but you need a wake up call by the sounds of it so dont take it personally.
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jamie
just tell em "the dog ate it"
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In difficult circumstances than normal didnt know I had to submit or it would have been done weeks ago
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Hi
Some good guides on that Bank of Scotland site.
Dave
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What did it say, shaft all your customers for every penny?
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allot of chips on allot off shoulders... some people take life far to serious lol... let me run my own business and i'll let you run yours ;D
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Sometimes Jamie, you wonder if you should have kept quiet ......but you do have a couple of helpful posts which should see you through.
Good luck
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no offence intended but sometimes feel that ppl just like to comment away from the subject.....asking for a business plan turned into a wake up call... respect everyone on this forum and your advice is very very helpfull but no one knows how good o bad my business is so dont feel that there in the position to comment
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What did it say, shaft all your customers for every penny?
Hes referring to the bank of Scotland.
Graeme
Access Cleaning Solutions
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oops sorry my bad... sorry Robert miss read that there
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Sorry mate should have been more clear.
Doing a business plan is a VERY good idea, however I know a few people who are extremely succesful and never ever done one because they didn't need to jump through hoops for the bank.
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I have one to keep myself right as well.... think its good to have a level of planing in the business or it could end up going off in tangent... no need to be sorry buddy everyone has there own way of running thier business thats what I find most intresting about it ;D
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Jamie
sounds like your about to borrow some money. my advise don't do it. raise it by earning it. what ever you think you don't need that big machine or extra equipment. Sales should drive all investment. grow a step at a time there are no short cuts to this business.
respect
Ian Harper
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no dont worry would never do that... I have funds already
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Jamie
sounds like your about to borrow some money. my advise don't do it. raise it by earning it. what ever you think you don't need that big machine or extra equipment. Sales should drive all investment. grow a step at a time there are no short cuts to this business.
respect
Ian Harper
Thats a brilliant bit of advice, that I had to learn the hard way Ian.
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nothing wrong with loans for funding a business as long as there used wisely. why spend your own money when you can spend the banks.
if youve got 10k in the bank then why not borrow 10k instead of blowing all your money.
bank loans are a valuable asset to any business.
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I think its better to use funds you have laying about rather than paying huge intrest on borrowed money.
Your money sitting in the bank will probably be doing bugger all anyways so better to invest it in good equipment for a business which can then make you more money.
Plus, some people just cant help themsleves! Once they get in to a "borrowing" mentality!
Dont have the money?? Sell stuff! liquidise some assests :-)
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There's no straight answer to this you need to know yourself. If you look at those characters in the Dragons' Den that Jock guy borrowed as much as he could and bullpoopted his way to it. Ask another billionaire and they will say never borrow a penny.
These rich guys always say there's big opportunities in a downturn. What they mean is low interest rates and people desperate to sell you something they paid top dollar for. ;)
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Of course borrowing sometimes is vital! .... In other businesses.
My comment was more amied at the carpet cleaning business.
Duncan Bannatyne is a very shrood business man and knows what he's doing (or atleast he's very lucky lol)
But you cant expect all new start ups to have this same level of shroodness ::) ??? or balls!
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Debt can be a good thing. If you can borrow at 5% and make 30% then it's a good thing isn't it.
If you have debt for your new 60" plasma and 2 weeks in Disneyland, that's a bad thing.
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people like duncan banatyne etc are not going to give their million dollar secrets away on tv... people look for solutions how to make there business successful but really its all about opinion belief and natural judgement... there is no mathematical solutions in carpet cleaning if there was everyone and there gran would be in this game
just my view lol
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Guys
with respect, if you where just about to buy something and the priced jumped say 10% would you still buy? because thats what happens when you buy on finance. the ting ends up costing you more. every pound that goes on interest is one thats not going on beer -)
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Buying assets on finance is a fantastic idea , if you can make those assets earn revenue in excess of the financing costs.
That is what every business does that borrows money , the only downside is when the revenue is not coming in.
With carpet cleaning, getting a steady income stream is not always possible , the capital and interest still needs to be paid though. This is wht most buy cheap equipment and muddle through .
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I think the answer to this is obvious. If you like leveraging your time then do it although it is a CALCULATED risk. If you like the saftey of knowing it's bought and paid for then that's the way to go for you.
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Jason
dont you think that that extra interest money with testing would be better invested in marketing?
respect
Ian
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Go On Training Course Learn Basics
No Money Start Up Plan
Design Simple Leaflet explaing your service.
Go door knocking for a week asking if you could qive a qoute for carpet cleaning.
Book job,
Now you can either phone up a carpet cleaner you have made a prior arrangement with and collect 25% of ticket price for yourself,
or Previously book a top end Hot Water Extraction Machine from a Hire company such as HSS for a week and do jobs yourself.
Follow this pattern until you have enough cash to invest in regular leaflet distribution , and advertising.
Continue Door Knocking
Once you are sure you have a market invest in a good quality machine,
Keep working until you have the money as Ian says or lease one or buy on 13month interest free credit card but only after you are sure you can make a go of it,
If you get bored with door knocking sell wide screen tv junk in garrage, bikes cds dvds
No need for anyone to be unemployed