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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: alticry on June 20, 2008, 03:16:53 pm

Title: starting up
Post by: alticry on June 20, 2008, 03:16:53 pm

looking for advice on starting up.Live in pretty isolated part of the country . Have 2000 pounds to set up but not sure how to invest it as good quality machines are too expensive.I will also need some cash for training.Im in DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY

Initialy I will have other work to tide me over.any advice?

thanks
paul

Title: Re: starting up
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on June 20, 2008, 03:33:02 pm

Welcome Paul. a bit more info on your profile will get more respone,
specially your location.

You will get lots of help and advise on here, however some wont help
if you are in there neighbourhood, others will.

Andrew

Title: Re: starting up
Post by: alticry on June 20, 2008, 04:01:18 pm

thanks andrew

Title: Re: starting up
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on June 20, 2008, 04:17:26 pm

Your welcome, your not too far from me.
Are you in Dumfries its self, or out in the wilds.
You will need to spend your cash carefully, and training is advised.
Do you have much competition?
How rural is your area?

If you like you are welcome to spend the day with my tech, if you want to see a typical day !!
emai me at andrewbriscoe@fsmail.net
or on here.

A full or part time job will help you out to start with, as we are in a bit of a credit crunch at mo
if what we see on tv is anything to go on,

Andrew.

Title: Re: starting up
Post by: Barry Livingstone on June 20, 2008, 04:41:42 pm

Hey Paul being in DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY you will need time and loads of cash for ads....leaflets that sort of thing. plus what supplier is close to you .......cleantech in Killi but they only stock Prochem....there work there you just have to go oout find it and get it .....good luck.

Title: Re: starting up
Post by: clinton on June 20, 2008, 04:49:22 pm

Thats a great offer alticry by andrew you caint get a beter start than go out with an experienced guy for the day to see how he works,and then maybe do some sort of training course,prochem make some good cleaning materials if they have a distributer near you.good luck .. clinton

Title: Re: starting up
Post by: Donato on June 20, 2008, 08:11:13 pm

from my recent experience £2000 will get you set up with your cleaning equipment and initial training.
You will probably need more for advertising, YP..leaflets.. webpage...they all cost.
You will also need atleast a years money to live on, unless your lucky or have another source of income.
Look on Ebay for good secondhand equipment.
Would take up Andrews offer...
Good Luck Donato.

Title: Re: starting up
Post by: Mike Osbourne on June 20, 2008, 08:43:46 pm

Try DP print for leaflets and get their sample adverts for ideas.

Or, buy a £50 mono laser printer and morrisons A4 paper at £1.73 a ream.

Put an offer on it and a phone number and stuff out as many as you can each and every month.