I will open a bussiness doing errands for people.How do I start it and how much can I charge for the service?
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I would develop a shopping/errand contract for you and your customers.\n\nThis contract can keep track of the deposit, the list, and the allotted time for the shopping and errands. I would allow 2 hrs per customer depending on how much they need done.\n\nAnd you should also have a flat fee of $8.95-$15.95. Your fees should be based on time, which day, and the work load.\n\nAnd I would shop for more than one person at a time, that way you kill 2 or 3 customers at a time and save time and money.\n\nMaybe hire you kid or someone part time to help you. You should market to parents and the elderly. \n\nAnd have your customers write/print out detailed list. With brand names, amounts/sizes, quantities, and which store they would like for you to shop at.\n\nAnd get your money first and then you can give them the receipt and change later. That way you don't risk paying for someone else groceries.\n\nAnd make sure you put your customers on mailing list so that you can always promote your business and any new offers to them.\n\nI hope this helps you and if you need help with coming up with a contract I'd be more than willing.\n\nGOOD LUCK!!!
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You need to determine what type of market will your cleaning services tap - do you want to clean private homes, or do you want to service businesses and clean offices? A maid service will be limited to cleaning and maintaining households, while a janitorial business can service hospitals, retail stores, manufacturing facilities, offices, or even parking lots. Opportunities for growth abound in this business, as many commercial cleaning companies as they grow their business offer additional services such as drapery, carpet and window cleaning, lighting, green plants maintenance, heating/ventilation/air conditioning, security, landscaping, parking lot striping, pest control services, etc.\n\nMy advice is for you to read more of the business, so you can determine what you think you want and can given your present resources. The book "101 Best Businesses to Start" estimates that first year potential earnings for this business can be $40,000, while startup expenses can be $5,000 or even lower. Industry experts, however, recommend raising $50,000 for a startup capital in order to be able to invest in heavy duty cleaning equipment and have more resources to spend in marketing the business.\n\nYou may want to read the article "Starting a Janitorial or Cleaning Service Business at PowerHomeBiz.com at http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol95/janitorial.htm . \n\nFrom the article, here are some tips:\n\n1. The first step to marketing your business is deciding who your potential customers are and determining the types of services you could offer. \n\n2. Create little flyers about your business, and distribute it in areas where there are homeowners or parents. Some ideas include daycares, doctor offices.\n\n3. Create alliances with people who are in a position to refer your services -- examples include real estate agents (they can pitch your services to new homeowners in the area), daycare centers, etc.\n\n4. Networking is the most effective strategy to get ahead in the cleaning business. \n\n5. Word of mouth is another effective form of advertising a janitorial service. It can be generated through favorable feedback from your existing clients that will hopefully filter to other home owners in your area.\n\n6. If you decide to embark on advertising, you can try placing an ad in newspapers or trade journals in your area. \n\n7. You can also try direct mailing to potential customers, sending them information and brochures about your business.\n\nFor more in-depth information about the business, we have compiled a list of books on the topic and you can either purchase the book or borrow them from your library. The list of recommended books on starting a home cleaning business can be found at http://www.powerhomebiz.com/bookstore/homecleaning.htm\n\n- How to Start a Home-Based Housecleaning Business (Author: Melinda Morse)\n- Start and Run a Home Cleaning Business (Author: Susan Bewsey)\n- Commercial and Residential Cleaning Services: A Resource Guide to Developing and Maintaining Your Own Janitorial or Home Cleaning Business (Author: Walter Fenix)\n- Start Your Own Cleaning Service (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Ups) (Author: Jacquelyn Lynn )\n- Start and Run a Profitable Home Cleaning Business \nAAuthor: Susan Bewsey
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Prices can be helpful when you're looking around online for a place to go. Any specials that you have going on would be good to have on there. You should link to a map website that can give customers driving directions, and give ways to contact you.\nmaybe a message board? It could start a community that likes to hang out at your place, and you would also get feedback.
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If you want to be up and running ASAP:\n\nhttp://smallbusiness.yahoo.com
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Make sure to check on the insurance.  It can be very high for a new business.  Are you going to be serving alcohol?  Liquor liability costs a lot.  When you do open, get the word out there.  Tell everyone.  Hand deliver take-out menus to all the local businesses for lunch.  Introduce yourself.
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what kind of bussiness? what country do you live in? how much money do i need. what is you product? come on need more info.
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have a physical center open and ready to receive incoming items.\nUse intenet as your media of publicity. its cheap and effective.\nSet up your own webpage, talking about recycling and your business in that webpage. You don't need many page, 5 pages is more than enough. Remember to get a nice domain name that your clients and prospects can remember easily.\nPreferbly, your webpage can also help you to make money at the same time like the system in domain registeration of this site:\n\nhttp://www.website.ws/powercontrol\nTry
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You can contact an employment agency and hire a couple of people.\n\nYou tell them how many you want, and what you are willing to pay, they will try to find people.  It could be expensive (if the agency is paying the people $6.00 an hour, for example, they will charge you $12.00 to $18.00).\n\nYou may be better off to get your kids (if you have teens) and their friends do it.  Pay them $5.00 an hour PLUS pizza or burgers.
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I am an agent with GoSmallbiz and we have service plans for affordable legal services, consultation and other business consultation for small businesses.  I am sure your questions can be answered and more assistance is available if your business is in a state or province which is covered.  Visit my website for details and to sign up and get your questions answered.  Http://www.prepaidlegal.com/biz/greend94\n\nEmail me if you have any questions or concerns.
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As long as there are enough people with enough money to pay someone else to do something they'd rather not do themselves, this seems like a winning idea. The size of the town seems big enough, as long as the demographics work and provided there is not already a lot of competition in this area. My one recommendation is to set it up so you can get paid before you do the work or as soon as you do the work, because collecting afterwards is going to be tricky. In a service business like this, you will encounter a certain number of deadbeats. Also, be real clear on your fee structure, including things like charges for bad checks. You may want to check with your bank for a check verification service. Don't let people take advantage of you. Offer great service, be dependable, and hopefully your customers will recommend you to other people to help you grow your business. This really is a great kind of business and I applaud you for undertaking it.
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START YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!!
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It will take about $100,000 dollars and up to start. Why not start something cheaper? Start a business on something you know how to dobest.
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Entrepreneur.com has a list of low cost startup businesses that you can start from home:\n\nLow Cost Startup Businesses http://www.entrepreneur.com/lowcostbusinesses/0,6617,,00.html\n\nSome other home business ideas:\n\nTop 10 Home Businesses with Rapid Break-Even Time http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol33/breakeven.htm\n10 Profitable “Go-Out" Home Businesses http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol31/goout.htm\n\nThe best home business that you can be sure is not a scam is one that you start yourself. It will depend on what you want, how you define to be interesting. A person may consider a pet sitting business to be the most exciting work in the world, while another person would rather watch TV than take care of dogs. \n\nThe key is to determine what your interests are, what you want to do, what is suitable for your lifestyle and your overall goals, and what can fit with your resources.\n\nDan Ramsey in his book "101 Best Home Businesses" has a chapter on how to find YOUR best home business. He suggests these 10 steps:\n\n1. List 5 things you do best\n2. List how others would benefit from what you do best\n3. Find out how to give people what they want\n4. Learn the value of your services to others\n5. Find out who else offers similar services\n6. Learn from the successes of others\n7. Learn from the failures of others\n8. Plan your own success\n9. Make low cost mistakes\n10. Enjoy what you do and how you do it\n\nHe then made suggestions on the best home businesses according to type. Here are a few of them:\n\nBest Businesses Using Craft or Physical Skills\n- antique restoration\n- auto detail service\n- carpet cleaning business\n- errand/delivery service\n- housecleaning business\n\nBest Service Businesses \n- bed and breakfast operator\n- caregiver\n- catering service\n- senior day care center\n- tutoring service\n\nBest Professional Businesses\n- desktop publisher\n- magazine writer\n- import/export service\n- income tax preparation service\n- event planner\n\nYou may also want to check out the following books:\n\n- Turn Your Talents into Profits: 100+ Terrific Ideas for Starting Your Own Home-Based Microbusiness \n- The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century \n- 121 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home \n- The Best Internet Businesses You Can Start \n- 101 Ways to Make Money at Home
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You could go freelance and clean people's houses. Just make sure to do a good job (especially the bathroom, yeech!). Just make sure they pay cash, you can charge at least 10 dollars per room, or 50 or 60 bucks per house. You can put up ads in bulletin boards around where you live (some stores have them for free).  Lots of older people want people to clean their houses.  \n\nYou could also offer a dog walking service, but check to make sure there aren't laws or anything about that where you live.  \n\nI heard about someone who got real rich operating their own pooper scooper pick up service, you could try that too. Just make sure to do a good job, then ask them for a referral to a friend.
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Go to the better business bureau they can not charge for that. Peace Out!!!
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There are a lot of variables to consider.  Are you in a densely populated area?  How interested in computers is the general population?  What is your rental cost (the building you are in) and other expenses?  Licensing fees, etc.  Have you done a cost analysis?  Are you on a main thoroughfare or a side street?  Is your place of business easily accessible to the general public?  I go to this little E-Cafe since my computer crashed and they charge $2.00 an hour and they have only eight stations.  Most of the clientele stop in for a coffee and a pastry and check up on their E-mail and are gone in about 10-15 minutes.  Average customer spends $7 ($3 for the pastry, $2 for the coffee, $2 for the use of the computer).  Early morning and late afternoon traffic in there is pretty heavy.  Say $56 every 15 minutes, $224 an hour for say at least 5 hours a day, that's $1120.  They are open from 5:00 am to 10:00 pm (long day for a mom and pop store).  Things are a bit hard to come by in the Philippines being everything pretty much needs to be shipped in, so costs would be a bit higher I am supposing.  Having more computers would generate more income, so do the math and take it from there.\n\nYou could also sell magazines, newspapers, sodas, cookies, munchy stuff, but you'll need time to clean the keyboards and such.\n\nHope this helps and good luck.
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call whoever it is you want to pay and set up arrangements