In every waiting room and every office, there are office chairs. These chairs are quite expensive and those buying them surely don't want to simply throw one away just because it's slightly broken.
It is amazing how much new office chairs can cost. They usually start at around $100 and go up from there. Therefore, if you are able to offer a repair service, businesses should be happy to pay you an average of $20 a piece to fix the chairs they already have. Just make sure that you let them know of any added expenses due to replacement parts that are needed, before performing the repairs.
You will need to invest in some simple tools and in a vehicle that you are able to transport your customers' chairs with. A large van or truck is probably the best ideas for a business like this. If you are able to invest in a van, you may even be able to repair the chairs one at a time in your van while parked near your customers. This would save you the cost of traveling if the repairs are simple enough to take care of, from your van. Your customers should be happy to only lose the use of their chairs for just an hour or two.
If you live in an area that has many companies and doctors offices that are within a reasonable distance from you, this could be an excellent 'business idea' for you to consider offering. Visiting each office in person and leaving a business card would be the best way to offer your services to them. Therefore, you may want to invest in a good number of business cards also, so that you are able to leave them with prospective customers.
If you prefer, you can advertise your services also in your local newspapers and phone book. Visiting local office supplies stores would be a good idea too, let them know about your services, in case they would like you to repair floor samples and returns. Leave several business cards with them also.
You might also offer to clean office chairs too, if you are interested in offering this added service. Sometimes someone will have an accident in a perfectly good office chair and just throw it out, not knowing what else to do with it. This is especially a problem with waiting room chairs. If the chairs are upholstered, it can also be quite easy to reupholster simple waiting room chairs. This would of course cost more than $20 to accomplish, but they may be very happy if you are able to refurbish a chair that just needs reupholstering.
The more services that you are able to offer your customers; the better it is for your business.
Resources:
http://www.chairdoctors.com/
http://www.chairmd.com/
http://swivel-chair-parts.com/Tips/tipsPage.html
July 20, 2009
