Building Your Succesful Handyman Business: a guide to starting and operating a successful business

by Chuck Solomon, Susan Siegal (Editor)

Overview

This start-up guide covers the topics important to starting and operating
a successful handyman business or similar home improvement contraction business. The main topics are divided into three sections and include:

* Marketing and Sales
* Operations
* Finance and Administration
* Bonus Materials: In addition to the guide book, purchasers also receive access to 65 customizable
business forms and templates each downloadable to your computer and included with purchase of this guide.

A sample of topics covered include:

* Marketing Your Service Business
* Free and Low-Cost Advertising Strategies
* Pricing and Estimating Jobs
* What Customers Really Want
* Bookkeeping and Record Keeping
* Government Compliance for Small Business

The full list of topics included in the guide include:
Marketing and Sales topics:

* Marketing: Promoting and Selling
* Marketing Your Service Business
* Market Research
* Qualifying Customers
* Selling Your Services
* Free and Low-Cost Advertising Strategies
* Advertising Strategies
* Getting New Clients via Networking
* What Customers Really Want
* Neighborhood Flyer Example
* Letterhead Example
* Referral Request—Example Letter
* Business Cards - A DIY Approach
* Marketing Letter Example to Customer
* Marketing Letter Example to Prospective Customer
* Flyer Coupon Example
* Web Advertisement Example in HTML
* Branding Your Business
* Section Summary
* Free Templates and Forms

Operations topics:

* Operations
* Introduction to Pricing and Estimating Jobs
* Pricing
* Estimate Examples Online
* Estimate Example
* Scheduling Jobs
* Weekly Work Schedule Example
* Prospective Customer – Tracking Sheet
* Helpful Resources
* Customer Tracking Sheet
* What Tools and Supplies Do I Need To Get Started?
* Vendor Contact Information Sheet Example
* Fax Cover Sheet-Example
* Getting Paid
* How Much Can You Earn?
* Quality Control
* Customer Satisfaction
* What Customers Really Want From a Contractor
* Contracts and Customer Terms
* Computers and Software
* Section Summary

Finance and Administration topics:

* Financial Matters
* Business Plan
* Example Business Plan Outline
* Financial Plan
* Bookkeeping and Record Keeping
* Invoice Example
* Expense Tracking Sheet
* Invoice Tracking Sheet
* Mileage Journal
* Banking and Credit
* What Kind of Insurance Do I Need?
* Government Compliance for Small Business
* Collections
* Section Summary
* Conclusion
* About the Author

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012108975
Publisher:	BuildHandymanBusiness.com
Publication date:	01/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	299,828
File size:	275 KB

About the Author

Chuck Solomon owns and operates a successful home improvement business serving the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill) area of North Carolina (see www.CarolinaHandyman.com). Mr. Solomon has been a handyman most of his life, helping his dad and uncles with home projects starting at an early age. He went on to college and graduate school and worked for non-profits, consulting, information technology and human resources fields but always did handyman/home improvement projects for himself and others. This guide book is the compilation of the many hours worked in starting and growing his own home improvement business. When not fixing things, Mr. Solomon enjoys hiking, paddling, cooking, traveling and spending time with his family.

Editorial Reviews

I have been looking to start my own handyman-painting business for many years. This book has been very well written and Is very Informative. The electronic documents that come along with the book are a great bonus! I am just now starting to customize them to reflect what my business will do. Some of the information and knowledge contained in this book would help to start other types of business. The Author has given you everything to get started.

John S

We launched our handyman business earlier this year and scoured the internet for resources to help us learn about the industry and the ins and outs of starting a handyman business. This book was by far the best resource we have found. It was extremely helpful with very practical tips on how to start and successfully grow a handyman business. This book is worth much more than the price, excellent resource!

Dan M