What a detail or wrap shop needs to start

This trade takes custody of something worth thousands and hands it back changed. That changes what has to be ready before marketing sends anyone through the door.

Module 1 of the Castells Media academy for contractors: Starting the business.

You are responsible for the car while it is yours

The license, and what it does not cover

Garagekeepers coverage, not just general liability

A booking system, before a phone number

A phone, an email and a bank account that belong to the business

What one empty bay costs. Put your own numbers in. A missed appointment in this trade is not just a lost customer, it is time on a piece of equipment (the bay, the lift, the booth) that cannot be sold again once the hour has passed.

Do this next: Call your insurance broker this week and ask, by name, whether your policy includes garagekeepers or bailee\

Written by Castells Media, a marketing agency at 1298 Antelope Creek Drive, Roseville, California, working with home service businesses across the US.

Castells Media Inc, 1298 Antelope Creek Drive, Roseville, California