Have a few questions for you guys that own & have started small businesses.
A little background on my situation. I've worked in the RV industry for 12 years now, worked my way up from washing RV's as a summer job to a master certified tech. Kinda maxed out in pay + or - a few bucks from dealership to dealership or I take a step into management & run someone else's business. All the service facilities are linked with big dealership's & charge $120+ an hour. There's no independent service shops in the area & in our area there's a huge market for RV's. The dealership I currently work for's sales numbers are in the thousands. My idea is to open a shop that is independent from a dealership & offer a more reasonable labor rate.
My questions are about the initial startup of a business. Did you get a loan, how was the process, any advice or things you would do differently. What kind of business did you start LLC, CORP? What kind of insurance are needed. How long did it take to get rolling
Just starting to get serious about this. Hopefully we can get going by spring when the RV season takes off.
Thanks for any input,
Luke
A little background on my situation. I've worked in the RV industry for 12 years now, worked my way up from washing RV's as a summer job to a master certified tech. Kinda maxed out in pay + or - a few bucks from dealership to dealership or I take a step into management & run someone else's business. All the service facilities are linked with big dealership's & charge $120+ an hour. There's no independent service shops in the area & in our area there's a huge market for RV's. The dealership I currently work for's sales numbers are in the thousands. My idea is to open a shop that is independent from a dealership & offer a more reasonable labor rate.
My questions are about the initial startup of a business. Did you get a loan, how was the process, any advice or things you would do differently. What kind of business did you start LLC, CORP? What kind of insurance are needed. How long did it take to get rolling
Just starting to get serious about this. Hopefully we can get going by spring when the RV season takes off.
Thanks for any input,
Luke