As with any rental business, startup costs can be much higher than a traditional business. The most expensive thing you will have to buy is a garbage truck. After all, it helps to have something to carry your containers to customers.
There are many different types of dumpsters to choose from, so it pays to do your due diligence and find the ones that are right for you and your customers. If they are too small, they will not fit your customers’ needs, and if they are too large, they will be uncomfortable to use
A business plans
As with any new business, you can’t jump in headfirst; you must start with a business plan. This plan must be precise and complete since a lot of investment is at stake and must be easy to understand in five minutes. It can also validate your idea before making any investment and allow you to decide if it is the best decision for your future.
Naming your company
Next, you need to create a name for your new skip-hire business. This should not be timely as it will likely be used for a long time, and rebranding, once established, can be a nightmare. Instead, it should be relevant to the container niche and understandable to anyone across it. This means no flashy names that aren’t related to your business at all.
Market study
Figure out who your target market is and how you will market your business to them. This is a good step for any new business and helps validate the viability of your business before you make any non-time investments. Make sure it’s specific to the area you’re targeting and detailed enough to refer to later.
Register your business
Of course, you have to register your business and acquire the appropriate permits to operate your dumpster rental business. These are usually filed with your local government, and you should be able to find more information on their website about the process you need to go through permits.
Marketing your business
Lastly, you will need to market your business through advertising. This will help boost the visibility of your newly found skip bin rental business. Consider advertising through social media, print media and billboards to get maximum exposure for your business from the start.
Final advice
The best way to engage customers with your business is by creating an attractive website, as this will give them a place to get all the information they need and book a skip bin on their own time. To make it easier for people to find your website, you should include it in any promotional materials you use for your business, whether social posts, brochures, or print media ads.
It would help if you also considered cleaning and maintaining your containers since you know how messy people can be. After just one use, your containers might need cleaning, which can greatly affect how happy people are with your containers. People expect a clean container where they can throw their waste; the last thing you want is for a customer to have to deal with someone else’s mess.