Career Case Study - Starting a Car Wash Business in Richmond, Virginia

Working in Corporate America is a good way toconsultant. What questions might you have?
make a living and get a paycheck and yetRegarding your project there? What type of car
perhaps you have been considering starting awash are you now considering? Coin Op, Flex
company of your own? Have you beenServe, Full Serve or Combo of one of those?
considering starting a business of your own andPerhaps an All hand wash?There is sufficient labor
you just hate waiting in line at the car wash? Dosupply in some areas of the city. Good growth
you think you could do better? Perhaps you couldand higher end in others. I found some of the car
and maybe there is some additional opportunity inwashes under whelming in over all services, quality
the market where you live to start a carcontrol, labor quality of person and too long of
wash?Lets look at a case study; Starting a Carlines on weekends.When considering starting a
Wash Business in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond,business of any type; I am sure you have lots of
VA is a decent car wash market, although somethoughts. Competition can be dealt with and word
areas of the city are over saturated with otherof mouth and some strategic marketing could
car washes already in place. First you will need tosolve those issues, along with superior service and
determine a location if you are thinking of startingkeeping lines shorter and faster moving at peak
a car wash business; Have you picked out aperiods. These are some of the things you must
location or side of town you are thinking ofaddress if you are considering a career as a car
there?Perhaps you will need some assistancewash owner.Lance Winslow - Online Think Tank
getting started and maybe a find a car-washingforum board.