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| How to start an oven-cleaning business? |
If you are wondering whether you should do it alone or join a franchise, the following
article is for you:
Starting An Oven Cleaning Business
Sounds simple enough doesn’t it ?… couple of buckets, handful of old rags and some
aerosol spray. Get a few fliers photocopied and away you go!
Statistically in the UK 85% of new businesses fail in their first year so starting an oven
cleaning business, as any other business, needs careful thought, planning and number
crunching.
There are two basic ways of starting an oven cleaning business. You could start your
oven cleaning business on your own with help perhaps from your family and your local
friendly bank manager or you may consider investing into an existing oven cleaning or,
even better, an oven valeting franchise. We’ll look at the franchised route to business
in a moment but let’s first investigate starting on your own.
There are many aspects to starting your own oven cleaning business. The first thing to
take into account as this is a mobile service is which vehicle will be appropriate. Will
this be a car or a van ? Will whichever you choose look right in the eyes of your
potential customers?
You’ll then need to investigate what equipment will be required to actually do the job.
Then there are things like insurances in case something goes wrong… Not just third
party liability insurance but also cover in case the oven you’re working on (that may
cost hundreds of pounds to replace) gets broken!
Of course you’re going to need a name to ‘trade as’ and this name will need some
thought and investigation so it doesn’t infringe any existing oven cleaning business’
trademarks or registered marks.
A major consideration when thinking about starting an oven cleaning business is who is
going to teach you what can and can’t be done ? Will this person have the right
qualifications to teach other people what to do? Has the person or company got ISO
accreditation for example? All very important questions to ask.
Then you’ll need to look at continuity of materials and supplies. With the rapidly
changing rules and regulations regarding oven cleaning business trade waste, you’ll
need to find out if it’s possible to dispose of waste legally and, if so, where and at
what cost. There’s maybe a bit more to starting your own oven cleaning business than
might have been immediately apparent.
All of the steps above should be carried out diligently and this is before you’ve even
considered getting customers to use your oven cleaning service!!
You may be aware that advertising doesn’t come cheap and mistakes can be very
costly indeed. An enormous amount of time, effort and money may be required to even
get a couple of inquiries into your new and unheard of oven cleaning business.
At this point it all looks like doom and gloom but, but there is an alternative way of
owning an oven cleaning business with significantly less risk… invest in an oven
cleaning or oven valeting franchise.
Investing in an oven cleaning and oven valeting franchised business may well give you
what you are looking for. An oven cleaning business that you own but a business that
operates under a far larger corporate image. There are over 700 franchised brands in
the UK alone operating in many different sectors of business. Some you may have
heard of any many that you haven’t.
An oven valeting franchise ‘ticks all the boxes’ as the majority, (if not all), of the
potential problems of struggling to set up on your own have been overcome by the
holding company. The company is known as the franchiser.
The franchiser will have many years experience in establishing oven valeting
businesses in the UK and possibly abroad as well. The franchiser will know all of the
tried and tested methods and systems required for an oven cleaning and oven valeting
business to be successful. The franchiser will have a strong brand image that will have
been built over many years utilizing various local and national marketing initiatives to
ensure franchisees get off to a flying start and quickly establish a profitable oven
valeting business. Quality initial training and on-going help and support will be readily
available especially if the franchiser is a full member of the British Franchise
Association (BFA).
An oven valeting business operated under a franchise license is therefore an excellent
route to market with massively reduced risk.
There are many information portals relating to starting in business generally and many
relating to operating franchises.
A site to check for sure on investing in an established and market leading oven
valeting franchised business is http://www.ovenu.com. Simply click the flag of the
country where you are to find out more.
About the author of this article:
Rik Hellewell is the Managing Director of Ovenu, the specialist oven cleaning business.
They have over 100 professional oven valeters operating across Britain.
article is for you:
Starting An Oven Cleaning Business
Sounds simple enough doesn’t it ?… couple of buckets, handful of old rags and some
aerosol spray. Get a few fliers photocopied and away you go!
Statistically in the UK 85% of new businesses fail in their first year so starting an oven
cleaning business, as any other business, needs careful thought, planning and number
crunching.
There are two basic ways of starting an oven cleaning business. You could start your
oven cleaning business on your own with help perhaps from your family and your local
friendly bank manager or you may consider investing into an existing oven cleaning or,
even better, an oven valeting franchise. We’ll look at the franchised route to business
in a moment but let’s first investigate starting on your own.
There are many aspects to starting your own oven cleaning business. The first thing to
take into account as this is a mobile service is which vehicle will be appropriate. Will
this be a car or a van ? Will whichever you choose look right in the eyes of your
potential customers?
You’ll then need to investigate what equipment will be required to actually do the job.
Then there are things like insurances in case something goes wrong… Not just third
party liability insurance but also cover in case the oven you’re working on (that may
cost hundreds of pounds to replace) gets broken!
Of course you’re going to need a name to ‘trade as’ and this name will need some
thought and investigation so it doesn’t infringe any existing oven cleaning business’
trademarks or registered marks.
A major consideration when thinking about starting an oven cleaning business is who is
going to teach you what can and can’t be done ? Will this person have the right
qualifications to teach other people what to do? Has the person or company got ISO
accreditation for example? All very important questions to ask.
Then you’ll need to look at continuity of materials and supplies. With the rapidly
changing rules and regulations regarding oven cleaning business trade waste, you’ll
need to find out if it’s possible to dispose of waste legally and, if so, where and at
what cost. There’s maybe a bit more to starting your own oven cleaning business than
might have been immediately apparent.
All of the steps above should be carried out diligently and this is before you’ve even
considered getting customers to use your oven cleaning service!!
You may be aware that advertising doesn’t come cheap and mistakes can be very
costly indeed. An enormous amount of time, effort and money may be required to even
get a couple of inquiries into your new and unheard of oven cleaning business.
At this point it all looks like doom and gloom but, but there is an alternative way of
owning an oven cleaning business with significantly less risk… invest in an oven
cleaning or oven valeting franchise.
Investing in an oven cleaning and oven valeting franchised business may well give you
what you are looking for. An oven cleaning business that you own but a business that
operates under a far larger corporate image. There are over 700 franchised brands in
the UK alone operating in many different sectors of business. Some you may have
heard of any many that you haven’t.
An oven valeting franchise ‘ticks all the boxes’ as the majority, (if not all), of the
potential problems of struggling to set up on your own have been overcome by the
holding company. The company is known as the franchiser.
The franchiser will have many years experience in establishing oven valeting
businesses in the UK and possibly abroad as well. The franchiser will know all of the
tried and tested methods and systems required for an oven cleaning and oven valeting
business to be successful. The franchiser will have a strong brand image that will have
been built over many years utilizing various local and national marketing initiatives to
ensure franchisees get off to a flying start and quickly establish a profitable oven
valeting business. Quality initial training and on-going help and support will be readily
available especially if the franchiser is a full member of the British Franchise
Association (BFA).
An oven valeting business operated under a franchise license is therefore an excellent
route to market with massively reduced risk.
There are many information portals relating to starting in business generally and many
relating to operating franchises.
A site to check for sure on investing in an established and market leading oven
valeting franchised business is http://www.ovenu.com. Simply click the flag of the
country where you are to find out more.
About the author of this article:
Rik Hellewell is the Managing Director of Ovenu, the specialist oven cleaning business.
They have over 100 professional oven valeters operating across Britain.
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Oven cleaning services have become big business
in western countries, especially in the UK. The
long/hard cleaning chore and the hazards related
to soiled ovens have led both domestic and
commercial kitchen owners to use professional
services.
Today you can find a whole range of oven-cleaning
companies offering their services, from one-man
businesses to franchisers like Ovenu, Ovenclean
and Cookerburra.
If you consider starting an oven-cleaning business,
you may find the Starting a Cleaning Business
Start-Up Guide Kit very helpful.
in western countries, especially in the UK. The
long/hard cleaning chore and the hazards related
to soiled ovens have led both domestic and
commercial kitchen owners to use professional
services.
Today you can find a whole range of oven-cleaning
companies offering their services, from one-man
businesses to franchisers like Ovenu, Ovenclean
and Cookerburra.
If you consider starting an oven-cleaning business,
you may find the Starting a Cleaning Business
Start-Up Guide Kit very helpful.