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See how to explore your community to determine if starting a messenger courier and delivery service can capture a solid market share of business.
How?
Gauge Demand
See what the demand is for another delivery service by checking in the Yellow Pages in your area for the number of listings for two, three and four years ago and for this year.
If there is an increase, this is a fairly good indicator of demand.
Also check the Internet for courier services in your area.
Nationally, the demand for starting such a business is way up in spite of everyone being wed to the computer.
Most businesses need legal papers, contracts, packages and special items delivered today, but do not want to use an employee because of the workload and cost.
This is where you enter the picture.
Another way to gauge demand is to ask business owners of retail stores and service businesses who have “multiple locations” in your area, if they have a need for transferring items between locations and, if so, how do they presently do it.
While chatting with these folks do some market research.
Say something like, "When I start my business, how would you like me to better serve your needs?" Then, just take the conversation from there by asking additional service questions. Like:
- What’s the one thing that bugs you about your current delivery service?
- Would you be interested in an introductory price to test how responsive my services will be to meet your needs?
- How often do you use your current service?
- Under what conditions would you use me when I start my business courier service?
- I am attempting to line up your company as a user of my company when I start my business courier service. May I count on your support please?
These inquiries can be great leads when you actually start a business courier service.
Delivery Area VS. Staff Size VS. Private Contracting
When you’re thinking “local” area, what does that mean?
Please obtain a detailed street map of your community and layout two or three service zones.
For instance, maybe you want to service a metro area surrounded by a major circular Interstate like the ones that begin with a 2 as in I-275.
Inside that zoned could be one zone and outside another. Or maybe there is an east side or a west side that is your dividing line. You get the point.
You need to do this to gauge the resources needed for starting a business courier service and to determine how much to charge.
The larger the area the more likelihood you’ll need to involve another person in your start-up effort.
For your delivery service please consider the option of contracting with a current deliver business as a private contractor.
This has at least two advantages.
First, you’ll become familiar with their operating procedures, strengths and weaknesses.
This will give you a good starting point for drafting your own operating framework.
Plus you’ll get to know a competitor for when you begin your own business courier service.
Second, You’ll get a handle on pricing. How much do they charge? Is it by mile or is it a flat rate? Do they have zones?
Business Courier Service: Essentials You’ll Need
- Obviously, a car or van in dependable condition.
- Start up cash for living expenses, business cards, an advertising flier to leave behind as you prospect for clients, car insurance covering use of vehicle in a business, a local business license, a Tax Identification Number from the IRS and, possibly, an accountant.
- Use a cell phone for your business number.
- Purchase a good GPS system so you’ll know the ins and outs of where you’re going. This is a time saver.
- A computer and printer is needed to create invoices, as well as, to keep your business records.
- Lastly, to really make your business sing, develop a website, or have a website developed for you, that is excellent enough to place you on the first page of Google when someone is searching for a local business courier service.
I strongly recommend Site Build It (SBI), for they are the best in the business by far.SBI has all the tools for you to build a first rate site that will get found by people and the search engines. .
Still Another Option to Consider
As you make your business plan (for sound low-cost best-in-the-business help, please explore a very appealing option here ), for your business courier service, make sure prospective clients know you’re also starting a delivery business and starting a messenger service.
Why?
Because there are all common interchangeable terms that are used by prospective clients. And, you don’t want to loose the chance to serve them.
One way to ease into your courier service business is to start your own grocery delivery business.
This may sound confusing. Please let me explain.
Nationally, there is a huge demand for you to take over shopping for groceries and delivering them to customers either too busy to shop, or do not what to hassle the effort, or there is some physical limitation for them to do it.
It is suggested that an excellent way to begin your business is first via the grocery mode while also prospecting and developing the delivery service aspect of your start-up business.
The more options you have the more likelihood of your success.
If you want to explore this avenue as you begin your business courier service I strongly suggest you get Paul Buchanan’s Ultimate Grocery Delivery Guide .
This is a proven and popular industry resource and his step-by-step action steps are second to none!
It costs only $19.95 but is worth a ton more in value. Maybe even two tons!
Other Helpful Resources
There is a national organization with super information for you. Messenger Courier Association of America can offer you professional assistance.
The same goes for Courier Magazine , which is designed to help you increase profits by including articles on best practices, pricing, budget making and how to grow your business among its wealth of information.
This is an ideal low cost starting a courier service resource.
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