GARAGE BUSINESS

Garage Business

Garage Business

TASK 1

Introduction

A small family firm of builders consisting of a Father and Son partnership and several skilled workers and labourers has been commissioned by the local Vicar to construct a detached Garage that will be used for storing equipment for the church and the local parish hall. The building is to be built of bricks with a concrete floor, corrugated roof and skylights. The wooden doors are to be made on site - no heavy lifting is needed. No activity needs more than two people. The planned start date is the 8th May 2010 and completion is required as 8th June 2010.

Activity ID

The best thing about a garage business is that you do not necessarily need to look for a commercial location to service vehicles when you are just starting up. A garage business can generally be started as a small business from home and you can get your first set of clients from the people in your neighborhood. If you have no idea about starting a garage business, here are some helpful tips for you to succeed in the vehicle servicing business industry: Building Firm Staff Members are

Father - Chief Executive / Sales & Marketing

Mother - Finance director

Son - General manager

Description

It will be an advantage if you are technically adept in providing engine repair and maintenance repair to your clients. It will however be inevitable that you will be upgrading and providing vehicle maintenance to more cars than you can handle which will require that you hire skillful mechanics and technicians to handle the varied services that your repair shop offers.

Earliest starting date

You might be providing the best car repair shop services and the best vehicle servicing equipment in you garage business but if you are not able to choose a good location for your garage, your efforts and investments will be useless. This is for reason that a number of clients in the garage business actually prefer to choose accessible repair shops. They want repair service centers that are preferably near their houses or which will only require them to drive a short way. You will also find it valuable to increase your garage business' visibility by advertising your small business in areas frequented by vehicle owners.

Activity duration

One particular reason why many garage businesses were unsuccessful is that they have not established themselves as trustworthy and dependable vehicle service providers. You will therefore find it a good idea to offer warranties to your customers to ensure them they can always return for back jobs should there be problems with your repairs and services. Remember to provide the best services to your clients as they will be the ones who will advertise your garage business and car repair services to their friends and family members who may need recommendations for good and dependable garage shops.

Earliest Finishing Date

The earliest finish date is as 8th June 2010.

Latest starting date

The earliest start date is as 8th May ...