Starting a Plumbing Business

 

Starting a plumbing business can be confusing, It is difficult to know what to do when it comes to starting a business.

When starting a plumbing company you need to first of all get your trade qualifications and necessary experience. This varies from state to state and can be between 4-6 years. Once you have the necessary qualifications and time allotted you need to do the following.

1. Choose a business structure

When starting a plumbing business you need to decide what sort of structure you want to have the business in. You have a choice of being a Sole trader, Partnership, Company or Trust.

Each has their advantages. See Business Structures for more information

2. Business name choice, Logo and Business card Design

It is important to have a professional image. Unfortunately alot of tradesman do not spend enough time , money and energy on this.

It is a good idea to think of o business name that will either get you traffic for your website from the search engines or if that s not possible then a name that has a positive connotation. A business name needs to do more than just say Joe Blokes Plumbing. When you are choosing a business name that you want to use for your website then get someone to do some keyword research for you to find any suitable names. Getting traffic from the Internet can boost your business many fold. You also need a professional logo design done. Often your logo is the first representation of your business a client will see, so you need to have a professional logo done. Employ a graphic designer and make sure you get the logo given to you in formats that you can use with your printer and website designer.A graphic designer can also design a business card for you at the same time. Do not skimp on your business cards, You should do mat cell _ Gloss or non Gloss Cards with thicker ( higher GSM ) Card material. This makes your business look more respectable and less fly by night.

3. Marketing

 

There are many ways of marketing your business, Some are expensive, some are useless and some do work.