ANY HELP APPRECIATED

[garrylee05]

I HAVE NOT SET UP A BUSINESS YET BUT I HAVE HAD AN IDEA AND CONTACTED MY PERSPECTIVE CLIENTS AND THE REACTION HAS BEEN EXCELLENT 9 PEOPLE OUT OF 15 I HAVE SPOKE TO ARE INTERESTED IN MY SERVICE IDEA BUT NOW THEY HAVE ASKED MY TO PUT SOMETHING ON PAPER AND IM STUCK AS I DONT ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THIS MEENS ANY HELP IS MUCH APPRECIATED...

[jackthehat]

Write what services/products you will provide; your prices; your payment terms.

That's basic advice.............

What will you be offering specifically ?

(And could you please answer NOT using upper-case letters....it makes it difficult to read.)

[garrylee05]

pro active building maintenance visit to each site owned by the client basically making remedial repairs on services and building fabrics e.t.c

[garrylee05]

on a routine cycle

[jackthehat]

OK -
Something along the lines of :

Garrylee05 offers a complete remedial maintenance package including xxxxxxxxxx.
For a monthly contract-fee to the client of £............... we offer full servicing to be carried out at a freqency determined by the client.

[garrylee05]

contract fee??? that seems to be something i havent thought of, how would i get a contract drawn up, and would each contract need to be different for each customer and when should i introduce to be signed e.t.c

[garrylee05]

or is this a totally new question

[dh001]

gary, Have a look at Businesslink.gov.uk Business Link is a free business advice and support service, available online and through local advisers.

[boxtops]

You would certainly need contracts with each of your clients which will be binding documents - otherwise how do they know what you have agreed to for them, and how much they are going to have to pay you on a regular basis? They are signed when everything has been agreed between the two of you. Sounds like you might benefit from some professional advice on business start-ups (as well as the advice you will get from the knoweldgeable people on AB) - have a look at www.businesslink.gov.uk. I don't know the detail but I believe there can be start-up grants for new businesses.

[boxtops]

PS - sorry dh, our posts crossed!

[dh001]

No probs boxtops.

[jackthehat]

If you tell your clients that for a 12-month period, you will visit their property twice a month and carry out (or arrange to have carried out) works to maintain their property you can tell them that it would be for a sum of (say) £6000per annum, payable in 12no. monthly installments of £ 500. (This will ensure that you always have something coming in each month). Parts and materials to be supplied at trade+ 5% (or similar).

Write up the contract, check for spelling and grammar ad leave any spaces for the figures blank. When you have verbally agreed terms with your client either add the figures/terms and then print it out, or write them in.

Get 2 copies done. You sign them, the person with authority to make the decision for your clients signs them (very important point; it stops them wriggling in dispute), date them and then you keep one (in a very safe place) giving one to your client.

[garrylee05]

cheers guys