Hey folks,
Please pick my small business idea apart...
I'm in a medium sized metro area, around 500,000 folks.
We have LOTs of restaurants and sit-down type places.
I suspect many of these places are going to want to remove up to 50% of their tables and chairs (especially the higher end places like the bonefish grill nearby) due to covid.
Many of these places don't have storage "outback" or, if they do, it's not large.
So, I'm thinking of going it, removing extra tables and chairs, cleaning them up, repairing them, and storing in a nearby storage unit (plenty of them close by too... sadly...).
I'm thinking me, maybe two other folks for labor, a ryder truck, and we are in business. Maybe 30 bucks a table and 15 bucks a chair, this includes the above services (removal/cleaning/repair if needed) and storage for say 90 days, and return when the business wants. Longer term options to be negotiated on a place by place basis.
So, what am I missing, I'm sure there are some details in my blind spots here... please help me find them.
Action items:
- Call a couple of local places and see if they have any interest and test price points
- Call storage places and check costs for units
- Price rental trucks
Negatives:
- Many restaurants are in a cash crunch, will they be willing to use this service or just make piles of tables/chairs "over in the corner"?
- Only higher end places interested? Reduces number of possible clients?
All thoughts appreciated!
Cheers!
Tim