Hi there, new member here -
My brother and I have been searching around for buisnesses to start, and we've discovered that there aren't that many carpet cleaners that service our area, so I've been entertaining the idea of starting a buisness, while I don't know a -ton- on the subject, I know the basics (like 100 hours of youtube videos haha) and I've enrolled in an IICRC class coming up in March, plus I plan on going on a couple of local ride alongs if possible.
We don't have a ton of cash between us but my Brother is an army veteran and we were toeing around the possibility of getting a VA loan for the majority of start up expenses and at least a year of operating expenses.
Has anyone started a carpet cleaning business this way and did it take off for you?
We're shooting around the 100k mark for a van, truckmount and expenses, but we've also considered a lower cost option of an ETM (namely the Escape) with a portable unit as backup.
Thanks, and glad to be here, been lurking for the last couple of months so it's nice to finally say hello!
My brother and I have been searching around for buisnesses to start, and we've discovered that there aren't that many carpet cleaners that service our area, so I've been entertaining the idea of starting a buisness, while I don't know a -ton- on the subject, I know the basics (like 100 hours of youtube videos haha) and I've enrolled in an IICRC class coming up in March, plus I plan on going on a couple of local ride alongs if possible.
We don't have a ton of cash between us but my Brother is an army veteran and we were toeing around the possibility of getting a VA loan for the majority of start up expenses and at least a year of operating expenses.
Has anyone started a carpet cleaning business this way and did it take off for you?
We're shooting around the 100k mark for a van, truckmount and expenses, but we've also considered a lower cost option of an ETM (namely the Escape) with a portable unit as backup.
Thanks, and glad to be here, been lurking for the last couple of months so it's nice to finally say hello!