How do you start a small concrete business?

Answer 1

First and foremost, you need to complete a business plan. This will cover any questions you might have need to answer during your start up process; i.e. What is my current market? Who am I going to be competing with? What are my price points and profit margins? What is my budget? Do I have all of the tools and resources I need to begin? And, what are my five year goals?

These are only a few of the questions that will be answered during this process, but it is a vital step in starting ANY business. A second benefit you will get from doing this is that if you need to go to the SBA or Small Business Administration:

http://www.sba.gov

for any financial assistance to start up, they will always require that you have a business plan first. (They also have a business plan template available for free on their website) This way you will be ahead of the game.

After you have done this, and applied for the proper state licensing that you will need to perform under legal terms of operation, then you will need contracts, forms and templates to use in your estimating and scheduling process. The best site I have found for this is

http://www.constructionofficeonline.com

They offer some free or low cost templates which are great for either small start up construction companies, or for individual field or office use in larger construction companies.

Remember, this business will not pay out right away, so you should have some savings to live on for at least a 3 to 6 month period that will pay the bills until you start to see a profit!

Good Luck with your new adventure!

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Starting a concrete business requires not only tools and knowledge of their use, but also business training and marketing.

Identifying your targeted customers and projects and learning how to market to that demographic. Some companies such as http://www.curbmaker.com offer business training included with the purchase of your tools and equipment.