We already have the capital, unfortunately we don't know what business we want to start. How about opening a laundry business. Quite promising, you know!
In recent years the laundry business has mushroomed. The cool thing about running this business is that you are not required to have a lot of skills. Because of this, many novice entrepreneurs start their business with a laundry business.
Laundry Business History
Yup, before you learn more, it's a good idea to first understand what this laundry business is all about. The laundry business is a service sector that offers customers to wash consumer goods. Generally, the items washed are clothes and shoes.
After investigating, this laundry business has been around since 1851, BossQ. This laundry business was founded by an immigrant from China named Wah Lee. He was the first person to run a hand laundry business. Since then, the laundry business has begun to spread throughout the world. Until now, the laundry business is a business that brings a lot of profits to the owner.
The scale of this business varies, you can start it from a simple home business to a laundry business that requires precision and careful planning. There are different types of laundry businesses, including conventional, kilo, shoe, hotel, express and business laundry. You have certainly met one of them. Apart from the six types of laundry, it turns out there is another new type of laundry, namely coin laundry.
For those of you who can't wait to get started, wait a minute. There is something you need to know, that every business has its strengths and weaknesses. Just like this laundry business.
Recognize the Weaknesses and Advantages of a Laundry Business
The weakness is that the laundry business is a simple type of business, anyone can do it, it's not surprising that competition in this business is quite tight so you need to wage a price war and even differentiate it from other types of business. Apart from that, if your business is still considered a home business that does not use a washing machine with a special dryer, you also need to worry about the weather.
Well, apart from that, there is something else you need to think about again. You need to take into account in terms of space. Because, a laundry business certainly needs space that can accommodate a washing machine, dryer, drying area, ironing board, and even a packing area. But don't worry, apart from the weaknesses, this laundry business also has many advantages.
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The advantage of this laundry business is that it is needed by many people, so it's not surprising that it is sought after by many people. Apart from that, this business also does not require you to have too high skills. Anyone can learn it, as long as you are consistent, of course you can reap profits. Not only these two advantages, you can also start this business from your own home, you know. If you have empty space that is not used, you can use it without having to spend capital on building rental costs. Practical, right?
So you are increasingly curious about the types of laundry and how to start a laundry business for each? Come on, check out the following tips!
Tips on How to Start a 3 Very Promising Home Laundry Business
1. Kilo Laundry
In recent years, the kilogram laundry business has increasingly become a business field that is quite popular with many people. As far as the eye can see, many kilograms of laundry appear in several residential areas. This business can be said to be quite promising, especially if you live in an area near a campus or office area.
There's not much capital. Just have capital of less than IDR 4 million, you can open a laundry business by the kilo. With this capital, you can buy a standard washing machine, dryer, iron, scales, detergent and deodorizer, as well as other equipment such as buckets, clothespins and clothes hangers.
Then from this capital, how much income can you get? Yup, from profit calculations with an average order of washing 20 kilos of clothes a day at a rate of IDR 5 thousand per kilogram plus ironing services, the income you can get a month is around IDR 3 million a month.
Hmm... quite promising, right, BossQ? But before you fantasize too far, you also need a few things to take into account. One of them is the use of the machine. Is one washing machine enough to serve all orders in a day? Likewise with the calculation of employing employees. Will you need additional employees or will you just do all the work?
2. Coin Laundry (Laundromat)
Now the coin laundry business is becoming a trend again. Maybe some of you have often seen this type of coin laundry service entrepreneur in Europe, America, Australia and several other Asian regions. Since 2012, coin laundry has begun to be noticed by entrepreneurs in Indonesia. In that year, few were still using coin technology. So there aren't too many competitors.
Even though this type of laundry has quite an advantage, you know, BossQ. Because this laundry offers privacy for its customers because their clothes are not touched by laundry workers or other customers. The washing process is also faster, only 1-2 hours. Customers can also directly see how the process is done. The price is also relatively cheaper because customers do not need to pay for the services of employees to wash it. While waiting, customers can socialize with other customers so that the washing experience can be more enjoyable.
As an entrepreneur, you can also get several benefits. Your business will have fewer workers. You don't need a lot of space for drying, packaging, or even storing clothes, the risk of complaints is smaller because this business uses a self-service system.
But unfortunately to start this business the capital you need is quite large, BossQ. For IDR 200 million, you can build a coin laundry business. With this initial capital, you can get 3 units of laundry machines with a capacity of 6 kg for IDR 50 million.
To start, you need to prepare a business premises with 1-2 employees, a washing machine and various other equipment. It's best to choose a washing machine capacity and price that suits your shopping budget. If your place of business is ready, then it's time for you to start determining prices.
Imagine this is the estimated calculation. A 6 kg capacity washing machine generally operates for 15 minutes. In 1 operation, this washing machine charges 1 coin. Likewise with drying machines. Each coin is priced at IDR 10,000 - IDR 15,000. If you succeed in selling 100 coins in a day, you can get a turnover of approximately IDR 30 million every month. So, if you have decided on the service rates, then you can proceed to the marketing stage.
There are various forms of marketing. You can use banners, brochures that are distributed to the surrounding environment or social media. If you want it to be easier, you can try starting this business using a franchise method with clear calculations.
3. Shoe Laundry
Not long ago a number of millennials had a new hobby, namely collecting shoes. Are you one of them? It turns out that as many people collect shoes, the shoe laundry business is also on the rise. This business does not require large capital like other laundry businesses. So for those of you who want to start a home laundry business and have small capital, this business is really suitable.
To start, it's best to analyze first. Does this business have good potential or not near your house? One way you can do this is to make direct observations in the area around your house. Generally, the target market for this business is students, university students, office workers, or even shoe collectors. If there are quite a lot of target markets in your area, this means that this shoe laundry business can bring in profits for you.
After conducting field observations, you can start equipping your business with a washing area, drying area, shoe rack or cupboard, and other equipment such as detergent and deodorizer. Apart from brushes and soap, if you want to get serious, you should invest your capital in a special shoe washing machine. The price of this shoe washing machine varies quite a bit, starting from IDR 2 million to over IDR 5 million. To make the laundry process more effective and efficient, choose a shoe washing machine that is equipped with a dryer feature.
Each shoe certainly has different materials. Also understand how to care for shoes based on their material. Because different types of materials, different ways of caring for them are also different. Generally, the services offered are quick cleaning, deep cleaning, special treatment, unyellowing for white shoes, repaint and leather care. Each of them has varying prices. Depends on the material.
If you set a price of IDR 25 thousand to IDR 200 thousand, open every day, and at least 20 customers come per day, then the turnover you will get is IDR 15 million to IDR 120 million per month. If assumed, the net profit you can get is 25% of turnover, which is around IDR 3.7 million to IDR 30 million per month.
So that your shoe laundry business can be better known by more people, don't forget to implement a marketing strategy, BossQ. So that customers remain loyal to your laundry business, also prepare a loyalty program. The program can be in the form of 10 free stamps 10 times or using digital activities to make the hype bigger.
That's how to start three laundry businesses as a beginner, complete with estimated capital and profits. Every business certainly has its challenges. So that you can maximize your profits, don't forget to stay consistent.
How Qasir Can Help Your Laundry Business
Like other businesses, laundry businesses also need tools to help record financial transactions. The Qasir application is very suitable for laundry businesses. Not only is it intended for products in the form of goods, you can also fill in the product column in the application as your service product. What's more, in the product column you can enter kilograms. This makes it easier for you to provide prices for each of your service products.
For example: Product name "wash only" price Rp. 6000 per kg. "Iron washing" price Rp. 7500 per kg. "Just iron" the price is IDR 6000 per kg. Once a customer buys your laundry service, all you have to do is enter which product they took, complete with quantity. You can print a copy of the order receipt with Print Order Receipt for customers. Later, once the laundry is finished, all he has to do is show a copy of the order and exchange it for a receipt as valid proof of payment.
Want to know more about the Order Ticket Print feature? Click this link and read how to use it in your Qasir application. If you want to activate the Print Order Ticket feature, click this link, you only need to pay once to activate the Print Order Ticket feature forever. For those of you who haven't used Qasir, you can use all the basic features of Qasir for FREE by downloading from this link.