How to Start a Home-Based Computer Repair Business

Name: How to Start a Home-Based Computer Repair Business
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ISBN: 9780762786589

ISBN-10: 0762786582

ISBN-13: 9780762786589

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Authors: Ryan Arter

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List price: $25.95
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 7/2/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.066
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



So You Want to Start a Home-Based Computer Repair Business


Your Love of Electronics


Computer Repair Is a Service Business


The Life of an Owner/Operator


Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Repair Technician?


Training & Certification


The Repair Technician Schedule


Find a Niche: PCs? Macs? Tablets?



Envisioning the Business


Start-Up Considerations


Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, or Corporation


Naming Your Business


Customer Service Is Key


The Difference Between Amateur & Professional Home-Based Repairs


Family Support



What You Need in Your Home Workspace


The Perfect Space


Business Telephone Service


Software


Tools of the Trade


Workstation Organization



Writing a Business Plan


Why a Business Plan Is Important


Cover Sheet


Table of Contents


Executive Summary & Statement of Purpose


Mission


Company Description


Start-up Summary


Market Segmentation


Operations


Personal Balance Sheet


Financial Plan


Appendices



Getting Started


Building Your Website


Build a Relationship with Your Bank


Insurance


Keeping a Clean Customer Database


Your First "Test" Order


Time to Make a Sale



Business Details


Determining Your Price


Type of Services


Selling New Goods


Selling Refurbished Inventory



Financial Planning & Management


Income Statement


Cash-Flow Projection


Balance Sheet


P&L Statements: Numbers to Live By


Personal Credit versus Business Credit


Vendor Relationships


Cash Your First Paycheck



Taxes & Record-Keeping


Accounting


Federal & State Taxes


Expense Reports & Receipts


Paper Files: A Necessity


Legal & Ethical Issues



Marketing Your Business


Assess the Competition


Why Your Services Provide Value


Marketing 101


Networking


Social-Media Marketing


Traditional Marketing Ideas


Nontraditional & Unique Marketing Ideas


Blogging, Blogging, Blogging


Publicity


Other Advertising



The Internet & E-Commerce


Search Engine Optimization


Reaching Your Market


Getting Listed in Directories


Link Exchange


Building an E-Mail List


Online Auctions



Business Endgame


Status Quo: Is It for You?


Growing Your Business to New Heights


When It's Time to Sell


Concluding Thoughts


Appendix


Index


About the Author