Isn't starting a painting business just like starting any other business? The answer could be yes or no… that's why I get asked the question - How To Start Painting Business - over and over.
When I started my painting business… I only focused or specialized in faux finishes and murals. If a home or business owner wanted basic wall painting… I referred them to my favorite painting company.
Did you read that hidden tip? If you are a company that specializes in one type of painting… make friends with other painters that do other types of painting you don't specialize in. Work out a deal of recommending each other. This is the cheapest and easiest word-of-mouth advertising I know of.
It doesn't really matter what type of painting business you are starting… you need the same type of basic equipment, licenses, advertising, book-keeping etc.
Any business must follow their state regulations and tax laws… don't ignore these, ever!
Starting any business requires that you learn some of the basics:
- Accounting
- Regulations
- Advertising
- Work Ethics
- Marketing
- Customer Relations
Starting a painting business requires that you learn things above and beyond the basics:
- Time management
- Estimating
- Best practices for your industry
- Specific Regulations
- Specific tax laws
- and a ton more information
You aren't going to find all the information you need from one website… or even many websites. You could spend days searching the internet… printing out all the information you can find… trying to decipher if that information is relevant… and setting up systems and notebooks for your new business.
It can be done… but it's a pain. The first lessons any new business owner must learn:
- Time is money - If you are doing anything that isn't actually creating income… get someone else to do it for you.
- Time is finite - You only have so many hours in a day… if you are going to make any money… you must be actively working on something that makes you money.
- Use other peoples time - If you can hire someone for "cheap" to do systematized tasks… so your hours are spent making the big bucks… Why aren't you doing that?
- Let it go - Stop trying to control every aspect of your business yourself… every successful entrepreneur has "worker bees".
- When you need to learn something about your business - let someone that has done it before teach you. It's much faster to read a book on the subject and get all the information you need fast… then it is to try to teach yourself from scratch. Just how expensive is that book? How much is your time worth?
- If you don't "get" these ideas or lessons… you won't be successful. Why? because you will be spending all your time thinking instead of doing.
Where can you find easy and quick information about How To Start Painting Business?
This is where you start… stop focusing on the "painting" part of starting your business and focus on the "business" part.
You need to have a good business plan in place… from the get-go!
This new book is instantly available… I mean right now. It is a printable, 100 page, 30,000 word document that covers everything you need to know about setting up your very own business plan.
Plus Excel spreadsheets, worksheets, and target calendar are included.
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How to Establish Goals, Objectives, and Strategies that are the road map to your business's success.
Prepare a complete and concise business plan. Exactly what you need and nothing that you don't.
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A business plan improves the chances for success, focuses your efforts, and helps you avoid making serious mistakes. One out of every five businesses fail, if want to beat those odds you need a business plan.
Northern Illinois Faux and Mural Painters Frank Capra and David Cook sent me their website link… 
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