Jan
19

Opening a car washing business

Business comes in different ways and one of the businesses that can never miss customers is the car washing business. The numbers of cars on our roads continue to rise by the day. Car owners are sometimes pressed for time to wash their own cars forcing then to seek the services of car washers. Just like any business a lot of research work has to be done on the type of car washing one intends to operate.

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Before venturing into the business, one has to identify their area of operation. It also includes massive financial implications and this has to be considered. This is because in any car washing businesses there are many apparatus being used. This cause money and it is important to decide beforehand whether the money will be borrowed from the bank or from the savings. There will also be employees who are paid regularly.
Upon identification of the right location of operation, a name search needs to be done and registration of the company from the Registrar of Companies. This is the only way of making sure that one will not be sued for using another company’s name. The issue of licenses’ must be addressed and dealt with; this can be done with the relevant department in your area.
There are several types of car washing operations. Some of the available businesses include:-

  • Conveyor
  • Automatic
  • And Self Service amongst the many others.

Once the above has been put in place, financial issues attended to and the area of operation identified, advertisement has to be done. It is only through advertisement that customers can find their way to a new business that they are not sure of. As an incentive, give customers a free wash on the day of opening. This will not only make them come back but they will also be able to invite more customers.
Spread word around – do not underrate the word of mouth kind of marketing. Finally, seek professional help and do not offer shoddy jobs. Give your competitors some food for thought and allow customers to find their way into your business with ease.
Just check out some of Inc’s 5000 best small businesses to watch to see some more great small business car washes.

Dec
15

Radiation test on Japanese car imports

You must be thinking that why everyone is talking about radiation test on Japanese car imports? There is simple and straight reason behind this story. Japan has been hit by a massive earthquake this year 2011. Due to this miserable unexpected natural disaster, Japan has suffered with a huge loss. Several people lost their lives, houses and savings. But this disaster did not stop here and due to the aftershocks of earthquake, Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear plant got a bad hit. Due to the damage, radiation leaking started from the nuclear plant that affected surrounded areas. Japan is known for its technological advancement and auto car production. There were many car factories around this nuclear plant and it was suspected that radioactive particles have the ability to stick on car’s dashboard, seats or other interior elements. Such elements can further affect user’s health and can take him/her to death. This became the reason that many countries like Australia started radiation test on Japanese car imports.

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It is dangerous, strange and horrible for every car importer, user and driver to listen about these facts but it is reality that Australian dock workers have shown their concerns regarding radiation contamination on these cars. This became the major reason and spread like a rumor among common people because they all are on stake. What’s the damage intensity of nuclear radiations? Many people have basic information about the damaging ability of nuclear radiations as many of Hollywood movies have illustrated this theme. But still if you want to know the horrible nuclear affects then you can study the conditions of Japan after Second World War.

According to initial scanning, it has been analyzed that most of the cars are passing successfully through the radiation test and out of seventy samples only one has been detected with radioactive rays. Moreover the suspected radioactive extensity is not much higher as compared to international trading laws regarding trade of contaminated products. Chief Executive of ARPANSA quoted, “We know the anxiety about radioactive contagion of imported wares and we’re trying to bolster them that there isn’t any problem”.