Windshield Repair Forum

From a retired Marine, thank you for your service! I wish you the best for sucess in your new endeavor. I too, am looking to get started in the business. Good luck going forward!

In my opinion you should set yourself up to accept both cash customers and insurance claims. Don’t limit any income streams. Good luck with your business.

I established my pricing by calling local shops and seeing what they charged so I would be competitive but not under cutting the local market.

I asked as if I was a potential customer. I did not mention that I was going to be competing with them.

I am going to assume that you are talking about a mobile set up. You would need to take into account where your customers will be asking you to do the repairs. If it is strictly a city the get a vehicle that is good on gas that will allow you carry all of your equipment and supplies. If the majority...

With the disclaimer that I have yet to do it myself, I plan on going directly to merchants and asking to speak to someone in management and then discuss setting up in their parking lot. I will promise them that I will not solicit their customers but will be happy to service their vehicles if they ap...

Sucessteamnva, if you have a business license issued by the city/county to conduct business you should not have any zoning issues if you are set up on a commercial lot. Anyone else want to jump in here?

You have to be confident in yourself and your abilities in order to sell yourself and your service. Tell them why you are their best option and then deliver on your promise. As screenman stated it won’t be easy, nothing worth doing ever is, but in the long run your perseverance will pay off.

Good advice screenman, having multiple repairs lined up is far better than having to wait between repairs. Trucking companies, delivey services, cab companies, ambulance companies, city/county repair yards, car lots construction companies are all sources of income with the potential to have three to...

I am glad to hear that you are in good health or at least not visiting the ER. Thanks for asking the question, I look forward to hearing the professional advice that I am certain you will get. I am just getting into this so I don’t consider myself qualified to provide any comments related to your si...