In this article, I will tell you how we did business with friends on motor vehicles and cars! It all started with the fact that my friend bought an old moped but on the go. He repaired it, painted it, in general, brought it to a pretty good condition.
My friends and I were very surprised at such a transformation of this moped, and the idea crept into our minds to buy mopeds, motorcycles and other various motor vehicles, bring them to mind and sell, for example, at a price 1.5 times higher than the purchase price. My friends and I agreed who would do what exactly and began to translate our plans into reality.
There were 5 of us. We distributed, traveled throughout the city, asked people about various equipment, also searched and called on advertisements. At first, our dream came true very slowly, we found 2-3 vehicles within a month and made them sold, but then when we got used to it within a few months, the work went like clockwork.
Often our friends informed us about motorcycles and we were in a hurry to buy. The equipment was repaired in the private garage of one of his friends, who was personally his, so we used to spend nights there to earn money for various needs. This went on for about 3 years, during this time we sold a lot of different equipment and earned a total of money for the third apartment approximately. During this time, there were many quarrels and disagreements, but we tried to overcome everything quickly, since we are one team.
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After a while, we realized that these funds from motor vehicles were not enough for us and decided to rent a garage for car repairs. After 2 weeks we succeeded and we rented a garage about 4 kilometers from our first garage. Since then, in addition to motor technology, we have also started to deal with cars.
We posted ads all over the city and posted them on our personal website on the Internet. As we expected, calls poured in one after another and we began not to be in time to do everything, so we had to involve 3 more familiar guys in our business.
During our "business" it seemed to us that we had repaired the floor of the city of cars and motor vehicles of various brands. We always liked our work, although it was a little boring and monotonous, but we rarely complained about it, since this work is our money. This went on year after year for about 7 years. Since we were ordinary guys, we did not even begin to enter anywhere, we decided to carry on our business to the end.
True, one of the acquaintances decided to go to higher education, took his share and left us forever. But here, as the saying goes, no one stopped anyone. It is bad, of course, that we have lost a master in our business, but a replacement can be found for everyone, which we did during the week. Gradually, we began to think about something more significant, about a chain of stores around the city.
But in order to do this, we needed more people or tie up with the old and move to a new level, and after consulting, we decided that we would expand our team and work on two fronts, receiving more money than the previous ones.
So we have become good businessmen. The main thing is always to find a job to your liking, not to sit still, but to work to work to work!
If we fast forward a few days ago, we can remember the publication in which we talked about the business on delivery. Hourly rent. Then, in the last paragraph, we briefly mentioned the English startup Pit Start, which offers motorists a full-fledged complex that allows them to repair their car on their own. I must say that such an unusual approach to organizing a service station has brought its results. In the form of a huge number of regular customers.
But ground transport is not limited to only one "self-run strollers", as the first cars were called in the old days. Today, other vehicles also roam along city and country roads, among which they occupy not the last place. If we talk about the territory of our country, then two-wheeled "friends" are not very popular with us. But in the West, in the USA and Canada, motorcycles are very popular. It is not for nothing that the first biker movements originated in the 50s of the last century on the territory of America. And, probably, this is why the startup, which will be discussed in today's publication, is also from the American continent.
DIY motorcycle repair workshop
Canadian entrepreneurs from Vancouver have offered motorcycle owners a very interesting service. Now any biker can use the garage and the tool presented here to dig deeper into their vehicle. In fact, their project - Motomethod - is fully completed. Only all the necessary operations are carried out by the motorcyclists themselves.
The garage has all the tools you need to repair old and new motorcycle models. As additional services, Motomethod offers bike owners the delivery of spare parts, towing (if necessary, the customer's bike will be brought to the workshop by a pickup truck) and storage space for motorcycles. For aspiring motorcyclists, it offers advice on the repair, operation and maintenance of two-wheeled friends.
In order to use the Motomethod Self Service Workshop, a membership fee of CAD 100 per year is required. For this money, a new member of Motomethod gets the opportunity to use the services of a workshop at a price of $ 25 per hour. In addition, it offers storage space for $ 1 a day, one free bike delivery to and from the repair site, and big discounts on new tires. In addition to all of the above, bikers have a full-fledged service center at their disposal, where experienced mechanics work, ready at any time to solve almost any problem related to motorcycles. While the client communicates with other lovers of "two wheels", sipping a cup of coffee.
For many motorcyclists, the Motomethod workshop has become a second home, where they spend a huge part of their time. Indeed, in addition to repairs, they will have communication with a large number of like-minded people who know a lot about good motorcycles.
Sometimes sitting in a stuffy office and listening to the tedious remarks of the boss, one so wants to stand up proudly, slam the door and go into the happy and attractive future of a businessman.
Eh, dreams, dreams ...
But really, how can you really start your own business? This question occupies the minds of many people, but the answer to it is sometimes on the very surface, you just have to reach out and grab the chance flying by.
For example, a resident of a big city, how often do you encounter the problem of traffic jams? Yes, every day. In order to get to work, you need to leave the house with a margin of at least an hour. The city authorities, of course, are trying to solve this problem, but, unfortunately, this does not help much.
Sometimes a business person, hurrying to a meeting with clients, is ready to shell out a lot of money and fly even on a broomstick, just to get where he needs to on time. However, there is a more realistic way to avoid wasting time in traffic jams. A motorcycle taxi can become such a salvation.
Realizing the idea of creating a taxi on motorcycles is a real way to start your own business. So where should you start a business? There are two options for starting such a business:
1.buy several motorcycles and rent them out
2. attract motorcycle owners and get a certain percentage from each trip.
The big plus of a taxi on motorcycles is that the cost of such a taxi will be several times cheaper than the services of a car taxi. Moreover, the maneuverability and mobility of this type of transport is many times higher. By creating an advertising slogan, it will be possible to focus on saving time and money when using this type of transport. What is important, you can count not only on the attention of clients who are always suffering from a lack of time, but also on students, lovers of everything new, connoisseurs of drive and extreme.
When developing an advertisement, it must be remembered that it must be bright and memorable, and the phone number for calling a taxi must be simple and easy to remember. In this case, a person who is in an emergency will certainly remember such an extraordinary and simple way out of this situation. It will also not be superfluous to place advertisements directly on the motorcycles themselves. In general, at first there should be a lot of advertising, because taxis on motorcycles have a very strong, well-proven competitor - a car taxi. Any advertisement will do, from advertisements posted at every entrance to expensive television advertisements.
However, all efforts and expenses will soon pay off, since motorcycle taxi is a completely new and not mastered line of business!
List of charts:
1. Dynamics of the resident population of Moscow in 2007-2012, thousand people. (as of January 1)
2. Dynamics of real and nominal per capita incomes in Moscow in 2008-2011
3. Dynamics of nominal and real wages in Moscow by months in 2011
4. Dynamics of the consumer price index in Moscow in 2008-2011,%
5. Dynamics of the consumer price index by months in Moscow in 2011,% to the previous period
6. Dynamics of Russian motorcycle production volumes in 2006-2012 *, units
7. Dynamics of the volume of Russian imports of motorcycles, including mopeds and bicycles with an installed auxiliary engine in 2006-2012 *, tons
8. Dynamics of the volume of Russian imports of motorcycles, including mopeds and bicycles with an installed auxiliary engine in 2006-2012 *, thousand dollars.
9. Dynamics of investments in the motorcycle service project, thousand rubles.
10. Dynamics of the motor service load by quarters,%
11. Dynamics of revenue of motorcycle service, thousand rubles.
12. Dynamics of proceeds, gross profit and profit before taxation of motorcycle service, thousand rubles.
13. Dynamics of the net profit of the motorcycle service, thousand rubles.
14. Movement of cash flows of motorcycle service, thousand rubles.
15. The balance of funds on the account of the motorcycle service, thousand rubles.
16. Net income (NCF) of motorcycle service, thousand rubles.
17. Net present value (NPV) of the motorcycle service, thousand rubles.
18. Influence of the price level on NCF,% of the price level
19. Influence of the price level on NPV,% of the price level
20. Influence of the price level on PB,% of the price level
21. Influence of the price level on DPB,% of the price level
22. Influence of the price level on PI,% of the price level
23. Influence of the price level on IRR,% of the price level
24. Break-even point of motorcycle service,%
List of diagrams:
1. The structure of the population of Moscow by age groups in 2010,%
2. The structure of the population of Moscow by age groups in 2011,%
3. The structure of the population of Moscow by administrative districts as of 01.01.2012,%
4. Structure of consumer spending in Moscow in 2011,%
5. Structure of production of motorcycles by types in kind in the Russian Federation in 2011,%
6. Structure of production of motorcycles by types in kind in the Russian Federation in 2012 *,%
7. The structure of distribution of enterprises selling motorcycles, their parts, assemblies and accessories, maintenance and repair of motorcycles by regions of the Russian Federation in November 2012,%
8. Structure of the use of motoservice areas,%
9. Structure of investments in motorcycle service,%
10. Structure of revenue by types of motoservice services,%
11. The structure of the current costs of the motorcycle service,%
12. Structure of production costs of moto service,%
13. Structure of tax payments of motorcycle service,%
List of tables:
1. Volumes of Russian imports of motorcycles, including mopeds and bicycles with an installed auxiliary engine by supplying countries in 2006-2011, tons
2. Volumes of Russian imports of motorcycles, including mopeds and bicycles with an installed auxiliary engine by supplying countries in 2006-2011, thousand dollars
3. The largest companies in terms of revenue, one of the activities of which according to OKVED is "maintenance and repair of motorcycles" in the Russian Federation in 2011, thousand rubles.
4. The largest companies in terms of revenue, the main activity of which, according to OKVED, is “wholesale trade in motorcycles, their parts, assemblies and accessories” in the Russian Federation in 2011, thousand rubles.
5. The largest companies in terms of revenue, the main type of activity of which, according to OKVED, is “retail trade in motorcycles, their parts, assemblies and accessories” in the Russian Federation in 2011, thousand rubles.
6. Largest companies in terms of revenue, the main type of activity of which, according to OKVED, is “production of motorcycles, mopeds and motorcycle strollers” in the Russian Federation in 2011, thousand rubles.
7. Use of the area of the motorcycle service, sq. m.
8. Equipment for moto service
9. Motorcycle service personnel
10. Investment costs for the project, thousand rubles.
11. Parameters of motor service receipts
12. Dynamics of revenue of motorcycle service by types of services, thousand rubles.
13. Parameters of the current costs of the motorcycle service
14. Tax payments of motorcycle service, thousand rubles.
15. Profit and loss statement, thous. Rub.
16. Cash flow statement, thous. Rub.
17. Balance sheet, thousand rubles.
18. Calculation of the efficiency of the investment project, thousand rubles.
19. Project performance indicators
20. Calculation of the break-even point of the motorcycle service,%
A salon for the sale of scooters and motorcycles can be quite a good profitable business, and even the most profitable, as opposed to selling bicycles. In difficult economic times, when everyone is more interested in saving, scooters and motorcycles are among the most attractive modes of transport. Among other things, this vehicle is not afraid of any traffic jams. These factors are taken into account by many motorcycle enthusiasts. And from this it follows that such a business will definitely be popular. In this article, we decided to tell you how much profit selling motorcycles as a business can bring you. In this article, we will find out all the main points.
How to start selling motorcycles
Before purchasing a product, it is worth finding a suitable retail space. Remember that a motorcycle salon should be at least 40 square meters in size. And it should be located in the central part of the city. In addition to scooters, motorcycles and mopeds, you can also sell related products: mirrors, gloves, various anti-theft devices, elbow pads and knee pads. You can also sell all kinds of clothes (trousers, jackets, etc.) in your salon. And if you are an excellent mechanic, then you may well open a small repair shop for motorcycles at your salon.
The motorcycle is not only a hobby, but also the main means of transportation. If you have a large start-up capital, then you can easily open your own store, while purchasing popular brands of scooters and motorcycles. But one should take into account the fact that the cost of motorcycles can range from 500,000 to 650,000 thousand rubles. It follows that you may have some difficulty getting a clientele. In order to make your business idea more profitable and profitable, you must have at least 7-10 of the most famous and popular models on sale, which can be found in many electronic catalogs. Based on this, you can come to the conclusion that the initial investment for you can be quite large. Despite this factor, you are always in the motorcycle environment and you can perfectly understand this type of transport.
Salon selling motorcycles and scooters. Where should you start?
It is worth saying that sale of motorcycles in Russia can be a lucrative business. But here it is important to pay attention to many points.
So, first of all, you need to choose small and inexpensive machines for sale, which have now become very popular with many customers. In small provincial towns (in large cities too), the demand for all types of scooters has increased significantly. They should be the main product in the store for you. In addition to them, you should buy scooters and motorcycles that are not very expensive in cost, but with more power. The price of these models will range from 45,000 to 100,000 thousand rubles. Of course, you can find motorcycles at a cost of more than 250,000 thousand rubles. But these machines should only be sold to order.
To be able to open this business, you will need to purchase at least 10 different types of small motorcycles. The purchased products must have reasonable prices.
We get additional profit
Business on the Internet
From this publication you can learn how to make money selling motorcycles. And if you have opened a stationary salon, then you should think about creating a personal online store. This tandem can bring you a good income. Considering the fact that your personal Internet address will be tied to a stationary salon, this can quickly gain tremendous trust in the eyes of future customers, and you will be given an excellent opportunity to sell products to those customers who live away from you.
But before you open your own personal online store, you need to tackle the selection of professional photos that can present your products in the best possible way. Also, a competent and very detailed description of the product and its cost should be placed on the site. The site should also contain your official contacts, opening hours. And so that customers can easily find your salon, it is worth placing a map of the route to the salon and information on ongoing promotions and discounts on the site.
Actual ideas for making money
