hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to the edition of ask Evan today I’m answering
edition of ask Evan today I’m answering
edition of ask Evan today I’m answering a question from one of our readers
a question from one of our readers
a question from one of our readers tsunaide who wrote in he came across my
tsunaide who wrote in he came across my
tsunaide who wrote in he came across my profile on twitter and here’s this
profile on twitter and here’s this
profile on twitter and here’s this question I’ve been touring with the idea
question I’ve been touring with the idea
question I’ve been touring with the idea of starting up a middle to high-end car
of starting up a middle to high-end car
of starting up a middle to high-end car wash but I have no idea on where and how
wash but I have no idea on where and how
wash but I have no idea on where and how to start so thanks for the questions
to start so thanks for the questions
to start so thanks for the questions they made here’s the thing I hate
they made here’s the thing I hate
they made here’s the thing I hate spending money till I’m making money and
spending money till I’m making money and
spending money till I’m making money and it’s so easy to lose a lot of money on a
it’s so easy to lose a lot of money on a
it’s so easy to lose a lot of money on a business like a car wash because you
business like a car wash because you
business like a car wash because you have a lot of costs you got to you got
have a lot of costs you got to you got
have a lot of costs you got to you got to have a location you got to have
to have a location you got to have
to have a location you got to have supplies and as much as possible I try
supplies and as much as possible I try
supplies and as much as possible I try to figure out a way to get started
to figure out a way to get started
to figure out a way to get started without spending that money
without spending that money
without spending that money anybody can spend money right it’s easy
anybody can spend money right it’s easy
anybody can spend money right it’s easy to spend money not everybody can make
to spend money not everybody can make
to spend money not everybody can make money and car washes can be successful
money and car washes can be successful
money and car washes can be successful but they can also bankrupt people right
but they can also bankrupt people right
but they can also bankrupt people right it’s this cost getting those businesses
it’s this cost getting those businesses
it’s this cost getting those businesses going so what I try to do is find a way
going so what I try to do is find a way
going so what I try to do is find a way again to start it off without spending
again to start it off without spending
again to start it off without spending too much money you’re going to have to
too much money you’re going to have to
too much money you’re going to have to get a little bit of your supplies I
get a little bit of your supplies I
get a little bit of your supplies I guess in order but I wouldn’t spend
guess in order but I wouldn’t spend
guess in order but I wouldn’t spend money in a location yet if you’re
money in a location yet if you’re
money in a location yet if you’re signing up a lease you know you got a
signing up a lease you know you got a
signing up a lease you know you got a lot of cost that you’ll have to carry
lot of cost that you’ll have to carry
lot of cost that you’ll have to carry for a long time I’d start by partnering
for a long time I’d start by partnering
for a long time I’d start by partnering up with another business so find a
up with another business so find a
up with another business so find a company that has a related related
company that has a related related
company that has a related related business maybe it’s a mechanic an auto
business maybe it’s a mechanic an auto
business maybe it’s a mechanic an auto mechanic maybe it’s a dealer somebody
mechanic maybe it’s a dealer somebody
mechanic maybe it’s a dealer somebody who’s in the car business and offered to
who’s in the car business and offered to
who’s in the car business and offered to do car washing service out of their
do car washing service out of their
do car washing service out of their location and it could does a couple
location and it could does a couple
location and it could does a couple things first it tells you do you really
things first it tells you do you really
things first it tells you do you really want to be in the car wash business you
want to be in the car wash business you
want to be in the car wash business you know better the test it out small see if
know better the test it out small see if
know better the test it out small see if you like it see if you enjoyed the
you like it see if you enjoyed the
you like it see if you enjoyed the people seeing if you’re you know
people seeing if you’re you know
people seeing if you’re you know enjoying this business or not and you
enjoying this business or not and you
enjoying this business or not and you want to keep doing this for the next 10
want to keep doing this for the next 10
want to keep doing this for the next 10 years or if you get into it and figure
years or if you get into it and figure
years or if you get into it and figure out this sucks you know I don’t want to
out this sucks you know I don’t want to
out this sucks you know I don’t want to do this I want to do something else so
do this I want to do something else so
do this I want to do something else so you’re you’re testing it out without
you’re you’re testing it out without
you’re you’re testing it out without spending a lot of time or a lot of money
spending a lot of time or a lot of money
spending a lot of time or a lot of money especially to get it going
especially to get it going
especially to get it going that’s first the second thing I’d also
that’s first the second thing I’d also
that’s first the second thing I’d also tell you is it’ll teach you about the
tell you is it’ll teach you about the
tell you is it’ll teach you about the types of clients you’re going to get
types of clients you’re going to get
types of clients you’re going to get it’ll teach you about location they’ll
it’ll teach you about location they’ll
it’ll teach you about location they’ll teach you about how to write a bill
teach you about how to write a bill
teach you about how to write a bill this we can learn from whoever you’re
this we can learn from whoever you’re
this we can learn from whoever you’re working with whatever company you’re
working with whatever company you’re
working with whatever company you’re working out of and it’ll more
working out of and it’ll more
working out of and it’ll more importantly bring in money that we’ll be
importantly bring in money that we’ll be
importantly bring in money that we’ll be able to fund your expansion so if you’re
able to fund your expansion so if you’re
able to fund your expansion so if you’re able to start this business off out of a
able to start this business off out of a
able to start this business off out of a different location and you’re making
different location and you’re making
different location and you’re making some money you know now you have some
some money you know now you have some
some money you know now you have some money to invest back into the business
money to invest back into the business
money to invest back into the business your and up to the point where you can
your and up to the point where you can
your and up to the point where you can go and get your own location now you’re
go and get your own location now you’re
go and get your own location now you’re investing from profits and you’re not
investing from profits and you’re not
investing from profits and you’re not pulling out of your your own pockets or
pulling out of your your own pockets or
pulling out of your your own pockets or going out and getting a loan and
going out and getting a loan and
going out and getting a loan and invested for it I’m putting you know
invested for it I’m putting you know
invested for it I’m putting you know yourself on the line financially you
yourself on the line financially you
yourself on the line financially you know potentially for a very long time
know potentially for a very long time
know potentially for a very long time for so that’s what I do to start
for so that’s what I do to start
for so that’s what I do to start honestly go find another business in a
honestly go find another business in a
honestly go find another business in a related field and find some way to
related field and find some way to
related field and find some way to partner up with them where you’re doing
partner up with them where you’re doing
partner up with them where you’re doing your car wash service out of their
your car wash service out of their
your car wash service out of their location it’s not ideal I know you know
location it’s not ideal I know you know
location it’s not ideal I know you know you wanna you have the big vision and
you wanna you have the big vision and
you wanna you have the big vision and that’s awesome but you want to take baby
that’s awesome but you want to take baby
that’s awesome but you want to take baby steps every day and make sure you’re
steps every day and make sure you’re
steps every day and make sure you’re doing something every day to take that
doing something every day to take that
doing something every day to take that business and make it go forward you’ll
business and make it go forward you’ll
business and make it go forward you’ll figure out if you want to do this
figure out if you want to do this
figure out if you want to do this business or not you’ll be investing back
business or not you’ll be investing back
business or not you’ll be investing back into the business from profits and it’s
into the business from profits and it’s
into the business from profits and it’s honestly one of the best ways you can go
honestly one of the best ways you can go
honestly one of the best ways you can go and build your business a great example
and build your business a great example
and build your business a great example just to tell you is my wife’s company is
just to tell you is my wife’s company is
just to tell you is my wife’s company is a salsa business and she started by
a salsa business and she started by
a salsa business and she started by working at a gym so she teaches people
working at a gym so she teaches people
working at a gym so she teaches people how to dance if she’ll teach 6,000
how to dance if she’ll teach 6,000
how to dance if she’ll teach 6,000 people here in Toronto how to dance
people here in Toronto how to dance
people here in Toronto how to dance salsa and it’s easy to go up and and
salsa and it’s easy to go up and and
salsa and it’s easy to go up and and spend money on this right you can go and
spend money on this right you can go and
spend money on this right you can go and buy a look an office or rent an office
buy a look an office or rent an office
buy a look an office or rent an office and and drop tens and tens or hundreds
and and drop tens and tens or hundreds
and and drop tens and tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars on this location
of thousands of dollars on this location
of thousands of dollars on this location and how nice it is but who knows what is
and how nice it is but who knows what is
and how nice it is but who knows what is going to work or not who knows if you
going to work or not who knows if you
going to work or not who knows if you even like this business or not so she
even like this business or not so she
even like this business or not so she started by renting location space out of
started by renting location space out of
started by renting location space out of gyms so she partner up with local gyms
gyms so she partner up with local gyms
gyms so she partner up with local gyms who have extra space at night a one room
who have extra space at night a one room
who have extra space at night a one room and she paid them for that room and
and she paid them for that room and
and she paid them for that room and she’d build up the business and she
she’d build up the business and she
she’d build up the business and she found that she really enjoyed doing it
found that she really enjoyed doing it
found that she really enjoyed doing it and built up enough of a nest egg then
and built up enough of a nest egg then
and built up enough of a nest egg then she can go in a fourth to go and get her
she can go in a fourth to go and get her
she can go in a fourth to go and get her own location and it took a while to do
own location and it took a while to do
own location and it took a while to do it but she’s building from profits she
it but she’s building from profits she
it but she’s building from profits she has a huge successful business and she
has a huge successful business and she
has a huge successful business and she made sure that she really enjoyed it
made sure that she really enjoyed it
made sure that she really enjoyed it before expanding that company so
before expanding that company so
before expanding that company so hopefully that helps you know
hopefully that helps you know
hopefully that helps you know just try to honestly try it out and and
just try to honestly try it out and and
just try to honestly try it out and and get those partnerships going it’s going
get those partnerships going it’s going
get those partnerships going it’s going to save you a lot of time headache money
to save you a lot of time headache money
to save you a lot of time headache money and asshole
and asshole
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