How to open a car wash from scratch: a business plan

Many Russians these days are looking for an acceptable way to generate a reliable income, and the thought of starting their own business increasingly takes possession of the minds of fellow citizens. Where, in what area is it relatively easy to make money? Where to go if you do not have huge funds for organizing a serious business or buying a new business? And what if absolutely all niches have been occupied for a long time, and inventing something new is still the task?

What is profitable?

Let's not reinvent the wheel and today we'll talk about one of the classic, well-established types of business, the opening of which, although it requires quite serious investments, is still a very real task.

It's about washing cars. How to open a car wash from scratch? What is needed for this, and how to properly organize the business in order to have a guarantee with a profit, and not a loss? In this article, we will tell you how to open a car wash correctly, and explain some important nuances.

How relevant is it?

Why a car wash? The relevance of this business in modern urban conditions is proven by life itself. Judge for yourself: car washes are in demand absolutely everywhere - from a metropolis to a small town, and people use their services in any season.

In winter, every driver needs to visit a car wash to wash off salt, sand and reagents. In the spring and autumn, you have to look there at least once every 2-3 days due to constant mud and puddles on domestic roads. In the summer, it is customary for car owners to carefully polish their cars until they shine. And today we will focus on how to open a car wash from scratch.

This business (according to professionals) has a fairly high profitability (30-40%), that is, it belongs to the number of profitable enterprises. We can talk about full payback after about 12-16 months after opening a business, of course, provided it is successfully set up and promoted. If we are talking about a portal, more expensive option, then this period is extended, and it will be possible to calculate the net profits in a year or two.

from scratch: business plan

The beginning of absolutely any commercial project requires the development of a detailed business plan. It should contain a detailed calculation of costs, revenues, payback and, ultimately, profitability of the planned enterprise. Based on these data, it will be possible to analyze the possible prospects that this commercial project may have.

How to open a car wash? The business plan of your undertaking must necessarily include the following main points: financial strategy, business organization plan, marketing specifics, data on the market for such services.

The calculation of the costs for your future business strongly depends on whether you are planning to build a separate room for organizing a wash or whether you are going to get by with the purchase or lease of an existing one.

In the first case, you should first of all engage in a thorough study of the construction of premises with the registration of all the necessary documentation, the cost of acquiring or renting a land plot, consumables, the purchase and installation of equipment, as well as the necessary repairs and inevitable costs during operation. Each of the points should be thought out more than carefully.

What kind of documents will you need to collect?

What authorities have to be bypassed before opening a car wash from scratch? The business plan must include this item without fail. To start existence, your brainchild must receive a permit in the form of an SEZ (sanitary and epidemiological conclusion). To do this, you will need to collect a package of documents, a complete list of which is regulated by Order No. 776 of Rospotrebnadzor (dated November 21, 2005).

If you plan, for example, to open a car wash from scratch in Moscow, you have to:

1. Schedule a visit to the Moscow Land Committee in order to conclude a land lease agreement.

2. Visit for permission from the local council of the district where your business will be located, and also obtain conclusions from the Fire Service, Moskompriroda, MP Mosvodostok and State Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision.

3. The construction plan shall be coordinated with the Moskomarkhitektura.

What else will need to be agreed

In addition, the Moscow government will require you to provide contracts for the lease of a land plot, cleaning the adjacent territory with the removal of solid waste, with the designated boundaries of your site and a document certifying that your cash register equipment is registered.

Before opening a car wash from scratch, it will be necessary to submit information about the proposed construction of the facility to the Office of Communications and Transport. To obtain a FEZ and approve the project, you will have to contact Rospotrebnadzor (its territorial department).

We select a place and premises for our car wash

The payback rate and, as a consequence, the profitability of this business project are directly related to the location of the car wash. Almost ideal place for this is the side of the city's central avenues, pay attention to the busiest highways.

Car washes are often organized at the entrance to the city, next to the customs or border post. But, being in the area of ​​a large transport hub, drivers often give up the idea of ​​using the services of a car wash because of the increased fuss and crush. It will be more profitable to offer its services near gas stations and maintenance stations.