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Portable Welding Business PAGE 2 Your Service Niche As you can sense, your start in business will be from customers who need welding done now. This is a great service niche, so be sure to advertise and emphasize this niche to all your target customers. Let them know you're the "welder willing to come at the drop of a hat" or that you're "the same-day welder." Start-up Stuff for Welders If you choose not to have a shop right away, your overhead will be much less than others. So your start-up costs are simple -- a truck and a welder. You'll most likely need a sales tax license (usually no cost) and see if any other kind of license or bond is required for being a welder in your state. Liability insurance is also a must, so be sure to talk to your insurance agent on what policies would work well for you. Plus, you'll need commercial plates on your truck, especially since you'll want your business name lettered on the side for advertising and business purposes. If your business is mostly small welding jobs, set a minimum service call rate of around $50-$75. Believe me, when a pin-setter or loader is sitting idle waiting for a welder, it's costing companies big money. Most of those type of customers won't even blink an eye at a minimum charge of $75, especially if you can be on the site within a couple hours. It's Not Just About Welding Remember, running a successful business isn't simply knowing how to weld. It's also knowing how to sell yourself and charging accordingly for your services. Here's a book you might consider buying to help you with your welding biz idea! How to Start & Manage a Welding Business by Leslie D. Renn, Jerre G. Lewis Good luck! Mark Bower, Owner of Aberdeen Mobile Home Repair This Coffee Talk was inspired by an actual posting in Idea Cafe's CyberSchmooz. If you'd like to dish up some more advice for this person, ! The more, the merrier! Page 1 - 2 Enter your search terms Submit search form       Search Idea Cafe Web Small Business Tax Center • Idea Cafe Home • Sign Up • Biz Grant Center • CyberSchmooz •Coffee Talk with Experts • People in Biz Profiles • Starting Your Biz • Biz Planning • Running Your Biz • FREE Trade Publications • Marketing • Financing Your Biz • Human Resources • Legal & Biz Forms • Managing Your Biz • eCommerce • You and Your Biz • Gen X • Work@Home • The Fridge • De-Stress • Send an Award • Send an eGreeting • Yoga @ Your Desk • Web Guide • Idea Cafe in the News • About Idea Cafe • Advertise on Idea Cafe • Contact Us • Privacy Policy • Site Map • Small Biz News Copyright 1995-2024, Idea Cafe Inc. Downloads are for personal use only, not for resale to others, and may not be reprinted in any form without written permission from Idea Cafe Inc. DISCLAIMER: We hope whatever you find on this site is helpful, but be cautioned that it may not apply to your own situation, or be totally current at any given time. Idea Cafe Inc. and all of its current and past experts, sponsors, advertisers, agents, contractors and advisors disclaim all warranties with regard to anything found anywhere on this family of websites, quoted from, or sent from Idea Cafe. and its related sites, publications and companies. We also take no responsibility for comments published by others on these pages. TRADEMARKS: The following are Registered Trademarks or Servicemarks of DevStart, Inc.: Idea Cafe®, Online Coffee Break®, The Small Business Gathering Place®, Take out Info®, Biz Bar & Grill®, Complaint-O-Meter®, A Fun Approach to Serious Business™, CyberSchmooz™, and BizCafe™.

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