"Starting a professional services business for facilities"
I am seeking input on what you think of this concept. I plan to offer professional facility maintenance management for medical and professional buildings. I am seeking ways to generate revenue above and beyond just doing repairs. What could i feasably charge for contractor management and the like. I made a website outlying all the services i plan to offer, I would like your feedback on how to price.. I am considering charging a small monthly on call fee for each facility I will manage, then bill additionally for work that comes up, or for full scale maintenance management of contractors like snow removal, landscapers, janitorial etc.
Sorry if I sound all over the board, wanted to thow in a couple points to start a convo. My website is www.mpfm1.com thank you
#1. "RE: Starting a professional services business for facilities" In response to Reply # 0
I'm sorry I don't have any input as far as pricing goes. I'm not familiar with what larger companies would pay for such a service, but it definitely sounds like a great idea. I did want to comment on your website, though, that it's quite lovely. It's very soothing, simple, and cleanly done.
#2. "RE: Starting a professional services business for facilities" In response to Reply # 0
Are there some companies that do this type of work that you can call and try to get an idea of their pricing? Call as a customer inquiry?
My business does upholstery repair. We repair leather, vinyl and other synthetics.. carpet. We also do re-dye. We cater to the automotive industry. It's tough to find out what competition is charging. Obvioulsy, the dealers aren't going to tell us.
My biggest fear is that we're under-charging.. not over charging.
#3. "RE: Starting a professional services business for facilities" In response to Reply # 2
ive tried the back route several times, most of them dont respond to the emails, or if they do, they just make a blanket statement about their services are so vast they would like to arrange a "meeting" at the "facility" to be managed.. so i am really at a loss this week on how to do this. I love the concept, I just dont know about this pricing issue. I have also considered charging a monthly "on call" fee which provides them w/ 24 hour on call service for something like 85 dollars a month not including if there happens to be a work order. If i can pull this off I can generate revenue every month from each facility i sign up. just a thought
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