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1. Examine your potential market. Do you have any connections at body shops, detail shops, wholesalers, car dealers, service centers, etc who will let you potentially do work for them? Think about your demographics. Are your potential retail customers making decent money? Create a list of connections, call them all and let them know you are getting trained.
2. Examine your potential competition. How many PDR techs are there in your area, and are they operating in your potential market? What are they charging? How much rapport does your competition have locally with your potential market? Keep notes.
3. Find out your states' requirements. You may need business insurance. You may need a sales license, you may need many things. Go to a local dealer and ask the office manager what their dealer requires from any of it's vendors (you in the future).
   
4. Register a business name. Go to your state's govermental website and search for info about registering a business. Go through the process of registration. With a PDR name, it should use words that tie in to the PDR industry. Dings, dents, PDR, dent repair, etc.
5. Order business materials. You will need business cards, invoices, and possibly some accounting items.
6. Go get trained and purchase tools. This one is obvious. You need to get training, and get a basic toolset. You do not need more than a basic set to begin with, as the first couple of months you need to practice, practice, practice.
   
7. Keep your day job! You will be hard pressed to support your family or pay your current bills when first starting in PDRso keep the job you have.
8. Practice on your connections. You need to practice, practice, practice. I know I already said that, but there aren't many people willing to give you a shot at working on their $40,000 BMW unless you are pretty sure of your skills. If you know someone who owns a body shop, or wholesales ask them if you can practice on their cars "for free".
9. Start selling YOU to your connections. They have a lot of options already for PDR. The difference you can make for them initially is that it is you performing PDR for them, even if it isn't the best they could get. Sell them on how every day you are getting better, and that this is YOU that they are dealing with.....
10. Finalize the legalities of doing business. Wrap up any loose ends with regard to doing business as a vendor to dealerships and body shops.

Duane A Langenfeld

http://www.thedentpuller.com

10 Things To Consider When Starting Your Pdr Business

Owing to the reasons that paintless dent repair is fast and efficient it is quickly becoming popular. But there is a dearth of trained professional technicians who are skilled in the techniques that are required for this trade. If after training you want to start your own business then here are some tips to keep in mind when starting your Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) Business.

1.         Survey the Market:

It is very important that you consider your potential market. Decide who you will work with? Do you have any connections at a body repair shop, wholesalers, car dealer, detail shop, service centre, etc who will hire you once you complete your paintless dent removal course?

2.         Survey your Competition:

Collect information about how many paintless dent removal technicians there are in your area and how are they operating in your potential market. What are the charges for their services and what kind of a relation does your competition have with your potential market as well. Note all these things down for reference.

3.         Register your Business:

Check out your state government's website and get information about how to register your business. Make sure that you choose a business name that connects you to the paintless dent repair industry and you could even use the words like dents, dings, dent repair, etc. Complete the entire registration process or even get some professional help.

4.         What are your State's Requirements?

The rules and regulations vary from state to state and so it is important that you are completely aware of all the requirements for setting up a PDR Business. You may need business insurance, sales license, shop space, etc. You could ask a local dealer or the office manager of a PDR company what their dealers require from their vendors that is you.

5.         Get Trained and buy the Tools:

You need to get trained at a very good academy so that you are well versed in the techniques and skills required in this business. You could consider the name Dents R Us for your paintless dent removing training. For more info check them out at http://www.dentsrus.com.au.  You will also need to buy your tools for the job and you need to practice as much as possible.

6.         Get Business Material:

You will need office stationery, business cards, invoices, etc and even some accounting material.

7.         Don't quit your Current Job!

It is important that you keep your current job as you will need some income to support the business and the family till you are really on your way.

8.         Practice on your Acquaintances:

As you begin your business you will need as much practice as you can get and one of the best ways is to practice with the cars belonging to your connections and acquaintances. Of course not many people will hand over the keys to their BMWs, until you are sure of your skills but till then you can even ask your local body shop to give you some work for no pay.

9.         Pitch yourself:

You need to be your best marketing strategy. You need to start talking about your work to potential clients or people who will get you work. You need to show them what you are capable of and you need to convince them that you are only getting better and it is YOU that is working for them. Be responsible and you will get recommendations.

10.        Legalities:

Last but not the least, finalise your legal businesses and tie up the loose ends in regards to conducting your business as a vendor to body shops to dealerships.

These are few things you could keep in your mind when starting out. Hopefully they have been of some help.

About the Author

Robinson Harvard is a specialist Dent Technician with an experience of 20 years in the field. He loves to travel and blog.

www.dentsrus.com.au

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