Start
Your Own Car Wash
(Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up)
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Book
Description
Start generating cash by the carload! Americans love their cars. They
spend billions of dollars to maintain them-and this tender-loving care
includes having them washed regularly. One result has been a tremendous
boom in the car wash industry. With no inventory and no costly labor,
a car wash can be one of the most stable and profitable small businesses
you can run. But you'll need more than soap and sponges; you'll need the
knowledge and experience of Entrepreneur magazine's top business experts'
distilled into this handy guide. Start Your Own Car Wash walks you through
the four different types of car washes and points out the advantages and
disadvantages of each. This guide also provides expert advice on equipment,
day-to-day operations, advertising, and getting the required permits.
You also learn the basics of starting and running a business-everything
from doing market research, choosing a location, and financing your business
to buying equipment, finding customers and hiring employees. This could
be your ticket to the top.
Starting a Car Wash Business
Listen to Interview here
Andy Pazz provides tips about how to start a car wash. He covers choosing between tunnel, rollover, touchless, and self-serve. He also offers advice about buying car wash equipment and locating your car wash for maximum profitability.
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STORIED NAMES IN CAR WASH INNOVATION COME TOGETHER
Jim Coleman
Company announced today that it has acquired the assets and will proudly
manufacture the Hanna
brand of car wash equipment. In a move that brings two of the car wash
industry’s biggest equipment brand names together under the same
management, the acquisition aligns Jim Coleman, a long-time leader in
the in-bay and self-serve
market segments with Hanna, an innovative pioneer in the conveyor
market.
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Jim
Coleman buys Hanna brand, lays out future plans
HOUSTON — Jim Coleman Company has officially acquired the assets
of conveyorized carwash equipment
giant Hanna Car Wash Systems, bringing together two of the industry's
top names under Jim Coleman's corporate management.
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Jim
Coleman Company Receives Texas Family Business of the Year Award
Baylor University’s Institute for Family Business presented its
15th Annual Texas Family Business of the Year Award for Large Family Business
to Jim Coleman Company. Businesses whose families demonstrate a commitment
to each other and to business continuity, and who are responsive to the
needs of their employees, communities and the industries were honored
in Waco, Texas on October 28, 2004. More than 100 businesses across the
state were nominated for the contest.
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