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    I started an event rental business 8 months ago

    @scheherazade No hesitation! Launching in November is better than not launching at all. We live in a mild climate- it will be 70 degrees this weekend. Indoor events also exist, and we can always start booking now for Spring events.
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    I started an event rental business 8 months ago

    @euvola Everything you just said plus website and marketing. But it’s scalable, so the more inventory you have to do either larger events or more expensive events, the higher your margins. Personally I want to grow mine just short of the point where I’d need to hire labor. I can live extremely...
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    I started an event rental business 8 months ago

    @vladimir21 That’s a really good point about the trailer. I appreciate your insight!! I’ll look into your advisor too. I could definitely see that freeing up a big chunk of time for us.
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    I started an event rental business 8 months ago

    @vladimir21 Awesome advice! Thanks for posting this! My husband and I also just started an event rental company in Raleigh, NC and am going through a lot of these steps right now. We’ve been in research/planning mode since August and we just launched our website last week! No leads yet, I’m...
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    What to do? 5 years in tech

    @worldbandy Yeah if the customer wants all that! We charge different amounts for each service. Most of the time we do small orders where the customer picks up for free.
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    What to do? 5 years in tech

    @worldbandy SEO, advertising, social media
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    What to do? 5 years in tech

    @worldbandy Started with $4k worth of inventory on a credit card, built a website, and have been scaling it up ever since! We’re still working out of our garage and rent u-hauls for any order too big for our minivan. We hope by the end of this year we’ll have warehouse space and a cargo trailer.
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    What to do? 5 years in tech

    @brian1970 Wow! That’s crazy! When I was requesting competitor quotes I couldn’t believe how many companies ghosted me! That’s how I know we’ll win business and get great reviews!
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    What to do? 5 years in tech

    @skwebber I was a molecular biologist for 15 years and now I run a party rental company! It’s definitely more physical than mental, and I love every second of it!
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