I want to form a business where I do errands for people.  They would
simply call me and I'd do whatever it is they need done.  I have no
idea how to research how to set up a business such as this.  Do you
have any suggestions?

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 18 Mar 2005 12:01 PST

Take a look at this link:


http://www.abcsmallbiz.com/bizbasics/gettingstarted/errand_runners.html


Let me know if this is what you needed....and good luck!


pafalafa-ga

Try looking up "concierge" in Google.

A few years ago, a friend of mine tried this sort of thing. Her main
difficulty was in finding good, steady clients. Unless you already
have excellent references in some kind of personal-service business,
it isn't easy to convince people to trust your abilities to meet their
needs.

My friend also found that many of the wealthy people who use this kind
of service are cheapskates. Someone may be a multimillionaire, but
that doesn't necessarily mean that he is going to tip well for good
service.

You might try placing a classified ad promoting your services in
CraigsList, or in your local newspaper. But I strongly suggest keeping
your current job until you are certain that you're able to support
yourself with the income from the new endeavor.

Thank you for advising me of this because I was wondering if anyone
else had any kind of luck in this sort of business.  I am definately
going to keep it in mind.