Setting Up an ironing Business

Hi

Due to my current work relocating and having to leave I am looking at setting up an ironing business from home.

I am wondering if I need Public Liability Insurance and Indemnity Insurance? I am wanting to ensure I have insurance incase the customers items become damaged.

Finally how would people prefer to be charged, by item, per box which I would take with me or by weight?

Thank you!

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  • discat11
    discat11 Posts: 527
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    edited 23 October 2015 at 1:27PM
    Probably worth doing some research 1st into pricing since some items are clearly more difficult to iron than others.

    Perhaps a sliding discount scheme depending on how many items at a time against how many weeks in advance perhaps?

    This seems good basic advice and recommends business liability insurance too -which seems sensible :http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/ironing-laundry
  • londonTiger
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    how are you going to set up this ironing business? are you ironing personal clothes or is it a business venture for catering, hotel trade?

    Weird business to get into, I would imagine the customers would get the clothes ironed by the launderer and look for a launderer who also does ironing.
  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 17,510
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    There is a very long and informative thread about setting up an ironing business somewhere on these boards
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