I'll do something original and post a positive experience. Number one, form a real business entity, insure it, then start networking with local dealers. Get a few installers you can contract your excess work to, make sure they have gen. liability insurance with your co. as add'l insured, then secure the install work of as many retailers as you can. If your installers don't have insurance, do a small hold-back to create a chargeback account. Cover yourself or suffer the consequences.
The best way to fail is to try to do everything yourself. I have sales people, partners who contract all their installs through my company, and a small group of installers I trust. My company doesn't need to be a retailer, and infact, that is the last thing I want, because then all my current partner companies would become rivals, and no longer hire my co to install their sales.
Most mom and pops in DTv fail because they try to be the sellers, installers, boss, accountant, their own lawyer, and everything else in -between, and the whole thing collapses when the IRS shows up wanting their taxes!! If you don't have any resources,or any basic business sense, don't get in to retail. But it isn't impossible to succeed, like these other posters would have you believe, you just have to work at it!
Re: directv "mom and pop"?
Member #: 83431
Registered: 8/12/2011
Posted:
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Name:
Micheal
Company:
galaxy installers
Occupation:
retail installations
Location:
albany, ga - tallahassee, fl
Personal:
50-ish
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