How to open a small car service. What do you need to open a car service center?

Every day it becomes more and more fewer people, using public transport. Almost everyone has their own vehicle. With more and more cars on the road, the need for maintenance is also increasing. Even the most modern cars need car service services.

For a car service and service station to be successful, you need to competently build a business plan, main task which is the organization of servicing of passenger cars.

5 main problems when creating your own service station

Lack of money. This problem is the most important and insoluble for those who want to organize additional income or with the help of a service station. Where can you get money to open your own car service?
Lack of premises. This problem is faced by everyone who is planning to organize an auto repair business. Where can I get space for renovation?
Inexperience in the auto repair business.
The problem is starting a business. Often people are simply afraid to change something in their lives.
Lack of a client base.

If you solve these basic problems, then you can start organizing your own business in the field maintenance.

In order to start your own auto repair business from scratch, you need to purchase only the tools that are needed to complete the work on your first order. It is best to purchase a set of keys from 90-100 items “Top Tool” or “Force”, with which you can start your business. This kit can repair almost any car from the first customer. If there is no money at all, then we require an advance payment of $50 from the first client and buy ourselves the tool with which we do the work.

If the first client refuses to make an advance payment, then you can do it differently. A set of Top Tool tools costs an average of $100. There are several options for where to get this money:

Sell what you don't need.
Money for a rainy day (piggy bank).
Borrow money.

You can save up to 50% and buy a used tool.

It is not at all necessary to buy or build premises to open a service station. On initial stage It is enough to rent a room for a symbolic cost of 30 to 50 sq. m, equipped with electricity and an inspection hole. If there is no money for rent, as in the case of tools, then you can take it from the first repair and give it to the owner of the premises as an advance payment. The rental price should not exceed $100 per month. Finding such a tenant is quite simple, the main thing is to start doing it.

If you have your own premises, then you can safely organize repairs in it. There is nothing scary, shameful or disgraceful about this, as many novice entrepreneurs believe.

Drawing conclusions, we can emphasize that in order to open a service station, you need no more than $200 in start-up capital, which can be earned by repairing the cars of your first customers.

If you have never done renovations, it may seem very difficult. But for sure, if you are planning to do repair work and open your own service station, then you have your own car and, deep down, interest and abilities - you just need to expand them. If you don’t want to “tinker” with the car, then you can resort to the services third parties. For example, advertise in a newspaper that you are looking for a specialist to work 50/50 for a new developing car service, i.e. You will give 50% to the employee, and take the remaining 50% for yourself to develop your business.

You can start working as a service station by providing the following services:

chassis repair;
cleaning the injector;
computer diagnostics;
engine repair.

These services are the simplest and most popular, so they are best suited for starting your own business. To provide this range of services, the minimum tools specified above are sufficient and do not require a large area of the premises.

In order to find clients, you need to use 3 main sources:

Free printables.
Free message boards on the Internet.
Own sites.

These 3 free sources will definitely bring you your first clients. If it is possible to place paid advertisements, then they will bring even greater effect; they should be placed in the most popular publications.

*Rent prices, cost and potential profit calculations are given based on the example of the Kursk region.

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Documents required to open a service station

When deciding to open your own car service, it doesn’t matter whether you are going to work as a legal entity or as an individual, you must obtain a license. In order to receive this document, you need to provide the following package of documents to the transport inspection:

application;
list (with a diagram of posts);
certificate (for back side bank details must be provided);
charter;
land (premises) lease agreement or joint activity agreement;
SES certificate;
permission from the State Fire Inspectorate (for welding and painting work);
order appointing someone responsible for safety precautions and a safety point;
an order appointing someone responsible for performing maintenance and repair work;
a copy of your diploma or work record;
certificate of compliance with standards (with attachment);
certificate from the State Tax Inspectorate regarding registration.

A registered garage in the Komimushchestvo in the form of a capital structure, you need to obtain permission from the perfect to use it as a car service, with the conclusion of a lease agreement. If the garage is not a permanent structure, but was erected without permission, it is necessary to obtain a city permit stipulating permission to use the garage as a service station. If the garage belongs to a private person and not the state, an agreement is concluded with him, with the re-registration of the land lease agreement if it sets out a different purpose for the premises.

After registering the land plot and resolving the problems of the working premises, documentation for the project is drawn up, with the obligatory section “On the protection environment". For the premises being operated, it is necessary to draw up a conclusion with the department "On Environmental Hygiene". An assessment of maximum permissible standards is carried out. For a service station, conditions for the collection, protection and disposal of associated waste, as well as rules for disposal, must be created waste water and emissions harmful substances into the atmosphere. Expertise and operational control are carried out. It is necessary to maintain a sanitary space between the source of emissions of harmful substances and nearby buildings, especially children's institutions and residential buildings. This space must be at least 50 meters, depending on the size of the enterprise itself. It is prohibited to locate service stations near water bodies.

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List of basic requirements for a private service station:

It is prohibited to locate service stations in residential premises and public buildings. The car service center must have centralized water supply installed, as well as sewerage.
The area of the room must be sufficient, depending on the work carried out in it and the dimensions of the vehicles being repaired, as well as production equipment, but not less than 5 sq. meters per employee, not taking into account equipment.
The room must have mechanical supply and exhaust ventilation installed in an explosive design. In accordance with SNiP 2.04.05-91 "Heating, ventilation and air conditioning".
IN winter period there must be heating in the room. Entrance gates must be equipped with air-thermal curtains.
Do not work indoors in the absence of natural light. The minimum natural light factor is 1.5.
Moisture-resistant and oil- and petrol-resistant materials are used for finishing walls and floors. Walls are painted with oil paint or tiled ceramic tiles by 2/3 in relation to height. The floor covering should consist of metlakh tiles. Ceramic tiles should be used to line the inspection pit.
The production premises must be equipped with a shower, toilet, and lockers for storing workwear.
When working, you should use personal protective equipment for the respiratory system, eyes, and skin.
Coordination with the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision in case of placement and technological processes. The service center must have permission to operate from the specified authorities.

Previously, during the so-called “stagnation period,” a car was considered a luxury. It was difficult to acquire, and people had to wait in line for many years.

Today, everyone, owning a certain amount of money, is able to purchase a car, both new and on the secondary market.

Now almost every average Russian family has a car. And owning a car means not only comfort and convenience, but also high-quality, systematic service. In this regard, many entrepreneurs are thinking about how to open a car repair shop.

The most pressing topic is car maintenance in big cities. That is why, if you open your own business related to car servicing, you can achieve great results in making a decent profit.

In order to organize an automobile service, the owner does not necessarily need to know all the intricacies of repairing automobile units and the structure of various car models. In this matter, it is very important to recruit a team of highly specialized workers who, in their moral and business qualities, are able to work conscientiously for the good of organized business. Their professionalism and sense of responsibility to the common cause are important.

How to open a car repair shop: equipment

To begin with, it is not at all necessary to acquire new equipment; it is possible to purchase high-quality used equipment. Consult a knowledgeable professional before selecting devices. An experienced professional will select the right model for you, which will ultimately save you money.

The professionalism of the specialists servicing their cars is very important for clients, since good technicians are very difficult to find. That is why it is necessary for such people to work in your company.

Take your time to purchase equipment. Before you purchase it, you need to prepare the premises. It will be better if the acquired area becomes the property of the owner of the company. If you rent a premises, it is not a fact that you will later acquire ownership of it.

How to open a car repair shop: locations

The choice of location for your auto repair shop is very important. A good option to select a site will be a territory located in an area where there are many houses, schools, kindergartens, colleges, technical schools, etc. It is also important that there is a body of water from the place where the service center is supposed to be deployed. As a rule, in a densely populated area it is very difficult to find such a site. In this regard, you can find a site located next to the highway.

Returning to the topic of choosing equipment for a car service, it is better to purchase imported equipment, even if it is used. This advice is relevant for purchasing devices for conducting diagnostic work for troubleshooting, as well as tire work and very frequently used spare parts.

How to open a car repair shop: repair zone

When equipping the repair area, pay attention to the location of the lifts. It is advisable to choose a place for them at the stage of building the premises.

Think over the trajectory for the movement of vehicles in the room, and then place the lifts themselves along the walls. The most acceptable width of the repair zone indoors is 18 meters. It can be divided into 3 equal blocks with a central passage and two lines of devices located along the walls. With this placement, the car is able to move freely indoors.

In the case of a small repair area, car lifts can be installed at an angle of 100 to 120 degrees to the driveway. In this case, the distance from the wall to the central axis of the device must be at least 350 centimeters, which will allow the repair of cars with a long body.

As a rule, in the repair area there are 3-4 two-post lifts for passenger cars, as well as 1 four-post lift for special operations. Another option for small spaces is to purchase plungers, which take up little space but are significantly more expensive.

It is very important to know that if you offer new services, you will attract more clients. To do this, you will have to hire craftsmen of various specializations. With a well-established business, the costs of purchased equipment will pay off within six months. Good luck with your business!

Car service is a relevant service for any city and settlement. No matter how many residents live in the town, some of them are car owners who need routine repairs and constant maintenance. Even the crisis could not reduce the demand for this service.

Opening a service station is not difficult, but many car enthusiasts continue to complain about the lack of good auto repair shops in Russian cities. How to open a car service center from scratch so that it can fully meet customer requirements? How to make good money from your entrepreneurial venture? More on all this later in the review.

How to choose a car service specialization

The first thing an entrepreneur who intends to create a car workshop needs to do is choose a specialization for the future business. The direction can be changed as you work, but you need to start with one thing.

To make it easier for you to navigate the variety of services, we offer sample list current directions for car service:

repair and maintenance of: Russian, Japanese, European cars (list of specific brands and models), chassis, transmission (manual gearbox, automatic gearbox), engine and brake system;
quick diagnosis of problems;
electrician services;
body work;
oil change;
tire fitting and wheel balancing;
car tuning;
car restoration.

These are not all types of services and repair work with which you can enter the market. Today there is a demand for a narrow specialization of car services. Thus, a master who can quickly fix problems with the chassis of cars older than ten years is in greater demand than a workshop that offers the client everything at once.

Important! When choosing a specialization, it is not always advisable to focus on expensive cars. The cost of repair work for new models is high, but owners of expensive cars usually have them serviced at official car repair shops. In addition, not always even representatives of the automaker that produced the car can fix the problem that has arisen. A private mechanic in a garage will not be able to provide quality services to the owners of such cars.

Beginning auto repairmen should work with vehicles that are 10 years or more old. The following are presented as serious arguments.

Most cars are designed only for this service life, and after 10 years the first serious problems arise in all car components.
Owners of used cars are looking for an opportunity to save money on repairs, and they are not interested in expensive official services.
Just 10 years ago, the design of all car components was much simpler, and even a novice auto mechanic could master the basic principles of operation of certain components and systems of ten-year-old cars in a short period of time.
There is a huge selection of spare parts and consumables on the market at prices acceptable to buyers.

Business registration and necessary documentation

When determining what is needed to open a car service center, an entrepreneur immediately remembers documentation business. Moreover, most often at the stage of forming a work plan for opening a service station, he is in one of the following starting positions.

I have experience in repairing vehicles with my own hands and my own garage, but there is no start-up capital to register and actively promote the business.
There is a business idea for a certain specialization, profitable suppliers of spare parts, small start-up capital, but no specialists and no premises.
There is start-up capital and business connections with good specialists who want to become partners in a future business.

These are three different starting positions, and in each case you need to approach organizing a workshop individually, taking into account the available resources. Let's consider the most successful solutions for each situation.

No money, but there is a desire to work and practical skills

This pattern of starting a business is typical for 80% of private garage small workshops. To organize such a workshop, you do not need to register as an individual entrepreneur or LLC and officially register your business activity.

The foreman must only have documents confirming his right to use or own the garage in which he works, and with this type of organization, the business owner does not have the right to hire assistants.

This is the best option for an independent entrepreneurial start. During the period of private work, the master forms start-up capital, which he invests in building, registering and promoting a full-fledged car service.

There is only money

This scheme is suitable for investors who have money and interesting ideas, but there are no specialists who can provide high-quality and prompt services. Organizing a car service center from such starting positions is radically different from the first option, since initial task investor - to legally register a business, create working conditions and hire craftsmen.

At the same time, the process of opening a car service should be organized so that all of the listed tasks are solved simultaneously. This approach will save time and money.

Car service registration

No matter how the entrepreneur came to this stage of business development, the procedure official registration auto repair shop should take place according to the following scheme.

Choice of organizational and legal form (LLC or individual entrepreneur). The main criterion when choosing an OPF is the presence or absence of companions. If several entities (individuals or legal entities), then it is necessary to register an LLC, and an independent venture can be registered as an individual entrepreneur.
Formation of a package of statutory documents for an LLC. At this stage, it is necessary to determine the name of the enterprise, legal address, share of participation in the enterprise of each co-founder, the size of the authorized capital and the procedure for managing the company (logos and trademarks can be developed later).
State registration. Documents are submitted to the Federal Tax Service at the place of registration (workshop address, address of one of the founders, address of an individual entrepreneur, rented office). At the same time, taxpayer registration is carried out.
A bank account is opened.
A lease agreement for a workshop premises or an agreement for the purchase of premises is drawn up.
Equipment is purchased, labor relations with personnel are formalized.

There is no need to obtain any additional permits or licenses to operate a car service center. Russian law provides for the possibility of voluntary certification of service stations. Only the owner of the workshop decides whether to undergo certification. The certificate may be needed for:

increasing customer confidence in services (but people more often look at the result of work, rather than at additional certificates, diplomas and awards);
opportunities to participate in government procurement (this is a serious argument in favor of obtaining a certificate).

A car service that only serves individuals, may not acquire cash register, which greatly facilitates business administration and document flow.

Basic organizational points

Opening a service station is easy and inexpensive, but official registration is not enough to attract customers. The following conditions must be met:

convenient location and safe premises;
reliable and multifunctional equipment;
quality tool sets;
competent and polite staff;
effective business management system;
regular promotion of car service in the local and regional market.

This is an approximate list of tasks that an entrepreneur should set at the start of a project and then regularly deal with them in the future.

Requirements for a place for a car service

Premises for a car service can be bought, built or rented. Most budget option– rent, the most expensive – construction.

Despite the fact that purchasing ready-made premises for a service station could be the optimal solution, it is difficult to find such premises. Only in rare cases do owners sell well-established and profitable business, so waiting for luck is not profitable.

Those entrepreneurs who are members of a garage cooperative and want to convert the garage into a car service center will be able to work only if the cooperative allows them to allocate this garage as separate property and re-register it as their own land plot. Otherwise, the business will be semi-legal, and for legal registration the workshop will still have to be moved to private land.

The premises of a small car service should include:

two equipped places for receiving cars (pit, lift);
administrator's office;
warehouse;
shower cabin and toilet.

The optimal area for a small auto repair shop is about 200 m2. There should be convenient access to the gate.

The height of the room must be at least 3.5 meters. This parameter will provide the ability to service small freight vehicles and minibuses in the workshop. Taking into account the reception of large machines, the workshop gates must also be equipped.

The room must be connected to electricity and water supply, have good ventilation and a heating system.

The cost of renting a finished space is about 3 US dollars per square meter. If an entrepreneur decides to rent a workshop, then 200 m2 will cost $600 per month.

To acquire ownership of such a car service, you will need about 100 thousand dollars. Construction and independent equipment cost about the same, but the disadvantage of this option is that construction will take at least a year, and during this entire period the master will only spend money without earning anything. For quick construction, you can use a factory-ready car service kit, which is a prefabricated metal frame with enclosing structures made of sandwich panels.

In order to be able to both earn money and engage in construction, some entrepreneurs buy out a small workshop (for example, a tire shop) and build it into a larger enterprise.

Car service equipment

Equipment and tools for car service are no less important than qualified specialists. The list of equipment largely depends on the specialization.

An indicative list of equipment that should be in every car service is as follows.

Name	Quantity	Unit cost	Total costs (including installation)
Total:			650 thousand rubles.
Lift	2 pcs.	150 thousand rubles.	200 thousand rubles.
Computer diagnostic systems for popular car brands	5 pcs.	20 thousand rubles.	100 thousand rubles.
Nozzle cleaning stand	1 piece	60 thousand rubles.
Compressor	1 piece	60 thousand rubles.
Installation for adjusting headlights	1 piece	30 thousand rubles.
Spark plug tester	1 piece	10 thousand rubles.
Welding machine	1 piece	70 thousand rubles.
A set of tools for every workplace	2 pcs.	60 thousand rubles.	120 thousand rubles.

Business plan for a workshop

Having an idea of how much money will have to be invested in premises and equipment, you can begin planning business processes and pricing, which is best done as part of a business plan. This document can be used for profitability planning. As part of the business plan, the entrepreneur calculates the following parameters:

distribution of initial capital;
production costs;
volume of purchases from third parties;
the cost of each service and its profitability;
required sales volume;
planned income;
ways of profit distribution.

The information listed will make it possible to determine the payback period for investments made at the start.

If you have the opportunity to order a professional business plan, take advantage of it. This service will cost approximately 20 thousand rubles, and you will receive a competent and detailed analysis for your future business. All that remains is to stick to this plan for several years.

Employees

For the successful operation of a small service station with 2 workplaces, two foremen and one or two apprentices will be required.

At the initial stage of business development, it seems to an entrepreneur that the more employees he has, the faster the business will run.

This is partly true, but mainly organizational issue in business management at the start - minimizing production costs. Because wages is the main expense item, then at the beginning of business development the master has no other choice but to save on employees. Therefore, the maximum staff is 3 permanent employees and one temporary employee who performs work only when necessary.

With permanent employees there is a contract labor agreements, and with temporary ones - contracts for the performance of work (GPC). The law does not provide standard forms for these documents, so an entrepreneur can draw up his own documents after consulting with a lawyer.

If there is a need to organize round-the-clock reception of clients, then there must be a night worker. His salary is calculated taking into account the night bonus (20%).

The average salary of a mechanic in a car service center is 20 thousand rubles. — salary + percentage of work performed. Monthly salary is about 40 thousand rubles. An apprentice's salary cannot be higher than the minimum wage.

Not a single enterprise can do without a director. This official is responsible for the activities of the service station and ties together all organizational structure car service center (masters report to the director, apprentices to the masters and director).

Thus, the approximate wage fund for a small service station is about 100 thousand rubles.

As for accounting and document flow, it is not profitable for small companies to maintain their own accounting department. The best solution is to order accounting services from consulting or outsourcing firms. The total cost of performing such work is 10 thousand rubles per month.

How can a service station save?

In addition to saving on employee salaries, a service station can save on the following operations:

purchase spare parts in bulk, reducing their cost through well-thought-out logistics and minimizing costs for delivery, loading and unloading;
provide services in a self-service format (rent a lift, pit, compressor, etc.);
promote a certain brand through an auto parts service and receive discounts from the supplier.

These effective methods They will not only reduce the cost of doing business, but also increase the revenue side of the budget. The latter can also be increased by providing household appliance repair services.

Advertising for car service

How to quickly promote a car service and attract customers? First of all, you should determine target audience– people who use car service in garages. You need to find your client and constantly attract his attention.

In large enterprises, the marketing service deals with the issue of how to attract customers. Small companies that cannot afford a full-time marketer order the services of an advertising agency professionally engaged in business promotion, or draw up a plan of promotions and events that allow them to effectively advertise a car service in the city and region.

development of your own corporate identity (logo, corporate colors, uniform, etc. - everything that will allow you to stand out);
idea formation social importance promoted services (your business helps people decide certain problems, which improves life);
development of advertising product layouts (texts, visual material, price lists, musical accompaniment, etc.);
determining advertising promotion channels (radio, Internet, local television, social networks, face-to-face communication with potential clients, conducting master classes, etc.).

When deciding to actively promote a car service, an entrepreneur must understand that at the start he will have to invest at least 20% of the turnover in promotion, and then the percentage of advertising fees can be reduced.

Financial result and prospects

To open a small car service, an entrepreneur will need at least 15 thousand US dollars. Monthly maintenance of the enterprise costs at least 150 thousand rubles (excluding spare parts and consumables).

The average cost of service at a car service center (excluding spare parts) is about 3 thousand rubles. To earn 300 thousand rubles a month, an entrepreneur must service 4-5 cars daily.

With such turnover, the business will pay for itself in about a year, and then you can work exclusively on developing the service.

Business is the best way to make money and even become rich. At the same time, many types of business are available to almost everyone, which allows anyone to become an entrepreneur. But whether such an entrepreneur will become successful depends only on him. Some people are interested, someone is purchasing - any business needs to be treated wisely and seriously.

Having your own car service is the dream of almost every man. Being truly a man's business, it is unlikely to take a lot of effort and nerves, but rather, on the contrary, will bring pleasure. But how to open a car service center and how much investment will it require? How long will it take for the business to break even? What equipment is needed?

Types of service stations

Types of car services are usually divided by profile. So, you can invest money in:

A car service that specializes in repairing a specific car brand or, for example, country of origin. It is worth noting that most often the owners expensive cars global brands turn to such organizations. However, such a service station may bring less profit due to the small amount of work. But the services in in this case are more expensive.
Tire workshops. Service stations of this type are never left without work, since tires have to be changed not only taking into account the seasons, but also taking into account breakdowns.
Repair shops. Car repair shops of this type work on engines, chassis and other things.
Auto body service - straightening, painting and other services.
Car service for working with electronics.

It would be best not to specialize in one thing, but to open a diversified business. But at the very beginning of your journey, you can get by with a narrow profile, and over time expand the range of services.

What do you need to open a car service?

A car service can be opened on the basis of a car wash, a car repair shop, an auto parts store and much more. But more often the question arises about how to open a car service center from scratch. It is worth preparing for what such work will require large investments even if the service station is small. First of all, money will be required for registering an enterprise, renting premises, purchasing equipment, hiring workers, advertising and other additional expenses.

To open your own car service, in addition to expenses, you will need plans, goals and objectives. First of all, you need to decide what services the company will provide. You should look for specialists based on this.

You should think about pricing policy, which will be loyal to the entire population of the city and suitable for both regular cars, and for more expensive ones. You should find good suppliers of auto parts.

Advice: By establishing the right pricing policy, you will increase the number of your customers, and by choosing the right suppliers, you will help your car service center constantly replenish this number and retain it. high level. Make sure that the stock of auto parts is always at the proper level, then your customers will not have to wait until the order arrives.

Taxation of car services in 2017

A car service center is a small business, so it is usually registered as an individual entrepreneur. However, for a large car service center you can also use an LLC.

Any legal business is subject to taxation. This must be done in mandatory and regardless of the size of your enterprise.

Patent;
UTII.

To calculate the value of a patent, you need to multiply the business's potential income (taking into account the number of employees) by the patent rate of 6%. If a patent is purchased for six months, then it must be paid within 25 days, and if a longer period is chosen, then a third of the amount must be paid within 25 days, and two-thirds no later than 30 days after its expiration.

Physical indicator for car services (12,000 per employee);
Deflator coefficient (1.569);
Adjustment coefficient of profitability (different for each region);
Number of employees of the enterprise;
Number of months of work.

Thus, the final amount can be found by multiplying all the listed quantities. It is worth noting that the most favorable form of taxation for a car service center is a patent.

How to open your own car service center from scratch - business plan

Owning your own car service is not a very cheap business, so to open even the smallest enterprise, you need at least 700-800 thousand rubles. And all this taking into account the fact that the range of services will not be wide and there will also be few service station workers.

Car service success

When opening a car service center, it is worth considering the details required by law. This applies to both the room itself and its harmfulness, as well as its location. Success depends on compliance with certain criteria:

List of services provided;
Service audience;
Volumes and scale of production;
Personnel qualifications.

The enterprise must be equipped with its own sewerage system and located at least 50 meters from residential buildings.

Car service

The list of services should be quite wide, and the most profitable ones should be included in it. There are also those that do not bring in much income and are very simple in themselves, but they need to be included too, this is necessary to attract and retain customers.

Advice: Over time, it is worth expanding the list of services provided, including turning to new achievements of science and technology. An excellent offer would be the service of a specialist visiting your home.

Equipment

When opening a service station from scratch, you can get by with minimal supplies of equipment. Over time, it is recommended to increase its number and improve its quality components.

For the first time you will definitely need:

Lift – 50-100 thousand rubles;
Diagnostic equipment – 80-100 thousand rubles;
Equipment for mounting tires – 40-70 thousand rubles;
Tools – 100-150 thousand rubles.

At first, spare parts can be ordered as needed. The main thing is to choose suppliers who can deliver them as quickly as possible.

Advice: Most often, spare parts have to be ordered. However, for better and faster service, it is necessary to keep a certain number of spare parts in stock.

Room

It is quite difficult to find a suitable premises for a car service center that would meet the requirements of SES and fire safety. Therefore, you often have to think about its construction. You will be lucky to choose a building that has previously been used for a service station. But in this case, it often needs repairs.

Parking is an absolute must good service, because we work with cars and their owners. In a good manner will equip the building with a cafeteria or buffet, and a waiting room.

Renting the building will cost the owner 100-150 thousand rubles per month.

Staff

Good qualified staff is one of the important components of excellent and high-quality service, which means that future income and popularity partly depend on it. Workers should be hired as universal workers who can replace each other.

If the car service works seven days a week, the employees’ work schedule will be rotating. This means that you will need:

2 cleaners – 7 thousand rubles each;
2 cashiers – 10 thousand rubles each;
4 masters plus two tire fitters – 15-20 thousand rubles each;
Accountant – 12-18 thousand rubles.

Car service costs

Expenses for your own business will be both one-time and ongoing. It is necessary to take into account the fact that the first ones will be quite large.

The list of one-time expenses for starting a business will inevitably include the following expenses:

Registration of an enterprise – 30 thousand rubles;
Purchase of equipment - about 300-400 thousand rubles;
Arrangement of the premises - 100-150 thousand rubles;
Advertising – 20-30 thousand rubles;
Additional possible expenses are about 100 thousand rubles.

The following are required fixed expenses:

Rent of premises – 100-150 thousand rubles;
Salary to employees is about 150 thousand rubles;
Materials – 70-100 thousand rubles;
Taxes – 50-100 thousand rubles (depending on the form of taxation);
Associated additional expenses – 20-50 thousand rubles.

Car service plan - drawing

The layout of a car service center is an important factor when opening of this business. The convenience of the location of service cells and the placement of equipment can determine both the speed of work and the quality of service, as well as popularity. If customers are uncomfortable, it is unlikely that traffic will increase. For small business two or three service cells are enough. It is important that the equipment is in accessible proximity to them, but does not create crowding.

How to promote a car service quickly and attract customers?

The most the best remedy fast promotion has always been high-quality advertising. It is worth noting that visitors are often greedy for new things, and this can be very helpful in the first stages of work. Firstly, if the advertising is really high-quality, then you are guaranteed good traffic in the first days of work (then you need to retain clients and increase them with the quality of service). Secondly, if imagination and technology allow you to incorporate some know-how into your work, the popularity of the enterprise will be ensured.

Television commercials;
Advertising and announcements in newspapers;
Advertising on social networks;
Radio advertising and more.

In honor of the opening of the car service, you can organize various promotions and distribute flyers.

Great advertising can be built by collaborating with related organizations. So, for example, you can hand out business cards with offers from other companies about where or. These organizations, in turn, will distribute business cards and flyers for your organization.

Profitability of a car service as a small business

Opening your own car service is not. A well-promoted and good car service earns at least 500 thousand rubles a month, of which net profit is 100 thousand rubles. But taking into account all the initial investments, such a business can pay off in no earlier than six months. The first tangible income can be obtained in 1-1.5 years.

Let's start with the fact that a car service is a set of services for the repair and maintenance of cars and motorcycles, provided with the help of special equipment and separate room. We only recommend drawing up a business plan and thinking about how to open a car service center from scratch for people who have some experience in car repair or have some basic knowledge of auto mechanics. In this business, it is not enough to just be a leader, because even your own staff can deceive you very easily.

By the way, how much money do you have? Opening a car service center, and even from scratch, is not a cheap pleasure, but if everything works out successfully, you can count on an income of $3,000 per month even in your own garage.

What do you need to open a car service?

Place. Even the cheapest and highest quality car service can go to the bottom if the location is poorly chosen. First, decide what services your company will provide. For example, it is better to carry out body repair work in places where accidents occur frequently. And if you plan to provide more significant types of repairs, such as transmissions, engines, etc., then a location in an industrial zone where cars will be delivered by tow truck is also suitable. Well, it’s better to open a small workshop in your area, preferably on the side of the road, where drivers passing by turn into your clients. If you are planning to expand your car service in the future and are thinking about whether to use a service station or a car wash, be sure to look for a place with plenty of space.

Documents. The next step in how to open a car service is business registration. For a small workshop, the individual entrepreneur form is ideal, and taxation is UTII or you can switch to the simplified tax system. In the case of a large service station, it is better to register an LLC.

Due to the abolition of compulsory licensing for car services, you only need to obtain permission from the State Fire Inspectorate and the SES. If you are building a room from scratch, agree with the administration and architectural departments. Next, you need to conclude a rental agreement for the premises, public utilities and waste removal.

What do you need fire service and SanEpidemNadzor to open a car service center in Russia:

The service station premises cannot be located near children's institutions (at least 50 meters distance) or next to residential buildings (at least 15 meters distance).
You cannot open a car service in a residential area, for example in your private home;
The building must have sewerage and water supply;
In the room you need to install flow ventilation (it is not cheap);
It is necessary to build a shower room and organize a bathroom;
The area of the room must be at least 5 square meters. m. per employee;

Equipment. To equip a workshop you will need to purchase a lot of special equipment and tools. On at this stage you will find out how much it really costs to open a car service center and how difficult it is to do it from scratch.

Equipment and tools for changing oil and other fluids. To provide such services, you will need a lift or a special niche in the floor, as well as keys, screwdrivers and equipment for filters.
Lift, jacks and various tools for replacing and checking rubber parts.
Wheel alignment stand and transmission stand.
Bench grinders, welding equipment, drill and soldering equipment.
To repair engines, you need to buy equipment for washing parts, a compressor with compressed air, as well as milling and lathes.
You will also need painting equipment and a diagnostic scanner.

In addition to all of the above, you will need to get all kinds of hand and pneumatic tools (various wrenches, screwdrivers, screwdrivers and much more). A very common problem in car services is the untimely delivery of necessary parts and consumables. To do this, you need to find several absolutely reliable suppliers or purchase parts in advance, in reserve.

Staff. Employees are the most vulnerable place when deciding how to open a car service center and what you need for this. At least 4 people will be needed for repairs (2 per shift), and it is very difficult to find professional auto mechanics. Most likely, you will have to lure employees away from competitors, but a proven specialist can bring you a personal clientele who are satisfied with his work in his previous place. The problem of finding experienced personnel should be taken care of even at the stage of drawing up a business plan for opening a car service center and only then calculate how much it will cost.

How much does it cost to open a car service center from scratch?

A small car service center specializing in providing only a few of the most popular services will cost 1-2 million rubles in capital costs. Also, about 50,000 rubles will be needed for initial advertising and approval.

In addition to the start-up costs, there will also be ongoing ones. Rent of premises/land – 160,000 rubles, purchase of consumables and other costs – 75,000 rubles, employee salaries – from 200,000 rubles.

In total, to open a car service, the minimum level costs: 1-2 million for opening + 435,000 monthly. If you open a car service not from scratch, but in a garage or a ready-made premises, it will be a little cheaper, but not at all.

Is it profitable to open a car service?

In most cases, the payback period for a car service is 1-3 years. And although this has a fairly high barrier to entry, the profitability of such a business is not lower than 20-50%.

A small auto repair shop can bring the owner from 50,000 to 300,000 rubles per month. The main thing is to correctly determine the cost settings for repairs. For car services, they use the “norm hour” principle, which involves payment of labor for every hour of work of mechanics. For example, the cost of a standard hour at official dealers of popular cars starts from 1000 rubles, and for domestic cars – from 450 rubles. At first, the price of watches should be set below competitors in order to attract the first customers.