Believe it or not, you are ahead of over 90% of the population simply because of your decision to start your own business. Whatever the reasons, it’s important that you start off right. In this guide, I will show you the steps to take to start a storage shed business.

Getting started you can start by simply saying, “I’m starting a storage shed business.” Now you need to create a business plan to follow. Without a plan, you won’t have any sense of direction and before long you won’t know where to go or what to do next. Most new businesses fail within the first two years simply because they didn’t have a written business plan.

Business plan;

Step 1. Give your new business a name. Not too smart here. Keep it simple and to the point. You want people to know what you do just by reading your company name.

Step 2. Separate yourself financially from the business. This involves separate business checking accounts and lines of credit and credit cards. You may want to speak with a lawyer about incorporating your business or creating an LP or LLC. The last thing you want is to lose your home and personal belongings due to a legal matter with a supplier or customer.

Step 3. At this point, you need to decide where you will get the sheds you plan to install.

A. You can purchase a franchise from a manufacturer of storage buildings. This requires a lot of money up front, but they will provide you with everything you need to market and sell your prefab storage buildings and barns. The company will probably ask you to have a vacant lot to display their models.

B. You can go to your local home improvement center and make arrangements with the store to install the sheds your customers purchase. This is easy and does not require any selling on your part. But you’re stuck waiting for the store to call you with work.

C. You can purchase the materials and, using customizable storage shed plans, build the exact storage sheds your customers want. This will take more time, of course, but it will give you the most satisfaction when the job is done. It also gives you complete control over your new business.

I hope this answers your questions about starting a storage shed business. Just remember, before you start building and selling storage sheds, you must have a business plan.