Information

Management Aircraft Washing Business

By: Lance Winslow
Submitted: 2007-01-17 11:53:45
Print this article | Tell a friend | For publisher | Social Bookmarking
Rating:
 

If you are setting up an aircraft washing business you need to be concerned with your management skills and the need to start by writing a business plan. I started my first aircraft washing service when I was 12 years old at a small airport in California. By my 16th birthday I had about 200 regular customers, which I watched on a weekly or biweekly basis. It was a good business for a 16-year-old still in high school.

As things progressed my company start watching other types of vehicles besides airplanes, as once I got my driver's license I could drive off the airport and go clean vehicles and fleets of trucks. Later after growing my business into a multistate franchise company, which operated in 450 cities and 23 states we had refined the business to incredible efficient cities. Efficient sea and operations is key to proper management.

Below is an outline to a sample business plan that which you can use to help you better manage your aircraft washing service. You may have this sample outline for a business plan to assist you in your company;

Aviation Washing Services; BUSINESS PLAN

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Form Of Business

B. Introduction

C. State Of Technology

II. OBJECTIVES

A. Goals

1. Market Share

2. Sales

3. Customer Service

B. Statement Of Purpose

III. COMPANY ANALYSIS AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

A. Location

B. Background

1. Aviation Experience

2. Strengths

C. Local

1. Trends

2. Business Climate

D. Position For Growth

1. Future Of Industry

IV. MARKETING ANALYSIS

A. Marketing Strategy

1. Target Markets

a. FBO

b. Government

c. Flying Cubs

d. EAA Crowd

e. Airline Services and Corporate Aviation

f. Corrosion Control

2. Private Pilots

a. Politics - Special Interest - Government

b. Competition - Profiles – FBOs, Independents

3. Inventory

a. Soap

b. Supplies

c. Purchasing

4. Equipment

a. Layout

b. Type

5. Sales

a. Tactics

b. Pricing Power, Price War Efficiency Option

c. Promotions - Advertising

6. Media and Web Strategy and Domination

a. Fundraising

b. Aviation Newspaper

c. Direct Mail Lists

B. Demographics

1. Scope

2. Segment

3. Surveys - Etc.

4. Markets To Exploit

5. Types Of Corporate Clients

C. Distribution

1. Customer Service

2. Multiple Trucks-Units

3. 1-800 Number

4. Flyers

V. MANAGEMENT

A. Implementation

B. Controls

C. Training

D. Labor

E. Independent Contractors

VI. OPERATIONS

A. Hours

1. Corporate – Airline - Government

2. Private Pilots, EAA, FBOs, Flying Clubs, FAA Repair Stations

3. Steam Cleaning . Maintenance

1. Truck

2. Equipment

VII. LEGAL STRATEGIES

A. Licenses

B. Regulations

C. Insurance

VIII. FINANCIAL STRATEGIES

A. Taxes

B. Capital Requirements

1. Financing

2. Required Investments

3. R.O.I.

4. Breakeven

5. Working Capital

C. Benefits

1. Security

2. Health Coverage

D. Projections

1. Ratios a. Quick Ratio

b. Debts To Assets

c. Asset Turnover

d. Cash Flow

E. Expenses

1. Lease Payment

2. Printing

3. Insurance

4. Utilities

5. Telephone

6. Labor

7. Bank Fees

IX. STRATEGIC PLANNING ANALYSIS

A. Long Term Goals – Regional – Multi-State

B. Manager Plug-Ins, Use of Independent Contractors

C. Renewal Of Franchise License

X. APPENDIX

A. Airport Activity Permits and Forms

B. Feasibility Studies

C. Pictures Of Truck-Units, Proto-types, Reclaim.

Lance Winslow

Article source: Expert Articles

Most Recent Articles in Management category

  • The Importance of Databases - By: Kaye Marks
    It can seem so technical. Only large companies are going to have extensive databases about all of their sales along with any other information they feel like keeping track of.
  • Explain Digital Flow Meter - By: Manish Singhp
    There are different types of flow meters; each of them used for a different purpose. When the meter registers, one should know how to get a basic reading without too much struggle. As advised by experts, it is not the equipment's fault when a bad reading ensues; rather the reader could not read it correctly. The digital flow meter is not a useless instrument which is there for fun. It is a wonderful industrial tool which needs to be respected and used accordingly.
  • Meeting Inefficiency Contributes to Low Employee Morale - By: Bob Moir
    If there's one thing that can engender a feeling of dread in a normally happy employee, it's the prospect of another meeting on the schedule. Meetings are too often seen by employees as time wasters that are largely ineffective and accomplish little.
  • Making Meetings Mean Something Through Facilitation Training - By: Bob Moir
    The average meeting is just that, average, and the results, or lack thereof, speak for themselves. More and more companies are asking who within their inner circle has the requisite facilitation training to make a meeting pop, and more and more often the answers are coming from the outside.
  • Aluminium anodizing and its advantages - By: Mari Milian
    Anodizing is not like electroplating and other organic coatings, it is unique to aluminum. It has greatly extended the applications of aluminum products and uses after it was developed in early 1930's, where the metal or else not be utilized.
  • What is Cash Management - By: David Stack
    Cash flow is the essence of a business and the goal behind cash flow management is to determine the cash needed for day-to-day business devoid of losing investment options as a result of having two much cash. Although there are many cash management techniques they vary with the products and services sold, and how the particular business is run.
  • 10 Tips to Manage Labor More Effectively - By: Curt Barry
    More employees can mean more headaches. Learn how to manager your labor force more effectively with these 10 tips.
  • What You Need To Know About Business Articles? - By: Gurpreet Kaur
    There are times in business when everything you try seems to go wrong, or you can't find the answer to a particularly tough question. You may find that those that work with you and for you are just as frustrated, and that means you must look for help anywhere you can find it.
  • Explain Chrome Plating? - By: Ravi Bhati
    Chrome plating is a kind of finishing treatment that utilizes the electrolytic deposition of chromium. The thin, decorative bright chrome is the most common form of chrome plating. Chrome plating imparts a mirror-like finish to items such as metal furniture frames and automotive trim. Thicker deposits, called hard chrome, are used in industrial equipment to reduce friction and wear and to restore the dimensions of equipment that has experienced wear. There are two types of chromium plating: industrial and decorative. Industrial chromium plating is also called Hard Chrome or Engineered Chrome.
  • A Review of the Various The Law Of Attraction Dynamics - By: Brian Garvin
    Find out the scoop about the Law of Attraction and see if it is adequate for you at this time. Please decipher our unprejudiced evaluation of the Law of Attraction.