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Home Business 25 - Start A Courier Agency From Home

Setting up and operating a courier business from home is an ideal way to make extra money easily. This agency is best run by a couple or, if not, with an employee who can be the driver and admin person. In this way, you will keep all your costs to a minimum resulting in more money in your pocket.

Your courier agency will provide a service to professionals and other businesses by transporting letters, documents, small parcels and packages from one place to another. Essentially, you will provide a light delivery service which is in great demand for items that need to be delivered as quickly as possible - faster than a postal service.

You will start up your business from home and only when you are doing steadily well, can you take up separate business premises. You will need a reliable vehicle or motorcycle with a storage box at the back. You will also need a telephone, someone to answer the phone, some office equipment like a desk and chairs, some stationery, roadmaps, etc. If you have a computer, then it can be utilized too.

Your best clients will be attorneys, pharmacies, accountants, wholesalers, vehicle parts suppliers, etc.

You must remember that marketing your services should be a continuous activity. You will always need to sign on new clients and keep existing ones. This ensures that your customer base grows healthily.

The more customers you can handle, the more profitable your operation will be. Be sure to treat your customers in a professional and efficient manner and be reasonable with your delivery rates.

Go through the phone book and contact as many businesses as possible telephonically. Make an appointment with these businesses and try and sell your services to them personally.

You may also wish to do a small display ad in the Yellow Pages to increase your customer base. Alternatively, small classified ads in the business services category of daily newspapers can do wonders too.