Service Business Idea - Packing Service

A service business idea that can offer great relief to movers: the worst aspect of moving is packing and unpacking, which is slow, tedious and backbreaking work. That is good news if you do not mind rolling up your sleeves and doing hard work.

Moving companies will be one source of work, because they can subcontract with you to provide packing services or refer you to their clients. However, since many moving companies want to do everything themselves (which often results in some breakage), you should also contact home buyers and sellers who may need your services.

Your billing rate could rage from $15 to $40 per hour. For fine china, works of art and/or antiques, you might charge more. You might also look into targeting a certain niche; such as seniors who may require more help packing and often have valuables, that they are very concerned will be broken during a move.

Before starting such a business, you should get to know all the best packing techniques; it is not as obvious as it may appear and you want to be “the expert”.

Home business requirements for this service business idea include additional insurance, and plenty of material, from packing peanuts to boxes of various sizes, box cutters, tape, labels, etc.