A chimney sweep business plan should show that you can earn enough revenue to offset your basic and long-term expenses while repaying an SBA loan on time and in full. It sounds simple enough, but you have to determine what assumptions are reasonable for the market you'll be operating in. How many homes are there within 10-15 miles of your intended headquarters? You should illustrate how far from your office you'd be willing to have sweeps travel for business. Also, can you tell what percentage of single-family homes have chimneys, or what number of homes have multiple chimneys? This information is important to your market analysis. Also cover these questions in the business plan:
• Will you service any commercial smokestacks?
• What are the commonalities of your target market?
• How long will the average service take you (or a hired sweep)?
• How will you market your business?
• Are there extended service contracts available?
Listing out the terms of an extended chimney service contract, as compared or a single service or cleaning, will help define what you offer to the public. The business plan will take shape as you define your services and then research the market opportunity in the greater metro area. The plan should also talk about the market need (stats would be helpful here), the state of the industry, and the competitive advantages you can bring to the field. The financial pro forma for the chimney sweep business plan needs to show at least three years or projected revenues and profit. MasterPlans has the experts on staff to write this plan for you. We have 11,000 business plans under our belt already. (877) 453-2011
