HOW TO SET UP A

COMPUTER REPAIR BUSINESS

AN ASSIGNMENT

SUBMITTED BY

AWONAYE OPEYEMI SAMUEL

S02/ME/2010/1761

ND I

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

RUFUS GIWA POLYTECHNIC, OWO

COURSE: ENTREPRENEURSHIP
CODE: EED 126

MR. FEMI ONI

Lecturer in Charge

SEPTEMBER, 2011
INTRODUCTION

In a day and age when most of all the people have at least one

computer in their homes and offices, reliable computer businesses are

vital.

Now, the big companies have their own IT departments, but

small businesses and the average everyday person needs computer

repair business, which makes now a perfect opportunity to start a

computer repair business, it does not matter your level of technical

expertise before starting.

WHAT IS NEEDED TO START A COMPUTER REPAIR BUSINESS

As with any business that you are considering doing of starting

up, you need to love computers, technology a well as working with

other people and a desire to run your own company. One fellow

computer repair entrepreneur shared his home and revealed that

starting a computer repair business requires both knowledge and

patience.

Some important steps to take in order to make sure that the

business is well built and money-making are:

a. Starting a business using strategy

When you prepare to start your own computer repair business,

you will find that you really need a firm grasp on what it is that your

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business will offer and who it is that your business is planning to

serve.

Picking a targeted niche is essential when starting your own

computer repair business.

Will you serve the needs of households within a certain

diameter of your service area?

Starting a computer repair business requires marketing. Part of

going into business for yourself means that you are going to be more

than just the business owner, but also responsible for marketing

which has to be done to generate business.

When starting a computer repair business, you need to do

whatever you can to get your name out there, which are:

- Visit fair and convention

- Try to build relationship with people in the computer sales

industry

- run ads in the paper.

Niche targeting in starting a computer repair business.

In the midst of starting a computer repair business, it becomes

easier to chase down as many people as you see passing you by and

telling them of your new business.

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 While the tell-everybody-you-see approach works well in letting

people know of your new business, you have to get prepared to

answer their probing number of concerns, “what exactly can you fix?”

You should be able to answer this question clearly and

succinctly, giving them a really clear picture of the scope of what you

do and feel for who exactly your business was built to serve.

Defining the scope of your computer business helps you to think

through (and talk about) your business in terms and help you to get a

clear word about your new business.

- Thing about who you will cater for

- What common problem can you help them to navigate

through?

- When event can contact you?

- How you computer repair processes will:

(a) Help to solve their problem

(b) Help to offer them convenience

Why should customer choose your computer repair start-up

business over your competitors?

When starting your computer repair business, it helps to

understand current computing trends, to stay abreast f what is going

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on in the computer industry as well as the current new challenges

your clients could be facing.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, computer repair business is a good business

where people gain a lot from rendering the service based on little

capital and adequate knowledge base.