
Steps to Starting a Welding Business
- Researching a Welding Business – See An Inside Look Into the Business You Want To Start.
- Choosing a Location for Your Welding Business For more, see Choosing The Best Location for Your Business.
- Choose a Name for Your Welding Business. See How to Choose a Business Name.
- Legalizing Your Business – See How to Register your Business.
- Create Your Corporate ID – See A Complete Introduction to Corporate Identity Packages.
- Welding Business Equipment – See The Most Recent Google Search Results Related to Welding Business Equipment.
- Estimating Your Start-up Cost – See Estimating Start-up Costs: Are you Missing Anything?
- Writing a Welding Business Plan – See How to Write a Business Plan.
- Set up a Business Bank Account – See, How to Open a Business Bank Account.
- Get the Funding for Your Welding Business – See Getting a Small Business Loan.
- Software Setup – Check out Google’s Latest Search Results for Software Packages Related to a Welding Business.
- Get Your Welding Business Insured – See the latest Google Search Results for Welding Business Insurance.
- Welding Business Office Setup – See, Here are Considerations for The Setup of Your Office.
- Choosing Suppliers for Your Welding Business – See, How to Choose a Supplier You Can Depend on
- Create an External Support Team – See, Building a Team of Professional Advisors for Your Business
- Hiring Employees – See How and When to Hire a New Employee.
A Collection of Resources Related To Starting A Welding Business
In this post, you will find resources that will give you a complete overview of what it takes to start a welding business and provide insights about what you can expect from getting into this type of business. Before you get to the resources, here are a few brief points to consider.
A welding business can be profitable and busy if you’re providing quality work at a competitive price and building the right customer base.
You can target machine shops that don’t specialize in welding and offer quality welding for them. They have millwrights that are much more valuable working on a lathe than welding. Plus they probably don’t specialize in welding.
You can offer the same services to related operations like automotive shops, that may have people that can weld but are not skilled enough to offer professional high-quality welds.
Another idea you can implement is to have a mobile setup readily available. It’s as simple as a welder set up on a truck with the tools needed to perform many tasks at the customer’s location and that’s an added benefit to doing business with you.
You’ll also want to set a minimum fee for any job. For example a $25 minimum fee. That way you’ll be profitable even for the walk-in 5-minute jobs and keeps the people looking for a freebie away. It’s fine if you want to do a 5-minute job for free that can lead to business in the future but, at least with the minimum fee in place you can charge if you want.
Another important part is you should have the skill and ability to perform almost any welding job so your business builds a reputation as the place to go for welding.
You may be a welder by trade and looking for a way to go out on your own and build a business. You would make a good candidate and you may already be business savvy.
If you’re not business savvy then I would suggest taking a small business course and a marketing course targeted towards small business. You don’t need to get an MBA all you need is to get you familiar with running a small business.
In the resources to follow you’ll find more issues to consider such as how to finance your business, getting registered, getting the proper insurance, startup checklists, and more.
Resources
Trends and Statistics
Welding trends that will dominate 2019 | Welding Value
Startup and Operating Costs
How Much Does It Cost to Start a Welding Business
Licenses Needed To Start A Business
See Our Resource Page For Resources To Get A License and Necessary Permits For Your Business
Business Insurance
Business Insurance Welders, General Liability Coverage Welding Shops
Welding Insurance, Instant and Online – Next Insurance
Make Welding Contractor Insurance Easy | Trusted Choice
See Our Resource For All The Business Insurance Resources You Need From One Page
Employee Considerations
Common Jobs You May Need For Running a Business
How To Finance Your Business
See Our Resource Page For Resources To Help You With Financing Your Business
Business Plan
A Sample Welding & Fabrication Business Plan Template | ProfitableVenture
TheFinanceResource.com – Free Welding (Welder) Supply Business Plan
Sample Welding and Fabrication Workshop Business Plan Template PDF
See Our Resource For Tips On Writing A Business Plan
Marketing Plan
See Our Resource For Tips To Write Your Marketing Plan
Business Cards
Welding & Metal Work Business Cards Templates & Designs | Vistaprint
Welder Business Cards – Business Card Printing | ZazzleNo Title
See Our Resource For Creating Attractive Business Cards That Work
Logo
Free Welding Logo Designs | DesignEvo Logo Maker
27 Best Welding company logos ideas images | Welding companies, Company logo, Welding logo
Welding logo Stock Vectors, Royalty Free Welding logo Illustrations | Depositphotos®
See Our Resource For Tips To Create An Impressive Logo
Equipment
Miller – Welding Equipment – MIG/TIG/Stick Welders & Plasma Cutting
Professional TIG / MIG / STICK Welding and Plasma Cutting equipment | Longevity
Software
Welding management software for weld mapping, weld tracking, welding traceability
Best Job Shop Software – 2019 Reviews, Pricing & Demos
Office Equipment
See Our List For The Equipment You May Need For Your Office
Businesses For Sale
Welding Fabrication Manufacturer for Sale | Buy Welding Fabrication Manufacturers at BizQuest
Fabrication Businesses For Sale – Fabrication Businesses Available To Buy Now in the US
Franchise Opportunities
WeldIT Mobile Welding franchise – Franchise Opportunities
Is Running A Business The Right Move For You?
Click Here For A List of Important Steps You Must Consider When Starting A Business
Business Startup Checklist
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A Day In The Life
A Day In The Life of A Business Owner ~ See What They Are Saying | Click Here
Skill Set Needed To Run A Business
See Our Resource Page For Essential Business Skills You Need To Succeed
Marketing Tips
How to Market Your Welding & Fabrication Business | Your Business
How to Market Your Welding & Fabrication Business | Bizfluent
How to Market a Metal Fabrication Business | RealSTEEL
Publications
Welding Journal: Publications: American Welding Society
Publications: American Welding Society
Glossaries
Welding Terms | A Glossary of the Key Terminology
Working in Welding: The Ultimate Welding Terms Glossary
Books
Books From Amazon Related To Welding
Google Book Search Related To Welding
The Latest About Welding
Google Searches
Latest Search Results Related To Welding
Latest Scholar Search Results Related To Welding
Latest Image Search Results Related to Welding
News
Latest News Related To Welding
YouTube
See our business ideas section for more businesses you can start