How to create a taxi service

Taxi service is a very attractive business. Despite the fact that there is competition in it, like in everyone else, if you carefully study the market and prepare a competent business plan, you can count on a decent profit.

You will need

• - office space;

• - office equipment;

• - staffed staff;

• - advertising campaign,

• - initial capital.

Instruction manual

1

First of all, study the market and the activities of competing companies. Identify their strengths and weaknesses. Then develop a business plan and calculate future expenses.

2

Choose a name for your company. It should reflect your activity and be sonorous and easily pronounced.

3

Register a legal entity (LLC) or an individual (IP) person. Choose a tax system. Many small companies prefer to work on a simplified system (USN). It involves two methods of paying taxes. You can pay 15% of income (after deducting expenses) and 6%.

4

When the documents are ready, you can begin to search for premises. The office can be located in any area. Rent a room, equip it with the necessary equipment, hire dispatchers with a competent speech and a pleasant voice, and conclude contracts with private cabmen.

5

Get 3 lines to receive calls. To do this, you need only one phone number. Buy 3 computers and programs for taxi services O-taxi, Maxima or Infinity. Special programs will help keep records of calls, be in touch with drivers and automatically determine the cost of the trip.

6

When everything is ready, consider an advertising campaign. You need to get as many people as possible about your organization. An effective step will be the creation of the site. In addition, order leaflets and booklets. They can be pasted up and distributed around large shopping centers.

7

At first, it is necessary to differ favorably from competitors. Therefore, think about how you can interest potential customers. Offer special prices at specific times of the day. Make discounts on your second and subsequent trips.

8

To create a taxi service you will need from 150 thousand rubles of initial capital. Profit will average 30%.

9

There is another option for the development of this business, but it involves a solid investment. In addition to opening a dispatch service, you can organize your own taxi fleet. In this case, you will need to purchase cars, hire drivers and craftsmen who will perform maintenance of the cars.

note

On September 1, 2011, a law came into force according to which passenger taxi cabs can only be transported with special permission. Legal entities and private entrepreneurs can get it from an authorized body.