How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Painting, Faux Painting, or Mural Business (How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful. . .) - Softcover

The painting, faux painting, and mural industry is one of the most lucrative small business opportunities around, with more than $100 billion spent annually, according to the International Franchise Association. The need for skilled, qualified painters for painting everything from the family home to other businesses or the side of a new building has made those with the right skill set highly sought after. For anyone seeking to start their own painting or mural painting business, it is only a matter of knowing how to get started and what is needed to open a business and be financially successful while running it.

This book was written with all of those expert painters in mind, ensuring that everyone who has ever been interested in starting their own painting business gets every possible resource they need to successfully do so. You will learn what the basics of the career entail and how to go about running your business. You will learn what equipment you will need and to how to acquire it for a decent rate. Learn how to find partners to help you or how to hire employees. You will also learn the basics of recordkeeping and how to keep track of your finances. Additionally, you will learn how to find and maintain professional contacts and build a portfolio that will help you find new work in the future. You will learn how to meet clients and dress properly and how to scope out the walls at your potential work sites so you can bid and work effectively. You will learn how to bid on a job and get paid for your work and finally how to start painting the walls, information on the types of wall surfaces you might encounter, the paints you might use, loading and setting up your equipment, and finalizing the project.