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How do you pitch your vision?

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Use a business plan or a pitch deck—this is a presentation (or slide deck) that covers points like the problem and solution your business fulfills, who you are, the market size, business model, and so on.

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I live in Ghana, where banks are not willing to loan to new or small businesses. What can I do?

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Start small and gain a reputation by having a prudent cash flow. Try to save up your own money to invest into the business and ask around for other investors. After a year, if your business has grown, ask banks they would consider a loan.

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Other than working at a dry cleaner, are there training programs to educate startups?

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You may want to check out Alternativeproject.org, a site for business training and network for resources. If not the business training, they may be able to provide connections for resources.

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I live in Nigeria and people living around my community do the drying service themselves. How can I handle this?

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Unfortunately, dry cleaning services are a luxury in some areas. If your geographical area is low income/poor, or people just wouldn't use the service, it's not a good idea to open a dry cleaning business there.

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If I don't have a lot of funds, can I start a dry cleaning business without the machines?

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No, probably not. What would you clean with? You'd be better off getting a loan from the bank to purchase the machines and paying it off as you being to make a profit.

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Where can I find a dry cleaning business to buy and what is the approximate cost?

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There are websites where businesses are bought and sold, and dry cleaning businesses would be included on those. However, if you are new to the industry, there are huge pitfalls to buying older facilities, due to the high cost of replacement of machinery, new dry cleaning laws, production capacity and age. You would do well to research franchises that offer a range of options and will help you with attracting customers, using the right machinery and other important decisions.

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