Renting out bouncy castles and other play inflatables for childrens parties, and loved ones events and so on. is a good dwelling organization to be in either full time or aspect time, and the income can be higher, as effectively as the entertaining element! You own the enterprise and all the gear, there’s no need to have to pay any franchising costs or licencing rights. For instance, operating just 3 bouncy castles portion-time at weekends, at £55 ($US88) per day per bouncer will bring in about £330 ($US528) per weekend, or over £1,300 ($US2,080) per month. Assuming costs of about £300 ($US480) per month, this leaves over £1,000 ($US1,600) profit! Not undesirable for just a handful of hours function!

Children have birthdays every single single day of the year. In the summer season and autumn, their parents can employ a bouncy castle for the back garden or yard. In the winter and spring, parents can hire a neighborhood hall to hold the celebration and accommodate the bouncer.

To run a profitable bouncy castle rental small business, you don’t have to give up your complete time job, and also you never require any huge capital investment. This post will show newcomers how to start off and successfully run a bouncy castle/inflatable hire enterprise from dwelling and stay away from the errors that other folks have made in the past.

1: Study.

When thinking about beginning a bouncy castle hire enterprise, the very first factor to do is to look by way of all your regional newspapers, (classified sections), Yellow Pages, and on the internet. See if there is anybody else in your town marketing a bouncy castle employ small business. If you do spot a typical advertiser, don’t be place off – there is nonetheless room for you. In most towns the demand for bouncy castles far exceeds the provide of them especially in the summer time months. You will have a really clear thought of the competition in your region. In a busy region, rival businesses will really frequently pass over enquiries and even bookings to other providers when they are also busy to fulfill the booking themselves. If you are really fortunate, there may possibly be no rivals operating in your region.

two: Gear needed.

Beneath is a list of gear which you will will need to start off a bouncy castle hire company:

a) Bouncy Castle, rain-cover, electric blower, and anchor stakes.
b) Ground sheet to protect underside of bouncer.
c) Electrical extension cable (25 – 30 meters long).
d) RCD circuit breaker. (safety reduce-out device).
e) Security mat to put at front of the castle.
f) A sat nav or neighborhood street map of your town and its surrounding region.
g) Large A4 size desk diary for taking bookings (1 Page to a day).
h) Ledger book for recording takings and expenditures and so on.
i) Public Liability Insurance coverage cover. We strongly advise a single million pounds as the absolute minimum.
j) Safety instruction sheet and consumer disclaimer type.
k) A sack trolley.

From encounter, we very recommend that your very first bouncy castle is 12 foot by 12 foot. (3.6m x 3.6m) with a 3 or four foot (Approx. 1 metre) safety step at the front. This size is by far the most well-known with customers and is quickly handled and stored, and when inflated will fit in most back gardens and community halls.

There are a lot of outstanding companies selling bouncy castles. Most new bouncy castles come with a one year assure, though some makers offer you a two year assure. Make confident that a minor repair kit is integrated in the cost of your bouncer.

If getting new, make sure that the inflatable has a certificate to say that it has been manufactured to the recognised Standard which as at January 2010 is: BS EN 14960:2006 (UK and Europe).

Be really cautious when obtaining applied play inflatables as the stitching on the seams does wear over time, and can result in bed failure. Take an skilled person with you, who will know what to look out for.

three: Exactly where to get customers.

Thankfully, children are born each and every single day of the year, so there is a virtually endless supply of potential shoppers. Most parents prefer to use their own back gardens, or the neighborhood neighborhood hall to hold the party. As nicely as private childrens’ parties, there are several other areas exactly where you can hire out your bouncer e.g. playgroups, nurseries, pubs, hotels, right after-school clubs, purchasing malls, school fetes, car or truck boot fairs, shows and galas, charity events, football clubs, barbeques, beach parties, christening parties, wedding receptions, tennis clubs, cub and scout groups, brownie and guide groups, organization promotions, open days and so forth.

4: How to get bookings.

In call today to get your 1st hires, I advise that you do the following: Firstly, inform everybody that you know who have young young children, that you have a bouncy castle for employ. Present to let them rent it at a discount, if they are ready to tell all their buddies and relatives.

Secondly, you want to location an advert in your neighborhood newspaper, and in your neighborhood yellow pages directory. This marketing will attract enquiries, and providing your telephone manner is polite and helpful you will get bookings practically automatically.

You ought to also think about registering for cost-free with Google Maps, so that your possible clients can effortlessly obtain you when they kind out the name of your town and bouncy castle hire in the Google search engine. (It is a quite superior concept to have a website, but it is not important to have one particular, in order to have your organization listed in Google Maps for totally free.

Initial enquiries will take quite a few types, most callers want to initially know the cost of hiring a bouncy castle, what sizes are readily available? how lots of young children can use it at the similar time? Up to what age group can use it? When a buyer calls, the first question you need to usually ask is what date is the party on? Secondly, ask what age the youngsters will be? Armed with this info, you can suggest a size of bouncy castle, 90% of the time it will be a 12ft x 12ft bouncer. If the young children are pretty young i.e. aged 1 – four, it may possibly be much better to recommend a smaller bouncer, or even a bouncy ballpond (a little semi-enclosed bouncy castle filled with multi-coloured plastic balls).

Also, tell the consumer that you can deliver the castle, set it all up, and collect it at the finish of the celebration. Inform the customer, that you will ring them a couple of days ahead of to confirm the delivery time and so on. This approach helps to create trust with the customer, which should bring them back next time.

Often inform the client that there is a rain-cover integrated in the price.

5: Promotional Things and referrals.

It is pretty significant to take advantage of your initial bouncy castle bookings. For example – a parent has just rented your bouncy castle for their son’s birthday celebration. You’ve just taken fifty 5 pounds or so. But it doesn’t end there. At this celebration, there will be parents of other young children, and these children will have birthday parties as properly, so you have to have to promote your organization as much as doable. The greatest way of undertaking this is to hand out A5 size leaflets. It is also a good concept to get some enterprise cards printed, and given out.

Constantly don’t forget, customer satisfaction is the number 1 priority. You definitely want their party to be a achievement, and their young children to have a actually enjoyable time. That way, the parents are a lot more likely to propose you to their good friends, and hire from you once more and again.

six: Safety.

Clearly with young children, security is completely paramount. We strongly advise that you give your prospects a security instruction sheet. We have created some templates for you. You can find a copy of this on the BIHA web page homepage (see link beneath). Also, you need to familiarize yourself with the legal specifications and codes of practice which apply to the operation of bouncy castles. (See: The BIHA web site hyperlink under)

7: Basic Book-maintaining.

It is pretty significant to hold track of all the cash you obtain. Also, of course, your expenditures concerning advertising, printing, fuel, telephone calls, etc.

eight: Expanding your business.

Immediately after you have your initial handful of hires beneath your belt, you will in all probability commence to consider of other kinds of inflatables that you can invest in such as inflatable slides and bouncy ballponds. Do not forget that the corporate market place can be quite lucrative (E.g. neighborhood councils and major providers in your town).