It will start 9:00 am onwards till end of open forum (ONE DAY ONLY)

For the seminar, here are the topics to be discussed:

-Start up capitalization
-Feasibility Study
-Setting Up of the Laundry Shop( lay out)
-Dry cleaning Procedure
-Marketing Strategies
-How to’s on the Operational Procedure
-Stain removal Procedure
-Forms and Fliers

Bonus topics:

-How to make your own Fabric softener and fabric freshener to make your business more profitable!
SUPPLIERS ALSO PROVIDED

Modules will be given out for the seminar
Open forum at the end of the seminar

Location of the seminar is on site:
Mr. Laundry Shoppe
12 Mayor Ignacio Santos Diaz St. FORMER BANAHAW ST. Cubao, Q.C.

Seminar Fee is P2500.- (MANILA)

If you pay on the seminar date itself, fee is P2800.00 (MANILA)

Payments are accepted through bank deposit.

BANCO DE ORO ACCOUNT NUMBER 2330002102 SAVINGS ACCOUNT

ACCOUNT NAME – MARIA MONINA SANTOS

PLEASE TEXT AFTER DEPOSIT SO I CAN CONFIRM AND REGISTER YOUR NAME AND RESERVE YOUR SLOT.
We require pre-payment please..NO PAYMENT, NO RESERVATION
There’s VERY LIMITED slots available, so please reserve early.

You can txt at CEL # 09228267515; 09178267518
LANDLINE # 7264771 FOR QUERIES, look for Zaldy
BTW, meal is served.

Hope to see you there!

Have a nice day everyone!

How to put up a laundry business? Simple.

First thing to do is find a location that:

• Is near towers of condominium – No matter how many laundry shops there are existing in that area, your business will survive and will make money.
• Has affordable rental – Yes you already found the location that’s near towers of condominium and the rental is 20K. Jackpot! Reserve the place.
•  Allows operation of laundry shops onsite – That will minimize your operating expenses, meaning more profitability.
• Is visible to passersby – what’s the point of putting up a business if you are going to hide it? Show it to the world, that you have a new business, and its a laundry shop.
• Is safe during rainy season. – You wouldn’t want to do the laundry in murky dirty flood water, right? Avoid flood prone areas.

Ok! I have shared partial list of factors in finding a good location for the business. I hope it had taught you a little sumpting, sumpting!

Til next post!

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You can deposit payment thru BDO account number 2330002102. Name- Maria Monina Santos. Fee is 3000. Thank you and have a nice day!

Hope to see everyone!

Referring to this posting,
the student followed the advice and he got positive result.

chris_santos Said,October 6th, 2011 @1:51 pm
Hi Ms. Monette,
Thank you for your answers to my query. We did follow your advise and we now have a new brand for our softeners, and it really smells good. I’m also happy to inform you that our sales are slowly picking up; thanks to some marketing and word of mouth advertising from our satisfied clients.
Thank you Ms. Monette! Couldn’t have done it without your seminar. More power to you and our fellow laundry business owners.

Hi Ms. Monette,
I’m one of your seminar attendees from way back August of 2010. Unfortunately, I had to shelve my plans for a laundry shop then because of financial concerns. However, I’m glad to inform you that we finally started with the laundry business. Our shop is located in Las Pinas and is aptly named Dr. Sun Laundry Center.
I have a few questions though, I hope that you would be kind enough to answer some of them.
*We are using fabcon from a local manufacturer of laundry supplies, but we cannot get the desired smell of our laundry. Di masyado mabango yung finished product namin. Can you give us some advise.
*In our seminar, we didn’t really touch much on marketing strategies to improve sales. Can you give us some tips on how to improve our sales. So far kasi di pa pumapalo ang sales namin, although sa mga ibang laundry shop in our area (there are 2) e di na halos magkasya ang damit sa shop nila. How can we get at least a piece of the market their getting?? So far, we tried flyers and 5+1 promo. Ganun po ba talaga ang nag-uumpisa sa laundry business?
I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you and more power.
Christian Santos

Hi Chris,

Congratulations on your new laundry business!
As for your questions-

1. Fabric conditioners are used for conditioning (para lumambot ang damit) the fabric, not really to provide the desired smell. However, if you are using one that is provided by a supplier, I suggest you ask them to bring you different sample so that you would have different choices or options. I hope you did not stock much or you will have to use up all your inventory before you can replace for a new scent. it would also help to ask the supplier if the scent evaporates when subjected to high temperature ( dryer). If this is so, then it is useless to ask for a different scent. I suggest you instead use fabric freshener to give scent to the clothes you process.

2. We have tackled on the marketing strategies, maybe your attention wasn’t there when we discussed it. As for marketing, it would help if your shop has a catchy appearance so that you would get customers attention. Is your shop visible enough? A lot of flyering and promos would help too. Keep a record of your customers number so that you can ask for a feedback of your services. Are they satisfied with how their clothes are processed? Your staff, are they accommodating enough?

3. If your competition is over flowing with customers, I don’t see any reason para hindi ka rin pasukin ng customers. Unless there is something wrong. Yes, ganun talaga ang nag uumpisa. You have to have patience and observe also what could be done to improve.

Good luck!

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A customer also came to our shop the other day, holding a shirt he said wasn’t cleaned. It appeared it has also make up foundation stain that needs special handling

What to do with such cases?

What we do is treat them with special attention. That is hand wash, spotting and wash them separately and individually. This process would take much time of staff and therefore priced at a premium.

The customer that walked in our shop said “The dirt wasn’t removed.” I replied, “Sir, you see we laundry your clothes thru machines, so that’s most likely not just soiled, it needs handwashing for the stubborn dirt to be removed.” the customer looked at me and nodded in agreement. He handed me the item at the same time asked ” How much would that be?”

So you see, you don’t have to always give in to complaints and free requests. Sometimes all we need to do is explain in a nice way.

Allan of Cebu Said,July 24th, 2011 @10:47 am  
When will the next seminar in cebu be? intrested po ako to join the bandwagon dahil sa tips n tricks of this blog. I currently have a water refilling station with one R.O. membrane. And if I have to add a laundry shop beside it, I’m planning to add another membrane for the waste water for the laundry (just to make sure water would be soft for the clothes). Dahil sa libre na ang tubig, I can afford to upgrade my system to accommodate a need for clean soft water pra sa laundry. thnx.

Hi Allan of Cebu,

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hi ms etten,
I just attended your march 27 seminar.I don’t have the time to talk to you personally cause i had to go immediately.I liked your style of teaching us the techniques for a shorter time.I have learned from your seminar..And sorry miss eten ha just want to be honest sobra init kanina sana po next time maayos na yung aircon.
Anyway im also interested sa mga laundry chemicals meron ba kayo near our place mandaluyong.
i want to try charlie’s soap sana.thank you

About the aircon, we’ve finally fixed that. )

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Hi! When will be the next seminar? Next seminar is on August 27,2011. Last Saturday of the month.

1) Pls advise what are the legal permits needed. How long will it take to process the application of permits?

Legal permits: same as all the businesses we set up,

Business name

Barangay clearance

Mayor’s Permit

BIR Permit

Depends on your area, how long they would process your application.

2) Do we apply for permit first prior to setting up the laundry location or the permit will follow?

Set up the laundry first.

3) What is the ideal area size for a starter?

20 to 30 sq.m will do.

4) What do you recommend – generic or branded detergents? powder or liquid detergent?

I use branded detergent, in powder form.

5) The owner of the establisment informed us that the water and electric are “submetered”. Do we need to apply for separate meter? Is this the responsiblity or the tenant?

Some of my business locations have their own water and electric meter, some don’t. It all depends on you. But I’d prefer having my own.

6) How much is the commercial rate of electric per kph?

You can check that on your own water and electric billing.

Thank you very much!

You’re most welcome. Happy to be of help.

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Submitted on 2011/06/26 at 1:13pm

hi ms. monette
gud day po nag attend po ako ng seminar nyo last may 28, and were planning to put the laundry in a condominium ok lang po ba na magprice kmi ng 30/kl.

Ok lang, mas mataas mas maganda. Kung kayo lang ang laundry shop dun sa area at maganda ang service nyo, di papansinin ang maliit na diperensya sa presyo.

and pano po ba kung mag pick up and deliver kami kailangan po ba na magdala kami ng timbangan pagpick up ng laundry kc po ang problem ko is magkakahiwalay yun mga building and wala po silang service elevator kya po mahihirapan yun tao ko na magdala ng timbangan, ano po kya ang magandang gawing kc po may laundry po sa labas ng condo bka po pag di kmi pumarehas ng price sa kanila eh dun sila magpalaba,

Sa shop namin, nagdadala kami ng timbangan tuwing magpi pick up kami. Rain or shine. With service elevator or wala. What I’m trying to say is, if it’s gonna do good to your business, why not? Kung mahihirapan ang staff, find someone who is capable na hindi mahihirapan.

at ska may marefer po kyo na mag install ng pipeping sa shop namin kc wala po kc kmi idea kung kya po ng ordinary na karpentero yun work baka po kc magkaproblema kung basta basta lang namin ipakabit kung kanikanino sana po matulungan nyo ko sa concern ko. thanks and good day

Kung san kayo kukuha ng LPG nyo, dun kayo magpagawa ng gas piping. Sa mga water line naman kung sinong supplier nyo sa machines, sila mag recommend sa inyo kung anong lay out at piping ang dapat. Libre lang sa supplier nyo yun, ask them to send a technician to your area.

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