{"id":15020,"date":"2023-06-23T11:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T16:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/?p=15020"},"modified":"2023-06-22T11:48:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T16:48:37","slug":"how-to-start-a-laundromat-in-a-small-town-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2023\/06\/how-to-start-a-laundromat-in-a-small-town-on-a-budget.html","title":{"rendered":"How to start a laundromat in a small town on a budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting a laundromat involves a lot of up front expenses, unless you do it the Idea Friendly Way<\/p>\n

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Wash-o-mat sign from the small town of Clovis, New Mexico. CC by chames richalds<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lots of small towns have no self-service laundry facilities, so it’s a smart business to start. It also adds a valuable service and amenity to build your community.<\/p>\n

Laundromats are notoriously expensive to get started, and rural businesses have to start with the minimum startup expenses.<\/p>\n

The Idea Friendly Method was designed for these small towns and small business realities.\u00a0An Idea Friendly approach to starting a self-service laundry place in a small town would be to:<\/p>\n

Build connections to find what you need without spending any more than you have to at first.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take small steps and experiment with extra services cheaply to find which ones people use.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s what Building Connections could look like:<\/h3>\n