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Extend Yourself - Establish Subcontractor Relationships

When operating a tent rental business, it becomes evident pretty quickly that it is nearly impossible to be an expert at all facets of the business.  Many highly successful operators have found that by forming partnerships with reliable subcontractors for certain aspects of the job can deliver greater efficiencies and drive a higher level of quality in the work performed.  For example, many tent rental operators have found that forming relationships with reputable flooring and scaffolding contractors when it comes to laying tent floors and erecting large frame tents.   Another consideration is that of electrical. Electrical contractors can be invaluable to ensure that work is performed in a quality manner and compliant with local code.  All this said, before forming any kind of subcontractor relationship an owner/operator would be wise to carefully screen and ensure that the work performed by the subcontractor is of the quality of work that your firm is known for delivering.  A poor performing subcontractor becomes a poor reflection on your business. One job gone badly can be difficult to overcome in terms of the damage done to an operator’s reputation.  

Another approach to subcontracting is to consider a competitor to handle a job that for whatever reasons your operation is not in a good position to handle. For example, the job may call for a large frame tent and you may not have sufficient tent inventory or labor to handle the job. In this case, when working with a competitor you may find that there is sufficient revenue potential in the pricing of the job for your business to realize a modest mark-up and still price the job competitively. On the flip side, this same competitor may come across certain jobs that do not fit his operations, but might be something that could be a natural fit for your operation.

There may well be other opportunities for your business to bring value to the competitor's business. You may have a Teeco washer in your operation. If so, you are in a position to provide tent-washing services in preparation for an event. Delivering a bright white tent at a fraction of the cost that the subcontractor could deliver by manually washing the tent material can bring significant value to the contractor-sub relationship.

Another opportunity to bring value to a subcontractor relationship would be to deliver power tent stake driving and pulling services. Renting a PowerCrew tent stake-driving machine to a sub-contractor can save considerable labor expense and make for short work in driving and pulling tent stakes on a job. These situations can create a great "win-win" for both your business and that of the subcontractor.

For more information on opportunities to mechanize the manual and other ideas to improve operating efficiencies for your tent rental business, check out the rest of our website of contact us with any specific questions that you may have.

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