Things to Know When Putting Up an Employment Agency

By Alice Sy

If you are on the lookout for a new business to establish in Hong Kong, why not consider putting up an employment agency, particularly a domestic helper agency. The potential of a business like this is big especially now that the demand for housemaids in HK is high. Should you feel interested in getting into this type of business, here are some of the things to consider:

Consider your budget. To start up a business like this, you should have sufficient money. You can never start a business with the absence of capital. There will be some equipment to buy and some people to hire. You should be able to assess which should be bought and which should be rented. If you will need to hire some people to make up your staff, know what positions should be filled in. You need to avoid unnecessary staffing.

Try to find out how things are with your business competitors. Make sure that your business will be competitive enough. Check on their rates as well to give yourself some ideas on how you should charge.

Find out what legal documents you need to process. One of the obligations that will be required by the law from you is to obtain all the necessary permits and licenses. You’ll have to know where to get these documents, how and what you should present for the processing.

Make a decision on where your location will be. Remember that your business location should be convenient not just for you but for the applicants as well who will be interested to process an application with you. If your home is in a good location, you can consider putting up your office there to save money and time.

Have a phone installed in your office. As much as possible, it should only be dedicated for the business, so avoid using it for personal use. Some clients and applicants may want to call. For this reason, that phone line should be kept open for them, as much as possible. Installing an answering machine, voice mail system or diverting calls to your personal phone promises a more efficient service.

Now, here are two of the best parts — marketing your services and getting job orders. You can obtain them fast enough if you have some good marketing strategies which are ready to be applied. You can create print ads or announce your business through various directories and classified ads online and offline. You can hire skilled marketers or establish a reward system which will entitle anyone who can bring in new clients to a commission.

It will be quite important to keep the business alive by continuously receiving job orders. When there are more clients, the merrier. It means you will have more jobs to give to your applicants and better income is in store for your business as well.

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