Ideally all bounce houses that you purchase will last for a very long time, making it easy to build your reputation and your business. Unfortunately, however, things happen that we don’t anticipate, and when bad things happen to your inflatables you’ll need to figure out what you should do. You’ll need to discern if the situation is fixable, and if so if it’s something that you can repair, or if you should shed your losses and purchase a new inflatable from a bounce house manufacturer.

Types of Problems

Pump Issues

The inflatable pump is one of the key elements in this business and is something that you need if you have any chance of getting your bounce houses inflated before a party is over. Almost all bounce house manufacturer send a pump with each of their inflatables, but they are not indestructible, and occasionally something will happen that will cause the pump to stop working. When this happens you have two choices: repair the pump or purchase a new one. In the case of a pump, many times it is a good idea to simply cut your losses and purchase a new one, as a pump is extremely important and having one die on you in the middle of your setup. You should be able to find a new pump for your inflatables from the bounce house manufacturer that you originally purchased your jump house from. It is often not a good idea to purchase a second hand pump, or one from another manufacturer, as you want to make sure that your inflatables work perfectly with your new pump.

The Bounce House

Of course the bounce house is also extremely important for your business, and having a functioning one is vital. One problem you may run into is that your bounce house may wind up with a hole in it. This can happen even if you are extremely careful about what you allow on your bounce house. If this occurs, you have two options as well: repair it or junk it. Many times you will find that a bounce house manufacturer will actually sell a repair kit that can help to get your bounce house fixed in a very short amount of time. Whether you opt to use this kit depends on how large the hole is, and where it is located. A large hole right in the middle of the house, for instance, may not be something that you want to repair yourself, yet a smaller hole near the back of the bounce house may be easily repaired.

Can you tell why one business has managed to succeed while another one has not? People spend thousands of dollars going to school in order to study business just to learn answers to questions like this, but in reality the answer to that question is extremely simple and is one that you need to learn in order to make sure that your bounce house business succeeds. So why do some businesses managed to succeed while others don’t? The answer lies in promises.

You may believe that the best way to make sure that your bounce house business succeeds is to get the best houses from your bounce house manufacturer possible, but while having great bounce houses to offer your customers is definitely a good thing, it actually is not the most important. If you want to make sure that your bounce house business succeeds, and that all the money that you gave to the bounce house manufacturer in order to purchase your stock was not wasted, you need to make sure that you understand how important making and keeping promises is.

We discussed creating a business plan before, but one of the things we have not discussed about is making promises to your customers. When you make a promise to your customers you are swearing that you are going to do your best to abide by whatever you have said. If you follow through with your actions, customers can learn that you are someone who means exactly what you say, and their trust in you and in your brand will grow. By building trust with current customers, you not only get customers who are likely to come back to you for their bounce house needs, you are also creating your own advertising and marketing team. That is because all of those people who you have fulfilled your promises to are likely to spread the word that you are a great business to work with, earning you more customers and therefore more revenue.

Before you place your order with the bounce house manufacturer, make sure that you understand what promises you are going to be able to make to your customers. Never make promises that you are not going to be able to keep. Keep your promises realistic and make sure that you follow through with all of them and you will build a brand that is extremely strong and profitable.

We’ve talked a lot before about the different things you need to think about before starting your own bounce house rental business. One of the biggest mistakes people make when they are looking to start their own business is to jump in feet first without doing any research beforehand. While we believe that having a bounce house rental business is definitely one of the more solid ways to earn an independent income, we also believe that you should do your homework before you get into the business. Just looking at the products that are available from a bounce house manufacturer is not necessarily enough, so here are a few tips that should help get your new bounce house business off on the right foot.

Themed Products

When something is hot it’s very easy to jump on the bandwagon thinking that you will increase your revenue huge percentage by having something that is highly popular in your inventory. You will find that there are many different bounce house manufacturers who love to create themed products in order to sell more of their own inventory. While there are some themes that will never go out of style, jumping onto the wrong one is definitely a bad idea. Say, for instance, you purchased a Barney themed bounce house when the big purple dinosaur was at the height of his popularity. Within a few years, however, you would’ve found that your bounce house was getting used only a scant amount, simply because that big purple dinosaur was replaced by a number of other cartoon characters and puppets. Try to avoid purchasing themed bounce houses unless it is a theme that is universal, such as pirates or birthdays.

Find Wow Units

Another great tip to making sure that your business gets off on the right foot is to get wow units. Wow units are units that you purchase from a bounce house manufacturer that are very impressive and that make even parents have their jaws drop open in surprise. How can you know that a unit is considered a wow unit? One of the best ways is if it makes you go “wow”! After looking through a number of different types of bounce house manufacturer websites, it can be easy to see the same thing over and over again, so if you find a unit that makes you go “wow”, you should definitely consider snatching it up.

Some people absolutely love to write. They love putting words onto paper, whether actual paper or electronic paper, and describing things. A large majority of people, however, avoid anything to do with serious writing as often as possible. While they’ll have no problem jotting down an email, the idea of doing something like writing a business plan can be extremely intimidating. If you’re thinking about starting a bounce house business, before you look for a bounce house manufacturer to purchase your inflatables from, you’ll need to have a good business plan.

Getting a Great Plan

Many wonder if they really need to have a business plan in place before they look for a bounce house manufacturer, and the answer is always a resounding “yes”. You should always have a business plan ready, not only for you but for any potential investors that you may look for. Business plans take the ideas that you have rolling around in your head about your new venture and put them into a solid format. They not only help others to see what you’re looking to do and what vision you have but they also help you to solidify all of the ideas that you have so that you can have the best chance for owning a successful business.

One great tip for writing a business plan is to outline your vision clearly. Write a mission statement, basically what the goal of your business is, and make an outline about all of the things that you want to accomplish with your business. Another tip is about budgeting. Many people simply assume that budgeting is the same thing as a business plan, and it’s not. While you need to have a budget in your business plan, as it’s a great way to show you what you have to work with and what you need, there needs to be much more to your business plan than just having a budget.

And finally, when writing your business plan try to think about your clients. After all the customers are the ones who will be making your business work, and if you don’t have the right attitude about your customers your business will likely not succeed. So before you contact any bounce house manufacturer, make sure that you have a solid business plan – one that you’ve had others look over to give you a second opinion on – to give your business the best chance of thriving.