A comprehensive guide created by someone with over 15 years in the bouncy castle rental business which by the way is still going strong. I decided to write a book on something I actually knew about to help other people avoid the same mistakes I made in the beginning. Not only will this save you a lot of time but it will also save you a lot of money, pretty crucial when starting your own home based business. It's indeed rare to find any help manuals out there where someone is still actually "walking the talk." Well this is one of them This publication covers everything you need to know about starting your own bouncy castle hire business including all the necessary forms I use, ready for you to adapt to your own business. See the Table Of Contents below ..... INTRODUCTION: BRAINSTORMING: MARKETING: THE PHONE CALL (FEEDBACK OVER THE YEARS): SELF PROMOTION: THE WORLD WIDE WEB: CHOOSING A NAME: CHOOSING A DELIVERY VEHICLE: STORAGE: SPACE REQUIRED: OUTDOORS: INDOORS: OVERNIGHT DROPS: THE WEATHER: MOULD: SUPERVISION AND COLLECTIONS: STAFF: WHAT TO BUY WHEN STARTING: SECOND-HAND MARKET: HEALTH AND SAFETY: ACCOUNTS: THE YOUNGER AGE GROUP MARKET: ADULT MARKET: THE COMPETITION PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE: DIVERSIFICATION: BUILDING A LOCAL BUSINESS: HOW TO CLEAN YOUR BOUNCY CASTLE: HOW TO ERECT A BOUNCY CASTLE: HOW TO PACK AWAY YOUR BOUNCY CASTLE: HOW TO CARRY OUT MINOR REPAIRS: USING THE RIGHT THREAD TO SEW: RECAP OF SAFETY POINTS: HIRING PROCEDURES: DEPOSITS: CREDIT CARDS: PAPERWORK ON DELIVERY: SUMMARY: FORMS TO USE: ORDER FORM FRONT OF APPENDIX 1 BACK OF APPENDIX 1 FRONT OF APPENDIX 2 BACK OF APPENDIX 2 FRONT OF APPENDIX 3 BACK OF APPENDIX 3 FRONT OF APPENDIX 4 BACK OF APPENDIX 4 ITINERARY THE TOOLBOX: THE WEB: PROCEDURE FOR TAKING AN ORDER: THE JUGGLING ACT: WHEN TO ADD MORE INFLATABLES: JOINING ORGANIZATIIONS: WHAT YOU NEED TO START: QUESTIONS TO ASK THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE BUYING: CLEANING PRODUCTS: BOLT-ON RENTAL EQUIPMENT: CHECKING THE NAME OF YOUR BUSINESS INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: MANUFACTURERS OF INFLATABLES: AFTERWORD Plus a host of other tips, in fact everything to get you started quickly, easily and cost effectively in what I consider to be the best little home based business in the world, but then I would say that, wouldn't I? Graeme Renwall