- The Business includes these services:
• Residential patio furniture repair
• Commercial patio furniture repair
• Umbrella rib replacement
• Umbrella cord replacement
• Umbrella locking systems
• Parts repair and replacement
• Powder coating of furniture
• Metal recycling
• Pickup and dropoff
- The Owner enlists high school students as part time employees to do the majority of the work at the shop while the Owner does sales calls, estimates, and pickup/dropoff of furniture. Most furniture can be repaired on-the-spot. Hours are set by appointment, but the business generally runs M-F 9-5; business owner sets his own hours.
- The Business has been having increasing sales each year, with very little signs of slowing down in 2020, even through the COVID environment. The Business Owner seeks to retire and does not have the energy to keep up with the business demand.
- With people choosing to stay home, they are seeking to improve their outdoor living spaces and instead of going out to buy new patio furniture, they are electing to have their existing furniture repaired and refurbished. Furniture can be changed completely with new colors and new webbing on chairs and new fabrics on umbrellas and canopies.
- The Business is based near the Gateway to the Midwest Region just east of St. Louis, MO, in Illinois.
- Established in 2005, the Business has been under the single ownership of the Business Owner, who is a proud military veteran. Primarily engaged in the repair of commercial and residential patio furniture, plus other outdoor patio furniture accessories. The Business is classified under NAICS code 811420, Reupholstery and Furniture Repair, and SIC code 7641, Reupholstery and Furniture Repair.
- Financing Information: Cash; SBA; Veteran Programs
- Training Information: 4 weeks
- This business is home-based
- This business is not a franchise
- This business can be relocated
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