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Things to Know When Putting Up an Employment Agency PDF Print E-mail
Written by Alice Sy   
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 08:56
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:
by AliceSy


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:

Take a look at your budget. No business can be established without a capital. There will be a need to buy some equipment and materials, and employ people who will make up your staff.

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.

Secure all the necessary permits. Apply for the required documents. Without them, your business will not be legitimate. Know which essential papers you need to process to be able to operate soon.

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 dedicated phone line installed for your business use. Make a decision too if you want the calls to be diverted to another phone, particularly your personal or home phone after office hours or if you will get an answering service. One good solution for this is installing an answering machine or a voice mail.

Plan out the marketing strategy that you are going to use. To market your services effectively, you can start hiring marketers or create ads which you can post on various classified ads. That way, you can publicize your business through HK. Your office staff can also serve as your part-time marketers by asking them for referrals which will make them earn cash rewards.

No matter what, it's quite important for your business to keep on finding jobs to give to your applicants. There may be many applicants but what's the use if they will have no employer to go to?

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