Starting A Pest Control And Wildlife Control Company
Choosing Your Business Name And Service Area
When choosing your business name, think about the type of services your are going to be offering while operating your pest control and/or wildlife control business.
Are you planning on providing local pest control services in your city or surrounding cities, or are you going to cover the entire state? Or are you going to service several states?
Once you have established a name for your business, the next thing is making sure that the name you picked is available. You can research your name with your state’s secretary of state or you can check the national database if you want to cover several states. In Oklahoma, you will want to check the Oklahoma Secretary Of State website and do an entity search to make sure the business name you picked is available.
Choosing Your Business Filing Type
This is a good time to reach out to an accountant for information regarding what works best. You will need to decide whether you are going to be a sole proprietor, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, non-profit organization, or a corporation.
Choosing Your Locations
How many service are locations are your going to cover in your state? Are you going to have regions that service specific cities or areas of the state, or are you going to service several states? If you are planning to provide services to several different states, you will need to make sure you research all pertinent laws regarding to starting a business in each state and find out what licensing you will need. You will also need to see if liability insurance or any other documents are required so that when you register your business in that state you will be legal to operate.
Choosing Your Services
In the pest control industry, there are so many different categories that are offered. We recommend researching the categories you would like to offer services in and take the appropriate tests to get licensed in those categories. This also includes wildlife control services. You may want to have several categories such as: Ornamental Lawn And Turf, General Pest, Wood Destroying Organisms, Antimicrobials, Bird and vertebrate pest or other category.
If you are wanting to provide wildlife management services without using pesticides, you will want to get you nuisance wildlife control operator license through the wildlife department in your state.
Marketing
Free Marketing Options
There are several free options for marketing. You can create a profile on Nextdoor, join Facebook groups, create a Facebook page, you can enter your business information in free local directory listings, you can create a free google business profile, and create a Bing profile.
Paid Marketing
Yelp, Better Business Bureau, Google Ads, and so many more but these are a few.
Conclusion
Starting A Business Can Be Scary But Rewarding. Good Luck And If You Have Any Questions Please Don’t Hesitate To Reach Out. Our email is [email protected]