| How many inflatables should I start off with? This | | | | themed inflatables like a Disney themed character, |
| question needs to be answered by each person. | | | | then you really limit yourself to ONLY those |
| You need to take into consideration your budget | | | | customers that are looking for that theme |
| and how much you can afford. Generally you | | | | specifically. Another inflatable you MUST have is a |
| should at least start off with 3-5 inflatables, this | | | | water slide. Water slides are one of the most |
| way you will have a variety for customers to | | | | popular and profitable inflatables to have in your |
| choose from. If you are to purchase only one | | | | rental inventory. Having this variety of inflatable |
| bounce house then you lose the client base that is | | | | products will put you in the right road for |
| looking to rent combos, slides, obstacle courses or | | | | becoming successful and profitable. |
| interactive inflatables and eventually you lose | | | | However, if you do have the finances to |
| business. Once a customer sees you don't have a | | | | purchase more inflatables than it is advised to do |
| variety to choose from more likely than not they | | | | so. The best way to grow your business and |
| will go to some other company. This is where | | | | keep customers is to offer them a variety. It is |
| most startup companies fail. They either start off | | | | essential to have a variety because people have |
| with the wrong number of inflatables or with the | | | | parties for different events and themes, and if |
| wrong styles. | | | | you cannot offer them an inflatable with a |
| The most proven successful strategy is to go | | | | relevant theme to complement their party or |
| with one or two regular bouncers, both of which | | | | event then you lose their business and they turn |
| should be a generic theme that will be good for | | | | to another company with more variety and |
| any party or event, this way you do not limit | | | | themes to choose from. So keep these in mind |
| your client base. Besides these two bouncers, you | | | | and start off your business in the right direction |
| also want to get one combo with a bounce and | | | | by choosing a variety and going with generic |
| slide, and one interactive or obstacle course | | | | inflatables, rather than more specific ones. |
| inflatable. If you start off by buying specific | | | | |