I was speaking to a friend of mine a couple of weeks ago who runs her own Newsagents business. She has owned the business for a few years now and works some very unsociable hours.
She was explaining that although she totally loves working in the shop, when the shop closes, her working day still continues. She has to replace her stock each day by visiting the local Wholesalers.
I questioned why she has to go daily, and she told me as she does not own a van, she has to use her car, which obviously is not built to carry stock.
This set me thinking if I could somehow ease her plight a little. I thought that for the benefit of her business, it would be a good idea to looking into obtaining a van. This would then enable her to purchase more stock each trip, ultimately cutting back her visits to the Cash and Carry. She cannot afford to buy a new van, as her budget is very tight at present. I thought it would be worth investigating the merits of Van Contract Hire.
I was very happy with the information I researched, and feel at present this would be a great solution for her transport problems. With this in mind, I have suggested that she should look at Ford Transit Leasing as a viable option to using her private car.
I was also trying to think of other ways we could improve her business and remembered she had an unused fridge in her shop, which could easily be stocked and utilised. I told her it might be worth considering Refrigerated Van Leasing when thinking about a van for her business.
Personally speaking, I feel whichever van she does decide to lease, can only be beneficial to her business.