Pay $900 to rent a shop in a local shopping center.Don t hire any employees until you see how successful you are.It is not too expensive. You would not even have to own a lift . Just dig a pit where you can stand under the cars.YOu will need lots of bottles of oil and a big bucket to drain the old oil. Not much more. You don t even need a cash register to get started.You can buy your products from a local store. Later, you can order directly from Valvoline and Castrol. Wait until you need large quantities.Introduce yourself to the local office of the US Dept of Environmental Quality. There are not too many restrictions on you. They worry that you won t dump the oil into the ground. You won t do that. You can prove it to them by providing receipts from the local recyclers.You can apply at City Hall for help. They have programs to help new businesses get started. They will give you lots of money if you will open in one of the undeveloped parts of the city. There are no grants.
You ll need a sizable nest egg of your own money. This isn t something you can do on a shoe string. Grants aren t a viable option.
