The self-entrepreneurship market in the areas of personal services is flourishing in terms of jobs. Between the growing needs of individuals and the quest for autonomy and self-realization on the part of professionals, there are now more than a million quality professionals working in personal services (SAP) in France . These home care workers are choosing more and more often to declare themselves as self-employed. They see in it many advantages in order to benefit from their independence and thus benefit from a better balance between professional and personal life. Far from being a simple fad, home help service providers make life easier for their clients. In addition, the latter benefit from a significant tax advantage thanks to the tax credit. Personal and home services are more than a social profession, they are a real passion!
1 - What questions should you ask yourself before starting your activity?
First of all, it is important to ask yourself a simple question. Why would you want to work in personal services and am I able to devote the majority of my time to others? Home assistance jobs, are they made for me? Do I have the patience and the motivation? Do I want to start my own business, and If yes, how ? Are home services compatible with my activities and my lifestyle? If you are able to respond positively to these requests and you are of a rather altruistic character, go ahead: this job is for you! But how do you set up a self-employed business in personal services ? Once this introspective phase has been completed, you can embark on the administrative procedures to create your own business under certain conditions. Creating a self-employed business is quite simple, which is why it is often favored by professionals who wish to maintain their independence.
Did you know ?
The various activities of home help services require, at a minimum, a declaration to the public authorities and, in certain cases, approval or accreditation are even compulsory.
Once you have finalized your steps, a new series of questions arise. How to make yourself known in personal services to potential customers and prospects? How to declare personal services? How do you report your personal service expenses? Are you afraid of all these questions? The Augias team is there to help you and support you in the creation process . You don’t have your first clients yet? Augias works with individuals who wish to be supported on a daily basis. We know the importance of the first missions for a self-employed person, we take great care to offer you adapted missions and remunerated with dignity.
But beware, not everyone can work in the human services industry overnight. It is essential to find your first customers and to benefit from solid knowledge in order to be able to carry out your services under the best conditions and thus give them full and complete satisfaction. These aspects of self-entrepreneurship, which are prospecting and the quality of service, must not be neglected, otherwise your business project will be halted. Take the time to go through the steps one by one and don’t rush. Here again, Augias supports you in your business creation.
2 - Position your business in a particular sector
Now you know that you want to help others with their daily tasks and activities. But which ones? In France, the activities of the person are very large and include no less than 26 different activities, framed by law and listed in article L 7231-1 of the Labor Code. Again, are you asking the right questions? What are my skills and is my current job eligible? What activity am I most comfortable with? In which area can I bring a real “plus” to my client? Depending on your appetite for certain sectors, you will more easily orient yourself towards childcare, tutoring, home cleaning, gardening, DIY work or meal preparation … So, do not hesitate to specialize in a particular sector where you feel comfortable and are particularly qualified. Remember you must fully meet the expectations of your customers and earn their trust in a sustainable and perennial manner . So being excellent at your job is an essential prerequisite. But beware, some activities in the Personal Services sector require approval from an organization without which the service provider cannot exercise (home care or support for children under three years of age, assistance with home for people aged at least 60 years, assistance for disabled or dependent people, care for the sick, driving services for dependent people, mobility assistance and support outside the home of elderly or disabled). All of this is defined by law.
3 - Train to progress
As soon as you become more comfortable in your activity as a provider of personal services and that you have already proven yourself by carrying out various assignments, you will have a clear idea of the points to be improved. You will have already encountered clients, will have already learned to manage your time. This will give you a better idea of what you want and what you don’t want, and the help you need to develop your own business. Indeed, being a self-employed person means simultaneously carrying out various activities (accounting, prospecting, purchasing management, after-sales service) in addition to your core business and your services. It may then be time to train yourself in your trade . Either to improve your skills , or to acquire new skills and expand your range of services . And for this, you can count on Augias who continues to support you by offering you training adapted to meet your aspirations while also meeting the needs and expectations of your customers.
4 - question yourself
When you are your own employer, it is difficult to have an opponent face to face to question yourself and question the quality of your activities as a provider in the field of personal services. It is therefore essential to constantly question yourself, to question your habits and practices in order to avoid losing your customers. Besides, why not discuss it with your customers to assess their level of satisfaction. It will only be more beneficial and you will come out even better. A huge advantage in your business of home services . As such, it is also advantageous to belong to a network which encourages exchanges between professionals in order to discover or acquire new working methodologies and to share each other’s good practices. A form of continuing education, tested and approved.
5 - take time for yourself
By dedicating your life to others, it is not uncommon to neglect yourself a little or even a lot! To avoid exhaustion, it is essential to be able to gain height before risking overwork! This is a risk that we are well aware of at Augias, which is why we have developed our platform which is made available to autoentrepreneurs in the personal services that we support. So you can you have your customers replaced in the event of illness or to take a break and go on vacation. You return in good shape, ready to resume your activities and your customers will have benefited from their services as if nothing had happened to their greatest satisfaction! A real luxury when you are at the head of a sole proprietorship.
