Sometimes it makes a lot of sense to leave the driving to others. If you’re heading for the airport, you might prefer to leave your personal car home in the garage instead of at an airport lot; it might be less expensive, too. You can also save some time on early morning departures, and there is the comforting luxury of knowing someone is waiting to meet you at baggage claim when you arrive back home. Older people without their own transportation can rely on a car service to deliver them and pick them up from doctor’s appointments. Parents can relax (a bit) on prom night and other special occasions knowing that a professional driver and safe car is on call to transport their children.
In that case, you can serve a business on car service. The jobs are to provide scheduled pickup and transportation for clients, to meet clients at airports and cruise terminals, to provide scheduled service for nonemergency medical transportation, weddings, proms, and special events, and require rental, lease, or purchase of appropriate vehicle.
Assess the market by working backward: Where do people need to travel? Is there much traffic from your area to an airport or a bus terminal? Is there steady business to area hospitals and doctors? Are there businesses in the area that might dispatch employees for air travel regularly? Before you purchase a vehicle, research its cost of operation (gas mileage, maintenance, and depreciation) and determine its capital cost. Your business plan should be based on reasonable estimates of the number of jobs you can expect and cash flow you will receive.