Maintenance Start-Up Kit

For young entrepreneurs aged 13–17

Pick up your tools, build a business, and start fixing what others can’t, one job at a time.

✅ Guided Start-Up

✅ Practical Maintenance Skills

✅ Basic, Low-Risk Tasks

✅ Age-Appropriate & Supervised

What This Start-Up Kit Is Designed For

The Maintenance Start-Up Kit is designed to help young people turn practical skills into real-world business experience,  safely, confidently, and step by step.

It focuses on:

• Responsibility and reliability

• Pride in practical work

• Learning how service-based businesses operate

This kit is ideal for offering small household maintenance services such as basic repairs, painting touch-ups, and flat-pack building jobs for neighbours, friends, and family.

✔ Beginner-friendly and guided
✔ Designed for practical, hands-on learning
❌ Not for advanced or structural repairs
❌ Not designed for unsupervised use

What Can They Earn?

Most young people start with small, straightforward maintenance jobs in their local area.

Typical starter jobs include:

• Painting touch-ups

• Assembling or fixing small items

• Minor household repairs

• General property tidy-ups

Typical early pricing:

• £10–£20 per small job

• £30–£60 across a weekend

Earnings depend on effort, availability, and guidance.
This kit focuses on learning how to price work fairly and deliver reliable service, not guaranteed income.

Skills They’ll Learn for Life

This kit builds far more than tool skills.

🧠 Business & Life Skills

• Pricing and quoting work

• Communicating clearly with customers

• Managing time and jobs

• Building trust and reliability

• Keeping basic records and tracking progress

🛠️ Practical & Maintenance Skills

• Safe use of hand tools

• Completing small maintenance tasks professionally

• Painting and finishing basics

• Presentation, safety, and clean-up standards

These are real, transferable skills they’ll use throughout life.

What’s Included in the Start-Up Kit

Everything included is chosen to be practical, age-appropriate, and ready to use.

Inside the box:

108-Piece Professional Tool Kit
Includes screwdrivers, sockets, spanners, pliers, and more — ideal for everyday repairs and small maintenance tasks

Painting Kit

• 9” rollers for walls and ceilings
• 4” mini rollers for tight spaces
• High-quality woven fabric for smooth, professional finishes with minimal shedding

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Safety glasses, gloves, and a hi-vis vest

25-Page Build A Bizz Guidebook
Step-by-step guidance on pricing, promotion, time management, and customer service

Business Cards (x20)
Add your name and contact details to start building a local client base

Step-by-Step Set-Up Guide Included

The included guide walks them through:

• Setting up their business and choosing suitable maintenance tasks

• Preparing for each job

• Pricing and quoting fairly

• Communicating with customers

• Working safely and professionally

• Building confidence job by job

Clear, structured, and designed to avoid overwhelm.

Designed for Guided Independence

This kit encourages independence while recognising that supervision and guidance matter, especially when working with tools.

Parents can guide as needed, with clear boundaries and safe progression built into the experience.

Is This Start-Up Kit Right for Your Child?

✔ Enjoys practical, hands-on work
✔ Likes fixing and improving things
✔ Wants to earn their own money
✔ Ready to build responsibility and confidence

❌ Not suitable for advanced trade work
❌ Not intended for unsupervised use

Want to Grow the Business Further?

Join the Build A Bizz Subscription

Subscribers unlock additional tools to grow their maintenance business, including:

• A personalised maintenance business logo

• Custom flyers, branded merch, and signage

• Monthly tools, upgrades, and expert tips

Personalised branding and printed materials are available only with an active subscription.

Why Build A Bizz?

Build A Bizz helps young people take real steps toward independence.

We provide:

• Structure

• Guidance

• Confidence

• Skills that last a lifetime

This isn’t about rushing results.
It’s about learning responsibility, pride in work, and how effort leads to real rewards.

Ready to Build Your Future?

Help them start a local maintenance service with confidence and a clear plan.

Start Their Business Journey Today