In the interests of transparency and respect for the position of the individual reading this, we wanted to state the cons as clearly as possible.
Nuance and context is always of supreme importance and that’s what this in-depth review is meant to provide. Even with all the previous detail offered, there is a lot more to know in order that the big picture is seen.
Now, here with the pros we can elaborate even further allowing for a deeper grasp of this business and opportunity.
Still what must always be kept in mind is that this will, and must be a process (for both parties).
It is only through that effort a more complete understanding can be attained.
What we are describing here can be seen as a very established business charting an old course with new people; or, a new course altogether.
This is where the individual’s ambitions, circumstances and preferences come into play to inform the path we take.
Whatever path might be chosen, we can work together to apply decades worth of lessons that will be support a successful effort.
Our industry, particularly our segment of it as previously mentioned, is highly recession proof. We even survived C-19 which took particular aim at our work. Therefore it is safe to say that this is a robust practice in an old and robust industry.
That also means that although things might be bleak across a broad economic landscape, that situation can and should benefit us.
That’s just the way it is.
Yes. To probably a greater extent than most commensurate options, you can say that.
This will vary depending upon the approach you take and who you take it with (as you will see there is more than one way at being in this business).
Therefore, broadly speaking, it is fairly safe to assume you can have a lot of say in formulating a situation that works best for you.
More narrowly, if we are considering the Process Legal Support options, we can try to create your best situation given the interests and desires you communicate.
As a practical matter this means you can aim high and move fast. You could also aim lower, move more slowly and establish yourself over time, all while making money every step of the way.
A licensed process server may choose to take work on a nonexclusive basis from different agencies/entities.
Such process servers might consider themselves to be self-employed.
However, the Process Legal Support (PLS) approach to “be in business for yourself” is a different thing altogether and must be considered and studied apart from this particular path of industry self-employment.
Speaking generally now, one option the licensed process server has is to take work from any number of process serving “agencies” (that term requires some further definition but basically these would be entities you would take work from and be paid by) on a nonexclusive basis.
This allows you to fashion your work based on factors important to you. That could be geography, or time related issues. Where income is concerned, taking maximum, mid-level or minimal amounts of work to meet your financial criteria might be your focus.
Another way is to work for an entity that declares as an agency whereby you declare that you work for that agency: exclusively. You state for the record that will take work from no other entity.
This is just one of the bureaucratic nuances our regulated business has developed over time.
Therefore, given any number of conditions, you might see more or less flexibility to fashion your work based on the several factors that might be important to you.
These are things you would sort out in time by talking to people. As previously mentioned, your license is valuable so mostly, you will have options.
When considering this work in New York City there are things to consider; all of which has its pros and cons.
Our definition of the self-employment path is that you would have your own, direct, client- accounts thus generating maximum income (among other things).
Within this business model we would be operating with what might best be thought of as a franchisor/franchisee model.
However, it is important to keep the qualifications (and the alternative) described above for this path in mind: the alternative of being part of a network.
Correct! With the self-employed path, if you have people in your life that can assist you with the demanding operations inherent in this work (internally and/or out in the field) you will immediately have in place the crucial basis for meaningful success.
These people could be spouses, cousin’s old friends; what have you.
If this capacity truly exists in your life it will be a very definite advantage; for all involved.
Yes! Another business model that we could operate within, and is something of a variation on that theme, is what you could loosely call an employee owned operation.
Here, with our support, you might work with others in a joint venture/effort creating a somewhat decentralized structure that would allow for flexibility where certain operations can be flexed and shared.
It is another sensible way to create the “be in business for yourself” dynamics: if the criteria mentioned in the pathways sections’ explanation, can be met.
As previously mentioned, once licensed you are qualified to take work.
On the “be in business/network” path, should everything be in order, and one has proven themselves ready and dependable, clients, which you would interact with directly, can be pursued.
When there is work offered, your operations will began.
Anything can happen: big things might come quickly, smaller building blocks might be laid over the short term, or over the longer term, depending on many factors.
So, as previously mentioned this will take handling with care, patience, and good general business acumen.
Although we will support you in many critical procedures this is a hyper local business and some crucial requirements must be handled in conjunction with an office you will control (or be part of).
This mostly involves postal/mailing/printing operations, but also many other functions like interacting with clients, picking up work (occasionally), preparing and dispatching that work (to process servers you might work with or that work for you), basically all of the nuts and bolts of the daily grind.
Many things involved!
Just as important as new business is to growth, is the development of your internal team. That may be office staff or process servers (working for you exclusively or nonexclusively) that must be brought into the business to balance and thereby assist your moneymaking efforts.
This work takes a village! So, the work out in the field, and what you are required to execute in the office (that we cannot help you with) must be properly synchronized.
It is our hope we can meet various requirements given the individuals preferences and circumstances.
It is entirely legitimate to pursue this as a job to one degree or another, or to take the more ambitious path(s) of self-employment through our program.
It might also be a comfort to know that what might start out as a “make the necessary money now” vehicle could become something much more when one is ready for that. It may also be help to understand that a unique, well-balanced, long-term “gig” can be a fantastic way to be in this business long-term.
It all depends and must be explored in depth.
Everything is turnkey from operations to client and employee development, but outcomes can vary dependent on many factors, not the least of which would be you, luck and timing
There is no upfront monies or complex agreements or legalities involved here. Unless and until income is being generated, your chief contribution is sweat equity.
The financial and operational arrangements attached to these programs will come into focus when the time is right.
As previously mentioned, once licensed, you are free to work and generate income and this can be done/happen very quickly.
You should now have a greater understanding of our business in general, and the several pathways PLS can offer.
Further, if you have carefully reviewed the cons in this section of our website, you should also have context and so, see how all of this fits together, the good and the bad.
If working directly for us, via the exclusive agency method is the right option for you, we have described the pathways: the tailored gig versus the high workload/high responsibility “max out”.
Each can produce consistent income with its corresponding commitments and pros/cons.
These routes both are the straightest line to immediate productive income as you’d become part of an existing roster with work commencing directly.
You could say that. These two options both carry with them certain ideal approaches.
However, there is some flexibility built into this where a few crucial areas of this work and your life meet; but there are limits.
The work involved, particularly on the gig path, is best done in the evening hours.
That is both our preference and what works best on many levels.
The full-time/max out approach might be structured differently, but this work will always benefit from some attention to the evening (never very late) hours of the day.
The massive changes New York City has undergone in recent years brings interesting dimensions to how we might approach working together.
For example, this is, was and will always be a driving business. However, until recent years that was synonymous with having a car. Times and distance alone might have demanded that. But now, properly operated/registered mopeds or motorbikes (call them what you will) are legal!
With their ability to help you cover sizable areas, cars might not be the only, or even the best way, to approach necessary transportation for this work.
This means territories can be fashioned for the two vehicle types, and your preferred approach to being in this business.
This is a big subject matter that requires much thought and study but, we will always do our best to help people arrange the necessary assets to do they need and want to do.
As mentioned in the Cons section, New York will be New York and that means the occasional run in with the regulators.
Excellent systems are first and foremost the answer to the avoidance of any problems there; and that works.
However, when something is found because it is being looked for such problems can be dealt with by innovations like the creation of offset funds. Here as a team we can contribute to and draw from such a fund collectively to deal with whatever pettines$ we might encounter.
These things, though rare, can be taxing (pun intended). But, by always pursuing forward thinking answers, a solid career can be built, mutual respect respected, and stress managed.
Under any circumstances, down any path, doing these things will create a stable foundation.
This means solid, dependable, accountable, trustworthy people will consistently be baked into our system, reputation and makeup.
From this, we will be able to present a compelling case to the clients (and potential employees/partners) our program demands we regularly reach out to.
And we will get our share and together succeed!
This might depend on the industry or PLS pathway you choose.
Generally speaking, we go everywhere necessary as part of the service menu to our clients. This is no small measure makes us useful and even indispensable to them.
But, our business model is certainly volume based and that means a good portion of the work will have reasonably high concentrations within a particular geography.
Nevertheless, this is a big question that can only be worked out over time but as this content has stressed throughout, the good must be taken with the bad.
Any amount of regulatory requirements injected into a business will make for a lot of burdensome paperwork. This is a downside of being in a “system business”.
However, there have been many changes to this work over the years, and recent years that have, happily, reduced or eliminated many nuisances.
Understanding this, regardless of the path one might pursue, it is always our intention to streamline the work of our people and partners; allowing them to focus as singularly as possible on their job at hand.
Our technology, internal systems and personnel do, and will always work very hard to make life as easy as possible.
Above and previously stated is the idea that this is a complex: the New York housing/legal industrial complex you can call it.
This means everybody involved is in what we define as a system business. Each in our own way: landlords, attorneys, process servers and others, all must have the systems necessary to meet the demands of their particular role.
This means that this business is chiefly impersonal in the sense that it is not dependent on “who you know” type things. This might have importance where the entrepreneurial path is concerned.
However, the impersonal dynamics in the “ground game” aspects of the work might also shield you from certain interactions with the public one might be happy to avoid. Say the difficult work of dealing with unruly passengers, consumers or the otherwise delusional demands and judgments (ratings) of entitled brats.
Whatever role you might play, the people who you will interact or do business with will not care about extraneous things like where you come from, what religion you practice or any of those other kinds of things.
It’s important to get along with people and to be liked sure, but what’s important is meeting the demands of the business model: price, speed, steadiness and competence.
All this is very much to our advantage as we can lean on our dependable systems to leverage our position in the hierarchy. This is a very important pro when seen in a broad context.
Benefits and other incentives would be conceived and distributed based upon many factors but would certainly emphasize individual efforts and one’s lasting importance to overall results.
Expenses that you might otherwise have to deal with like cars, payments, fuel, rent etc. can be written off as business expenses substantially reducing your taxable income.
We will attempt to build in a financial and tax planning advisory our team can lean on to capture and amplify all individual and collective opportunities to save and grow resources while planning for an inevitably bendable future.
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