How to grow your payments app with flat-pack furniture assemblers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Flat-pack furniture assemblers put together wardrobes, beds, desks, shelving and sometimes whole flat-pack kitchens, often for people who have just moved house or had a big furniture delivery. Most are small teams or one person with a van, pricing per item or per hour, and many get work through online marketplaces that take a large cut. A payments app that lets assemblers send a quote with a deposit link, take payment on the day and bring customers back directly can win these businesses, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to furniture assemblers
Ask local flat-pack furniture assemblers:
- How do customers pay you today, and how much do marketplaces take?
- Do you take a deposit for big jobs like wardrobes or kitchens?
- How do you get paid when the customer isn't home at the end of the job?
- Do furniture shops or removal firms send you work?
Quote with a deposit link
A quote sent with a deposit link holds the booking for a big job, and the balance link goes out as soon as the last piece is built.
Win repeat customers directly
When customers pay the assembler through your app, the assembler can send them a link next time, without a marketplace taking a cut.
Grow through removals and furniture shops
Assemblers work alongside removal firms, handymen and small furniture shops. One business on your app can introduce you to the others.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about removal firms?
The removal firms guide covers removal firms and man-and-van services that take deposits to book a slot and payment on the day.
Removal firms →What about furniture makers and carpenters?
The furniture makers and carpenters guide covers deposits for made-to-order work and final payments on delivery.
Furniture makers and carpenters →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.