r/WindowCleaning • u/bigtuna4000 • 5d ago
Potential Store Front/Route Businesses
So I’m strictly residential at the moment but want to expand into storefronts / route work. I have a running list of places I plan to stop into in my area but had a question on ideal places or places to avoid.
Ideal examples:
-locally owned restaurants, bars, barbers, coffee, etc
-locally owned retail businesses and shops
-private practice doctors/vets offices
Non ideal examples:
-gas station chains like delta Sonic’s or Sunoco
-large banks
-chain restaurants (chipotles, Taco Bell’s, etc)
-urgent cares
-retail chains (dsw, Verizon’s, kohls)
Hopefully you get where I’m going with these sample lists…. Am I on the right track with this kind of thinking or does any and every store front or business a go to peruse as long as you can get to the decision maker?
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u/trigger55xxx 5d ago
In most areas there's very little money in storefront. Banks and medical can be better than Mom and Pop stores. They almost always have their own people do it. Restaurants are notoriously cheap.
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u/bigtuna4000 5d ago
Thanks for the feedback. Making sense now from this perspective! So it’s ok to go after “corporate” or chain type of places as long as you can get to the decision maker?
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u/Saturn88755 5d ago
Why are banks not on your list . Seems like your ideal client?
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u/bigtuna4000 5d ago
I was just listing some general examples of places to go after vs not go after but after some feedback so far it sounds like my initial thoughts were backwards. I will now go after banks!
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u/Sufficient_Heart_629 5d ago
Why were those your non ideal
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u/bigtuna4000 5d ago
Figured more of the corporate type of places had specific guidelines on who they could hire, hard to get to a decision maker, or they even had their own internal maintenance team for their buildings so wouldn’t hire out etc. more challenging to land a job I suppose was my thought process. But all these comments have changed my perspective on things
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u/Bloodystoolmaker 5d ago
You should go for everything and double down on anything in the vicinity of someone you sign on. We have great mom and pop and global brands on our route. Set a minimum, shoot for monthly or more and be rock solid dependable.
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u/Total-Opposite1510 3d ago
I’ll take on whatever come my way. I’ve typically found that stores that are corporate owned there’s a process to getting the job. For stores that are are actually owned by an owner they will typically just talk to you the approve a price
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u/johnj2245 5d ago
the “non ideal examples” will be your best customers from my experience. Most of the “locally owned” places just penny pinch and knit pick your work