Bobcat-based commercial snow removal subcontracting
Use a Bobcat fitted with a snow box to clear parking lots and HOA properties as a subcontractor for general contractors that have sold snow contracts but need additional equipment and operators during snow events.
physical BOTH Service / Consulting / Agency
From Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast — The Most Profitable One-Man Business You’ve Never Heard Of at 24:28
Problem: General contractors need additional machines and crews to meet snow-trigger obligations when a specified snowfall depth is reached.
For: General contractors responsible for commercial snow contracts, especially those that have oversold their snow-clearing capacity, along with the commercial property owners and HOAs whose lots require clearing.
Examples
- The operator's snow-removal service: a good snow event generated around $10,000 to $11,000 across about 20 hours of clearing spread across multiple machines.
Behind this: 10 build steps · 2 tools and how each is used · how to validate demand · 2 more real examples · 5 things the video never answers.
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