He always told me how it was helpful to have an unsexy but useful skill set, and basically do the work that nobody else wanted to do to ensure a long career.
A janitorial business doesn't seem to be any of those things. So it seems like an area where a big company would dominate (because, say, a lot of 1000 janitorial carts is way cheaper than a lot of 10). But, no?
^I suspect it’s because janitors have access so trust of the individuals involved matters more than cost or having access to a pool of interchangeable employees.
^^There are large contractors that serve really large facilities, but that business isn’t necessary to win to be viable.
Also I think the bigger players in the space, ABM-types, aren’t interested in commercial space smaller than XX,000 sqft where my dad has been able to fit in nicely.