The Journey to $500,000 | HOW We Did It

[@duffyfamily100]

Thanks for taking the time to talk with a semi-newbie earlier this week. Your willingness to share your insight and experience to help another business be successful makes you stand out from the rest. Thanks again for your time! - Darra, Duff’s Dumpsters

[@bolyon]

Thank you brother for the motivation been thinking about starting a business but was scared because none of my family have ever did it. But now I’m more than confident about it!

[@srandlettamceachern5625]

Heath Great Video! Thank you for your help from the start. You’ve got it dialed in.

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

You’re welcome Scott!!

[@jonsmith7411]

You’re killing brother! Love it been following from the start! Keep up the FIRE!

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

Thanks Jon appreciate the support 🙌

[@russlayton3166]

Love your videos man. Keep up the great work, your interviews are awesome. Hope you and the family are doing well.

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

Thanks Russ!!

[@justinluttrell5106]

Really like your channel. Thank You. I just bought a 3500 Diesel truck and a 16 ft Dump trailer. Id like to get started and be able to grow something that will eventually allow me to leave auto sales and have more time off.

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

That’s awesome! Thanks for the support!

[@BOBCAT2001ify]

Awesome Video man! I run a small Demo. & Snow Removal company in MA and have been looking into the Disposal business. Appreciate your videos due to the solid information and hands on experience you put out. Looking forward to future videos. Personally, looking for us to focus on the Hook Lift Roll Off sector.

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

Awesome man! Thanks for watching 🙌

[@MarkWilliams-vp7xw]

Glad to see someone other than casella doing garbage in northern ny . Gotta support Small and/or local buisness

[@grupith8310]

Please talk about what kind of routing software you use! Would love to stay organized when I startup my trash pickup business. Great video!

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

Right now we only use Excel believe it or not!

[@GoGarbage]

Wow amazing thanks for sharing 😄

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

Thank you!

[@stevehickmott2120]

I want to start Building Dumpsters, I was wondering on the Dumpsters is there a like standard width of the wheels or the rails that they have to be to fit on the hook lift truck , thanks . Been a welder fabricator for 25 years thinking of going out in my own .

[@tiffanytaylor5272]

Do you have a payment system for residential trash customers such as a portal? We currently use quickbooks but I’m wanting to find something else for customers to keep a track of payments and add a payment link to our website

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

We use QuickBooks too but are looking into Jobber

[@calebsjunkremovalservice7593]

Dude that’s crazy I’m getting excited when we are picking up 30 / hr

[@NewYorkSurplus5773]

Great job

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

Thank you!

[@WrightsOrganic]

Love it!! How did you get your first customers? Was it word of mouth or did you find another garbage company and bought their route? I’m out here in California and worked for multiple transfer stations and recycling centers. It’s definitely my goal I get stuck on how to move forward and what I should do to begin! Keep it up with these videos! Also the interviews with other companies are amazing as well!

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

Mainly word of mouth and advertising to grow!

[@georgewelker853]

Nothing works until you start it. There’s plenty of people that want to help small businesses grow and get moving but it’s definitely getting started first and then get promoting very little beats a few evenings a week of going out and meeting people

[@WrightsOrganic]

@@georgewelker853 Wow I needed to hear that. I always overthink and get so nervous that it won’t work. Yesterday I called Toter and Cascade. I’m just waiting for my quote. I’ve been working on the business plan and gathering information from all the other companies for the past couple years. I’m learning so much on the way. Thanks!

[@katstark_]

@@WrightsOrganic congradultions on making a first move! which one came out cheaper with delivery and what time frame did they say they could get it to you?

[@WrightsOrganic]

@@katstark_ I’m just waiting to hear back from Toter, as soon as I do I’ll let you know!

[@normmorrison1861]

Hey! 2 hrs south of you , who would you recommend i call for insurance, single pickup truck with roll off trailer. Thanks!

[@scottarrington3040]

What size cans do you use?? 96 or 64 gallon??

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

We currently run all 96 gallon due to it being a standard size where we live

[@FryandSons]

It's called sequencing the route to run efficiently.

[@chrisrichardson8908]

What do you charge the customer for the plastic dumpster

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

We include them in the monthly rates

[@JCK0711]

roughly what does rent cost for your new shop/yard?

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

Because we share it with 3 other businesses and have limited space it’s under $1,000/month but if we used the whole space I’m thinking $2,500-$4,500 roughly

[@garyharrington9345]

You do any business in Vt?

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

Not really at this time

[@travisdavis3690]

Seems like the video quality has improved !

[@lakechamplainsanitation]

Thanks man! Using a camera finally lol