Whats Next?

1. I can foresee the need for growth within this company.  whether that means expanding to one crew or 5 crews will greatly depend on the continuation in growth of the construction industry as well as the demand for my services.

3. After having interviewed three of the customers that i have preciously interviewed, i have decided that it may be necessary for my company to also expand into the erosion control and environmental services sector of the construction industry.  these jobs are what happens almost intermediately after the site development crew is done and they actually stick with the job until it is completed.  they put up the little black fences around the sites as well as the floating yellow plastic in water around sites.  these are in place to keep the construction debris from leaving the site and contaminating surrounding areas.  These sectors are also grossly under served in the construction industry and show great promise for growth

New Market

After having interviewed two land owners that wish to have their land cleared for mostly recreational uses i have determined that it could be beneficial for my company to take on jobs for individual land owners.  These land owners were seeking to have land cleared for use in activities such as foodplots for hunting, large trails for dirt bikes or mountain bikes, pastures for live stock,  all of these jobs are not traditional construction jobs but could possibly pay better because of the intricacies involved in the jobs.

This market seemed to have little knowledge of any companies that offered such services to individuals such as themselves and were extremely excited to hear that there is possibly a company coming that could fulfill their needs since they themselves do not have the means to complete the project.  these individuals were for the most part well off and owned large pieces of land yet only wished for some of it to be cleared while some of it was to remain wild and natural.

Comments

  1. Sarah CheungNovember 17, 2018 at 12:04 PM

    Hi Andrew,

    I think thank you have a good plan ahead of you. You definitely took the information that you gained during your interviews and used it to your advantage especially for the future of your venture! While it is important to focus on the present needs, there is always other related markets that you could also help. Maybe you can also think of sustainable ways to clear land and be eco-friendly at the same time since there seems to be a green movement with our generation, so that is something else to think about. Other than that, good job with your post!

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