From Doing the Work to Running the Business
A Draft Service Owner's Scaling Guide
Finally - A Real Roadmap for Scaling Your Draft Service Business
You're working more hours but not making more profit per hour. You can't take a vacation without losing customers. You're one injury away from serious problems. Sound familiar?
Most draft service owners hit this wall around 300-500 lines. You're trapped by your own success, doing every service call yourself while new accounts keep calling. You know you need to hire help, but when? How? What systems do you need first?
I faced these exact challenges when I owned my draft service company in Toronto. After six years, I sold a business that ran without me touching a faucet wrench. This insider's guide shows you exactly how I made that transition - and how you can too.
What You'll Learn In Our Insider's Guide
The 5 Critical Stages of Growth - From solo operator to scalable business, with specific line counts and capacity metrics for each stage. You'll know exactly where you are and what comes next.
When to Hire (And When NOT To) - I nearly killed my business by hiring too early. Learn the exact cash flow requirements and line counts that support each hiring decision. Wait too long and you'll burn out. Move too fast and you'll go broke.
The Documentation Foundation That Changes Everything - Most owners think systems come later. Dead wrong. I'll show you what to track from day one, and why this determines whether scaling works or fails completely.
Premium Positioning Strategies - How I charged nearly double my competitors ($16 vs $8.50 per line) and maintained 94% customer recommendation rates. The specific services and approaches that justify premium pricing.
Route Optimization Reality - Real numbers on capacity (40-60 lines per day per tech), how route density affects everything, and why most companies hit a ceiling around 800-1,000 lines.
The Management Transition - The hardest part isn't hiring techs; it's stepping back from daily operations. Learn how to maintain quality control and customer relationships while focusing on growth activities.
Avoid These 6 Scaling Killers - The specific mistakes that keep most draft service companies stuck under 1,000 lines, including poor tracking systems, hiring too fast, and competing on price instead of value.
Plus Real-World Metrics - Actual numbers from successful companies: profit margins, efficiency improvements (20-30% route optimization gains), average call times, and the benchmarks that separate growing companies from those that plateau.
This isn't theory from someone who's never cleaned a line. Every strategy comes from six years of hands-on experience scaling a draft service operation in a competitive market.
The same challenges you face, the same customer demands, the same cash flow pressures.
Whether you're at 200 lines wondering about your first hire, or 800 lines struggling with route management, this guide gives you the roadmap. No guesswork, no generic business advice - just proven strategies from someone who built, scaled, and successfully sold a draft service company.
Download your copy and start building the systems that turn your one-person operation into a scalable business.