Insights & Resources
Practical advice on starting, scaling, and running a business in a small town or rural community — plus insights on mentorship, time freedom, and leveraging technology to grow without leaving home.
I started my home service business at 15 in a small town with a bucket and a squeegee. Here's everything I've learned about launching, growing, and scaling a home service company in a rural community — from finding your first customers to building a team when the talent pool is small.
Scaling a business in a small market comes with unique challenges — limited customers, fewer employees, and everyone knows everyone. Here's how Window Washing Warriors grew from a family side project into a top-rated company, all from a small town — and what I'd do differently if I started over.
For years, I was the business. I did every job, answered every call, and handled every complaint — in a town where everyone knows your name. Here's the mindset shift that changed everything, and how you can build a business in a rural community that gives you time freedom with your family.
I didn't have a business mentor when I started in a small town — and I know how much that would have changed my journey. Here's why mentoring young people in rural communities is the most important work I do, and why small-town students deserve the same opportunities as kids in big cities.
You don't need to be in a tech hub to use technology. From automated scheduling to AI-powered customer communication, here are the exact tools I use to run Window Washing Warriors from a small town — so the business operates even when I'm not there.
You don't need a degree, a trust fund, a business plan, or a big city to start. You just need to find something you're good at that people will pay for. Here's what I wish someone had told me when I started my first business as a teenager in rural Alberta.
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