Hey everyone, I’m Donavan, owner of 814 Window Washing based in central PA. A bit of background about myself:
I’m in my mid 20’s and have worked in water treatment for the past 7 years. I’ve always wanted to start a business of my own since I was a kid. I thought about lawn mowing, or creative selling on etsy, but nothing ever really panned out or I just didn’t have the dedication to whatever project I was trying.
I got fired from my water operator job in July of 2020. The board didn’t wanna pay me overtime, and tried to make me an exempt employee, which I met none of the criteria for, and I filed a lawsuit against them that I got fired for.
During my time between jobs I perused reddit. I saw a post that asked " What are well paying jobs people without degrees can do?" And answers like garbage men or plumbers were on there, but one caught my eye, window washer. I did some research and saw there weren’t any real companies around my area for about 30 sq. miles. I sat on this information until about December of 2020, before filing my LLC and officially starting the business.
I currently have 20 residential and 4 businesses, 2 of them store fronts. I’m about to expand to waterfed pole after doing traditional this spring, and want to purchase a van next year. If expansion continues at the rate it’s going I should be able to easily afford it.
Thanks to everyone that I’ve read in the various topics for all sorts of great information to help me get started!
