Boring business, big money: What’s the most overlooked niche that actually makes bank?

megakim

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The real flex isn’t launching the next unicorn, it’s secretly cashing fat checks from a business nobody’s ever heard of. I met a guy who basically prints cash running commercial laundry services for hospitals. Another friend bought a self storage unit for fun and now makes more than most VC founders I know.

Drop your favorite boring but loaded biz stories.
 
One of the most profitable businesses I've come across was a company supplying consumables to local businesses. Nothing exciting, no fancy branding, but customers reordered every month and rarely switched suppliers. It reminded me that recurring demand often beats trendy business ideas when it comes to consistent profits.
 
One of the most profitable businesses I've come across was a company supplying consumables to local businesses. Nothing exciting, no fancy branding, but customers reordered every month and rarely switched suppliers. It reminded me that recurring demand often beats trendy business ideas when it comes to consistent profits.
Consumables, such as? And which kinds of businesses? Repeat business is best, agreed.
 
Commercial cleaning or sanitation contracts
HVAC maintenance and repair services
B2B logistics and trucking coordination
Waste management or recycling services
Self-storage and small warehouse rentals

you get the trend
 
my favorite ones are the businesses people forget exist until something breaks. septic services, commercial cleaning, pest control, parking lot striping. zero glamour. plenty of invoices. meanwhile half the internet fighting over the same shiny ai niches while these guys quietly stack cash.
 
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