Shadecloth Cleaning Business – Home Based
Sales $178,000 in 2026
Profit $97,000 includes 1 owner's wage
Price $159,000 or near offer
You'll see that this is a busy service business specializing in cleaning shade cloths.
This industry is growing due to the large increase in sales of shade cloths.
Incredibly low fixed costs business model.
The business comes with thousands of dollars' worth of work in hand. Make money from day 1.
- Established 18 years ago by the vendor with a reputation for excellent service, consistent and high quality and great results.
- Very stable business model
- A business name that is recognised and well regarded in the industry
- The name and logo are copyrighted
- Home based business
- It has a consistent operating history
- It is a simple business to run
- It is a business that is not in a regulated industry
- It is a business that is not constricted in being able to reasonably increase prices each year to keep up with inflation
- This business is debt free
- There is a lot of intellectual property in terms of techniques, chemical combinations used, and tools developed / modified that will be sold with the business
- 50% repeat customers - this could be improved by contacting past customers with a reminder.
- This unique business is almost run as a lifestyle business and turnover could be improved.
- Work in hand of up to 1 month ahead
- Service industry that cannot be exported overseas
- Plenty of upside in this business – more work than can be handled - new owner could either keep running as a lifestyle business or expand through training and employing a full time staff member- also the business has the potential to be franchised. Every aspect of the operation is systemised and has been simplified by trial and error over many years.
- Excellent client base of up to 3,500 past jobs approx 1,400 with photos
- Enormous scope for expansion - could be franchised
- Not much competition - which allows the owner to reasonably adjust prices
- 90 percent of work is quoted over the phone.
- Vendor does hardly any marketing apart from a basic website and business-to-business contact with awning installation companies. The new owner would be introduced to these companies.
- The vendor will do extensive training and wants the new owner to be successful.
Extremely low overheads and indeed streamlined operation. This business is run from the vendor's home.
No technical knowledge is required and a comprehensive training and transition period will be offered.
This is a vibrant and compact business with low fixed costs in an excellent growing service industry.
