Studying Durable, Compliance-Driven Service Businesses

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by a searcher from Concordia University
in New York, NY, USA

5mos ago

Studying Durable, Compliance-Driven Service Businesses

I'm currently developing a thesis focused on the following industries and would love to connect with individuals who have experience in these verticals: • Critical Power & Generator Maintenance • Industrial Hygiene Testing • Water/Wastewater Compliance • Fire & Life Safety Inspections We like those industries because of their mission-critical, non-discretionary nature, though we're still testing certain assumptions underlying our thesis. **Please drop me a DM if you have expertise in any of these industries.** Thank you, and wishing you all a happy New Year!

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reply by a searcher 5mos ago
from Babson College in Amherst, MA, USA

We bought a generator business last winter and are in the thick of it - happy to answer any questions you may have and would love to see your thesis when completed!

reply by an admin 5mos ago
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in New York, NY, USA

Thanks ^redacted‌ for your tags, I think this is a particularly interesting topic for a pretty niche group of users.