Start a mobile knife sharpening route for restaurants
A weekly swap route: sharpened knives delivered and dull ones collected on the same day each week, 30 commercial accounts under standing agreements, per-blade pricing that clears the drive time, and a farmers-market table for consumer work.
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Who it's for
Detail-oriented people with $2,000–$8,000 who want recurring B2B revenue with no storefront and no employees. Best for someone who is comfortable walking into kitchens to talk to chefs, enjoys hands-on work with tools, and can hold to a weekly route schedule. Not for anyone expecting quick passive income: the first months are legwork.
About this playbook
This playbook takes a sharpener from first customer interviews to a standing weekly route in five stages: proving someone will pay, running the arithmetic, registering the business, signing the first accounts, and reading the first 90 days against the plan. It is built around the swap-set model — leaving sharpened knives and collecting dull ones — which turns a service call into a standing agreement. Route density is the core arithmetic: margin is a function of stops per hour, and the numbers phase models exactly that. The plan is scoped to one city and to restaurant kitchens, with a farmers-market table funding the first months while accounts are being signed. It does not cover a storefront, employees, e-commerce, or expanding beyond a single city.
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Phase 1: Prove someone will pay
5 stepsPhase 2: The arithmetic
4 stepsPhase 3: The paperwork and the money
5 stepsPhase 4: The first accounts and the weekly route
6 stepsPhase 5: The first 90 days
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What you need first
A reliable vehicle with room for a sharpening station and knife cases. Working sharpening skill, or two weeks of deliberate practice before starting — the time-study step measures it. $2,000–$8,000 in liquid funds. Phone and email for bookings. Willingness to cold-call and visit restaurant kitchens in person.
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