Septic Pumping Offers Growth Opportunities

Several years after Julius Voss established Julius Voss Plumbing & Construction in Cleveland, Mississippi, the entrepreneur noticed that few companies in the rural area wanted to pump out septic tanks. So he quickly embraced a time-honored business strategy: Capitalize on under-served markets that competitors ignore. Around 2003, he became a licensed septic tank pumper as well as a licensed septic installer. There were high barriers to entry that were keeping other businesses away — like the licensing requirements and the cost of liability insurance and a vacuum truck — but that limited competition is also what allowed Voss to gain a solid