OFI 109: Start A Mobile Butcher Business | Blake Brown | Brown’s Mobile Butcher

This is not Blake’s trailer, but it is what he recommends purchasing, so I wanted to include a photo of one.

SHOW NOTES

KEY IDEAS:

ADVICE FROM BLAKE BROWN:

LONG HOURS: Be prepared to work long hours in the fall.  From September to January is when you are going to make all of your money.  So, you will need to work long hours to service as many customers as possible.

BUY A TRAILER: If you have the option, buy a mobile butcher trailer rather than a truck with the box attached.  If you buy the truck with the box attached your entire business is dependent on that truck and engine.  If you have the trailer then any truck can pull it.

SAVE YOUR MONEY: You are going to be very busy in the fall and rake in the money.  But then it will dry up in the spring and summer, so save enough money to get you through the lean months.

BEST BUSINESS ADVICE THAT BLAKE BROWN HAS RECEIVED:

TAKE A RISK: As Blake says, “you’ve got to put yourself out there.”  If you do not take any risks, you will never make any progress or experience any personal growth.  He received this advice early on and is thankful for it.

PERSONAL HABIT THAT ADS TO BLAKE BROWN’S SUCCESS:

TEST YOUR BODY: When it is your busy season, work as much as your body can handle.

BE PERSONABLE: When all is said and done, this business is about working with customers, so make sure that you take the time to develop relationships with your customers.

BOOK RECOMMENDATION:

Blake did not have any recommendations for books in this episode, but I found a couple that I think would be beneficial to you if you are starting this business.

The first one is Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering.  This book has five star reviews on Amazon, and I chose it because it covers small animals, which are becoming so much more common.

The first book does not cover butchering cattle, so I thought I had better find a book that covers that as well.  Butchering Beef: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering is a comprehensive book that covers not just butchering beef, but humane methods as well.

I hope you will check these out and click through our site!

BLAKE BROWN’S CONTACT INFORMATION AND SUGGESTED LINKS:

Brown’s Mobile Butcher Telephone Number: (208) 860-6205

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