It’s inevitable when you meet someone new that the first question out of their mouth is, “So, what do you do?â€? For those of us with normal jobs, the answer’s pretty straightforward. But what if your livelihood revolves around doing something that freaks most people out? Death is a serious business, but few people want to deal with the necessities surrounding it–burials, crime-scene clean-up or even body donation for science.It may not be easy to have a creepy business, but it isn’t such a bad thing if you can find a way to make a living from it and enjoy helping people through a very sensitive time. This is exactly what the three following businesses have found a way to do. Join us as we pay tribute to these business owners who have found success servicing a less-than-ordinary niche market.
Business profiled in the article include:
- Murder Scene Mop-Up
- From Ashes to Fishes
- From the Slab to the Lab
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Tom on November 1st, 2006 at 6:01 pm
A few other crazy jobs I can add would be ones in a meat packing plant. One person’s job is to slit a cow’s throat every 10 seconds. Another job involves stunning a cow by zapping them in the head. I would hate to hear about that at a dinner conversation!
Brian Moister on March 26th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Well People,
I own an operate a trauma & crime scene cleaning company for the last 10 yrs. I have put together a step by step instructional CD on hoe to to this business. I have a lot of experience and inside information on how this business works and every detain necessary to be up and running.
My system is availible for $2500 and will olny be sold to people out side of south Florida.
Anyone wanting more information email me at
biocleanservices@comcast.net