Built in Edmonton: our first local Edmonton event
Jobber is investing in putting real people on the ground in cities across North America who are focused on building a community of service pros and creating something genuinely useful in each city - hosting events, collecting feedback and supporting local business owners. I'm your local Edmonton Jobber gal and this week we had our first big Jobber event here in the city - Built in Edmonton, a networking happy hour for service pros at Fox Burger rooftop. Great food, drinks on us, prizes, a networking game and some amazing community building. Congrats to Ryan Hauer from Hauer Power Electrical who won the free year of Jobber giveaway contest! Huge thank you to everyone who came out - tickets went fast, the energy was electric and valuable connections were made. If you missed it, there will be more local events happening in Edmonton and other cities! Full photo album here.To Everyone Who Didnt Win The Jobber Grant
I jus got the email of the winners... I know I’m not the only one who was hoping to hear our name called. Being told you didn’t make the cut can definitely sting, especially when you’ve put your heart, time, and energy into building your business. But not being selected doesn’t mean your business isn’t worthy. It doesn’t erase the work you’ve already put in, the customers you’ve helped, or the dreams you’re chasing. Congratulations to the 9 who were selected you earned it. 👏 And to everyone who didn’t, keep going. Our story doesn’t end with one “no.” Sometimes the setback is just another chapter before the breakthrough. Keep building. Keep learning. Keep showing up. We may not have won the grant, but we’re not done winning. 💪🚀What if your business is successful... but you still Hate running it?
A friend of mine owns a profitable laundry mat but hates going in every other week and just plain out dont like dealing with it. We talk a lot about growing revenue, getting more customers, hiring employees, and becoming “successful.” But what happens when you reach those goals and realize you don’t actually enjoy the business you built? Maybe the money is good, the customers are coming in, and the business is growing, but you're constantly stressed, working longer hours, or stuck doing things you never wanted to do. Question: 👉 Would you change the business model, sell the company, scale back, or keep pushing because the numbers look good?Firing Clients - How do you go about it?
I posted about a "quick sand" job we've been on the last couple weeks and I've come to the realization, we probably need to fire this client. So how do you go about it? Personally, I don't want to turn it in to a big thing. I'm thinking next time they reach out for work, just say we are too busy and give them a referral to someone else. What strategies have you used that have been received well? I think for us because we are on a per project basis it'd be a little easier than a business with reoccurring visits.Should You Bring On an Equity Partner or Just Hire Someone to Grow Your Business?
I'm in the middle of working through a potential partnership where I'd bring on another owner-operator as an equity partner rather than just hiring them or buying them out. Anyone here gone through something similar. Merging with another shop owner instead of just growing organically? What made it work, or what would you do differently?
