How do you stay motivated as an entrepreneur when facing constant rejection?
Hello everyone, I’m reaching out to my fellow entrepreneurs. I am a serial entrepreneur with multiple businesses, but I have a strong passion for serving in real estate and traditional home-related services. People often contact me for down payment assistance, closing cost help, home improvements, foreclosure prevention, rental assistance, debt relief, or support for first-time homebuyers. I connect people with the resources they need to maintain and sustain homeownership, promote housing stability, and ensure safe housing. Recently, I decided to form a nonprofit with my amazing team because I’ve mostly been referring people to resources, but I want to become a direct resource myself. If you’re a new entrepreneur or a seasoned one like me, you know that starting or working on something often involves a lot of rejection. Today, I’m just reaching out to see how everyone stays motivated. My motivation has always been my community and service. I want to hear from my fellow entrepreneurs: how do you stay motivated? I’d love to hear different perspectives in the comments.
Manifesting my jobber grant finalist and reward .😎
I just wanna hit that finalist spot for the jobber grant so I can show my son all this time spent restless, stressed and sacrificing time together was for something. I wanna look at him and be like alright little guy we have been through hell and back but persistence and faith paid off we can now execute towards our life of financial freedom and success. We broke the generational curses and now I will secure everyone in the bloodlines future starting with my son . I need it I want it I will stop at nothing to prove I am the person I've claimed to be and I will not give up the fight!Business Fuel Delivery Services - A Mystery?
I'm launching a new company called FuelDash, and I would love your feedback here. FuelDash is a franchise holding company, not a single-state operator, with Colorado becoming the first franchise state. FuelDash primarily operates as a B2B service company providing small business fuel delivery services to ensure baseline demand. Additionally, we provide consumer services, layering in residential fuel delivery to build route density and expand profit margins. This innovative model aims to meet the rising demand for contactless, time-saving services by delivering fuel directly to customers' locations. With a first-mover advantage, FuelDash is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the untapped market in Colorado, tapping into the growing preference for on-demand services accelerated by the pandemic. FuelDash wants to help the local small businesses in Colorado save time and money, and help Colorado residents get their fuel conveniently, safely and securely without over paying for their fuel. Businesses are wasting tens of thousands of dollars in annual labor costs alone by having their employees fuel their service vehicles during their hours on the job. Today's fuel delivery business in Colorado cater to the commercial industry and typically provide diesel fuel only. Businesses are over-spending on fuel while on the road, losing time and productivity when stopping at gas stations, experiencing daily workflow and scheduling disruptions. Residents in Colorado have no convenient, on-demand, safe and secure way to get their fuel. We are trying to close our fundraising round now to launch the company. So when I approach a business or a consumer to discuss our upcoming fuel delivery services, they don't understand how they will save time and money - even when I show them the math. Literally. There is actual math to show. My question is, are they just so used to getting their own fuel like they always have, and they see my services as something too new to consider? Is this service ahead of it's time in their minds, like back in the day when the first mobile phones came out? Don't get me wrong, many businesses and most consumers see the value right away and want to sign up. They really get it. I just wonder why others are so behind in their thinking. I'd love to get feedback from fellow founders on best ways to approach business owners and every-day consumers who seem to be "stuck in the past" with their logic or reasoning. And I say that with all due respect! I fully understand that not everyone will be a future customer. I get it. The gas station industry is, and has been declining for many years and it is only getting worse. Fuel delivery is the future of fueling. I just want to know how to express that to these hesitant individuals so they understand and see the value - like how so many others already do. I don't believe in scare tactics. And perhaps some people just won't get it, period, ever. Who knows. I'd sure appreciate your thoughts. Especially if you struggled with the same issue. Thanks in advance! Sean Roy, Founder, FuelDash
Plumbing Business Owner from Ontario - Joining the Community
Hi everyone, My name is Ehab. I own a plumbing company in Ontario, Canada. I’ve been running the business since 2014, serving both residential and commercial clients. I recently applied for the Jobber Grants 2026 and I’m excited to be part of this community. Looking forward to learning from experienced pros, sharing experiences, and growing my business. Best regards, EhabLooking for website feedback before we launch
Hello everyone. My name is Sean Roy, founder of FuelDash. FuelDash is a mobile, on-demand business and consumer fuel delivery service. We plan to launch our company this year in Colorado, where the market is open and eager for our services. I'd like to point you to our website, and ask for any suggestions/advice as we plan to start early customer onboarding now. If you have time, please visit http://www.fueldashinc.com and send me your feedback. Much appreciated! Take care.
Jobber + Gusto users: How are you handling digital tips from clients without losing your mind?
Hey everyone, I’m researching a massive headache in the home service space and wanted to see how you guys handle it. If you use Jobber (or Housecall Pro) and Gusto, and your technicians regularly get digital tips from clients: How are you splitting and paying those tips out? I've been told that since the FSMs don't sync tips to Gusto payroll automatically, owners are spending hours every week matching invoice payments to dispatch logs, running the math on spreadsheets, and typing them in by hand. Is this actually a headache for your business, or is there an easy workaround I don't know about? If you have multi-technician crews, how do you handle the math (equal split, hours worked, etc.)? Does this get even messier if you use 1099 contractors? Not selling anything—just trying to understand if this is a real problem worth solving or if people have already figured out a simple way to do it. Thanks!
Mobile auto technician
I recently started my mobile mechanic business with my personal vehicle and tools. Ive had jobs here and there but i was wondering is there a way to get my name out there or tips you would give me to help me out. Im stuck in a position where i dont know how to move forward and growing my business and clientele
Landscaping business
Honestly I would use the money that I got from this grant to buy the equipment that I needed get a truck specifically for work get my LLC and get a website for my company and get insurance for the company as well I'll also use the money to print out or Get business cards shirts hoodies and other stuff for my company that's what I would use the grant for
