Who here has completed the OSHA 30 hour course?
I've been looking forward to taking the OSHA 30-Hour course. From my years in construction i understand the importance of workplace safety and OSHA requirements and believe this is an important investment. For those of you who've completed it, how was your experience? Was there anything that surprised you or that you wish you'd spent more time studying beforehand? Any advice for a guy taking it for the first time would be appreciated.Bypassing the Crowd: Why I Chose a Hyper-Niche Skilled Trade Over a "Standard" Home Service
Hey everyone, When most people decide to jump into the home service or skilled trade space, the default move is to look at the big, high-volume industries like landscaping, pressure washing, residential cleaning, or HVAC. Those are fantastic businesses, but when I was mapping out my launch for Sharp Artisan Knife and Tool Sharpening up here in the North Georgia mountains, I decided to go in the exact opposite direction. Instead of going wide, I went deep into a hyper-niche skilled trade. Instead of investing fifty thousand plus in a tricked-out mobile service truck and chasing volume all day, I built a fixed garage studio centered around precision, slow-speed, water-cooled machinery. By staying small, specialized, and low-overhead, it completely changed the math on how I run things. First, it means high margins and low friction. I do not have a fleet of trucks burning gas or a massive crew to manage. It is just me, my machinery, and elite execution. Second, it allows me to target the overlooked business to business premium market. By positioning myself as an artisan trade rather than a cheap mobile grinder, I can walk directly into luxury cabin rental networks and high-end fine dining restaurants. They do not want a basic utility service, they want their expensive culinary assets protected and perfectly maintained. Third, it gives me true specialization. Because I focus purely on the edge, I can jump from high-end chef knives to custom woodworker chisels and specialized agricultural tools for local orchards without resetting a massive operational footprint. It got me thinking about how we define scale in the service world. A lot of the pressure out there is to grow a massive team, buy ten trucks, and hit seven figures. But there is a massive, highly profitable world in staying a specialized micro-business with elite margins. For those of you who have been in the game a while, did you start wide and narrow your focus down over time, or did anyone else launch straight into a hyper-specific niche from day one? Let us swap notes!Did the Jobber Grant application open your eyes to anything that you could fix without it?
As I thought about my answers for the Jobber Grant after my application was submitted, I really started to think if money really is the only thing I need to succeed right now. I looked back and noticed I laid out an amazing roadmap for myself and the company! The answers were there all along. It was really amazing to see that I DO KNOW THE ANWERS, I CAN DO THIS! Receiving the Grant would be the most amazing thing to happen to my company, but then I thought, what if tomorrow I landed a job worth $10,000, $50,000, $100,000?? I can dream that I will be accepted for the Jobber Grant and have that financial impact turn my dreams for the future into reality of today. I also know if I keep thinking about how I answered those questions and I stick to my plan, then success will come. It was very empowering and gave me a huge confidence boost. I hope this post can open at least one more persons eyes like it opened mine. Know that if you think back on your answers, and stick to a plan, success will come to you too!Who is planning on going to the Jobber Now event in Texas?
I have been seriously thinking about attending the Jobber Now event but for me, it is a serious investment of time and money as I live in Toronto, Canada. I love to hear from some of you who are going and why? I am sure those who live in Houston or in that area would have a different answer than those in New York or even in Canada but do want to hear why.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!
