Im New to jobber but i made the cut for the 2 round of the grant!!!
As the title says, I made it to the second stage of the grant process. I’m excited for the opportunity and hopeful about making it through to the final round. To get to this point, I focused on building a clear vision for what I want to achieve and then developed a detailed business plan to support it. I took the time to work through future opportunities and challenges, equipment costs, hiring needs, startup expenses, overhead, working capital, and the different directions the business could take. My goal was to fully understand the potential of the business and create a solid foundation for growth. It took a lot of time and effort, but I believe the process has given me greater clarity and a stronger competitive edge. Overall, it has absolutely been worth it.Hit my capacity ceiling as a solo operator — when did you know it was time to hire?
I'm at 99 clients running completely solo, working until midnight most days, and I recently had a hire fall through. I've realized my problem isn't marketing or sales anymore — it's that I've hit the ceiling of what one person can physically deliver. For those who've made the jump: how did you know it was actually time, and how did you find someone reliable in this industry? The hiring failure stung and I'm wary of trying again mid-season, but I also can't keep running at midnight-every-night pace.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!What helped you build discipline while growing your business?
In a recent Masters of Home Service episode, Savannah Revis of Earth Love Cleaning shared how bodybuilding taught her the discipline to keep going when things got tough. That mindset helped her grow her cleaning business past $1 million. What about you? What experience, challenge, hobby, or sport taught you discipline or resilience? How did that lesson help you grow your business? Listen to Savannah's full episode below, where she talks about staying consistent while scaling, creating clear SOPs and checklists, and building the right team to support growth. Never miss an episode of Masters of Home Service. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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!
What Has Been Your Biggest Entrepreneurship Challenge in the Home Service Industry?
As the founder of MoveTime 4U Enterprise LLC, my journey into entrepreneurship started long before I launched my business. Growing up, I moved from shelter to shelter with seven siblings while being raised by a hard working single mother. Later, I became a single mother my self and faced the challenge of building a business with limited resources while supporting my family One of the biggest challenges I’ve faced has been establishing credibility and growing a customer base in a competitive industry. balancing parenthood, finances, marketing, and daily operations hasn’t been easy , but persistence and community support have helped me continue moving forward. Recently, MoveTime 4U had the opportunity to assist two fellow single mothers, Talaysia Guzman and Tamiko Batson , with their moves, which reminded me why I started this business ( to help people during important transitions in life. ) I’d love to hear from other entrepreneurs in the jibber community! What had been your biggest challenge in building your home service business, and what advice would you give to someone just getting started ?
What do experienced owners wish they knew in their first year of running a business? I'm four-plus years in.
Incorporated Great Raven Renovations Ltd. on January 18, 2022. Salt Spring Island base, work across the Cowichan Valley and South Nanaimo. Renovations, roofing, decks, structural. Four and a half years in now. Been thinking lately about what I'd tell myself on day one if I could. Putting it here in case any of it lands for someone earlier in the journey, and because I'd genuinely like to hear what the rest of you would add. 1. The contract is the business. Year one I thought craftsmanship was the business. Craftsmanship is the product. The contract is the business. Weak contract language is how good work turns into unpaid work. Hidden-conditions clause, signed change orders, deposit terms, warranty conditions tied to payment — every one of those came after losing real money for not having them. 2. Slow down on hiring. Way down. The cost of a bad hire isn't just their wages. It's the project they damaged, the client they alienated, and the time you spent fixing both. I'd rather turn down a job than put the wrong person on it now. Took me a while to learn that turning down work is sometimes the most profitable thing you can do. 3. Photograph everything. Before, during, after. Substrate conditions. Hidden framing. What was behind the drywall before you closed it up. Two months from now the homeowner won't remember what was there, and neither will you. The photo record is worth more than any verbal reassurance. 4. One accountable contact beats a polished process every time. Clients don't want to be passed around. Especially on renovations, where they're already nervous about the unknown. Being the one phone number, the one email, the one face — even at the cost of scaling slower — has done more for our referral pipeline than any marketing. 5. The completion walkthrough is non-negotiable. Walk every project with the client at the end, point by point against the original scope. Sign-off before final draw. If something needs touch-up, it gets done before you invoice. The disputes I've had almost always traced back to a project that didn't end with a real walkthrough. 6. You're going to make expensive mistakes. Build a system that survives them. The losses aren't optional. The lessons are. The only difference between a business that survives bad years and one that doesn't is whether the founder turned each loss into a piece of the operating system or just absorbed it as pain. Curious from the rest of you — what would you tell your year-one self that you wish someone had said earlier? Especially anyone who's made it through years three to five. That stretch is where I think most of us either consolidate or fold. Appreciate the community. — Chad Great Raven Renovations Ltd. Salt Spring Island, BC
