$1K Home Depot Giftcard Giveaway 🔥🛠️
Have you registered for Jobber Now to get an exclusive first look at Jobber's newest features on September 25th? ✨👀 All registrants have a chance to win a $1,000 gift card to The Home Depot! 🧰 DOUBLE your chances of winning by commenting below to tell us about your business's biggest WIN so far this year! You'll receive an extra entry into our draw for this gift card. 🙌 Terms & ConditionsHow 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.
Took a job with little pay and it led to 3 bigger jobs!
I took a small painting job for this lady that could barely get around. She was so shocked that I was willing to move everything around to cover it with a helper I brought, and our it back after we finished. She had been so concerned that we were doing too much, but it really was nothing. A day's work, and we could have done far worse for someone less sweet, and it ended up bringing in 3 bigger jobs that should keep us busy for a few weeks. Never overlook the little people. I can't think of any reason you can't spend a day here and there on a smaller budget if you're doing OK with other jobs. The karma comes back around.How do you stay focused on one business when you keep getting new ideas?
Hey everyone, My name is Robbie, and I've been building Monarch Landscaping in Ontario, Canada, for the past 3 years (still feels like we're in the baby stages lol). Today we have 7 employees, solid systems in place, and for the first time, I'm primarily focused on sales, strategy, and putting out the occasional fire rather than being involved in every part of the day-to-day operations. Over the last 3 years, I've had to slowly let go of several other ventures to fully commit to Monarch. At one point, I was running a pressure washing startup, a marketing consulting business, a small marketing agency serving trades businesses, a YouTube channel, and constantly working on new ideas. Over the past year, I've intentionally let most of those things fizzle out so I could put my full attention into Monarch, and honestly, it's been one of the best decisions I've made. The challenge is that I still get a new business idea almost every day—especially when things slow down. One day it's a new division for Monarch. The next day it's a bin rental business. Then it's software, marketing, AI, or some completely different opportunity. I've noticed these thoughts usually show up when I feel like I'm not moving fast enough or when the business isn't yet where I want it to be. Some questions: - How do you stay focused on one thing? - How do you know when a new opportunity is a distraction versus a legitimate next step? - Have any of you struggled with "entrepreneurial ADHD," and if so, how did you overcome it? Looking forward to hearing your experiences. Robbie Monarch LandscapingIm 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.
Real Talk: The Ups and Downs of Running a Business
Let’s start a real conversation — no filters, no fluff. What’s it really been like running your business? I’m talking about the mistakes that taught you lessons, the wins that made it all feel worth it, the burnout you didn’t expect, and the goals that keep you going even on the tough days. Whether you’re just starting or deep in the game, your story can inspire someone else (and maybe theirs will help you too). Drop your honest take below 👇 Let’s build something real — together.July Community Spotlight: A Little Recognition Goes a Long Way
Every trade is different. Every business is at a different stage. But the members in this month's spotlight have one thing in common: they showed up, shared what they know, and made this community more useful for everyone who comes across their posts and replies. 🌟 Mims01 — has a talent for asking questions that make others want to share. His What inspired you to start your own business? post drew 27 replies, and Would you fire a difficult customer even if they spend a lot? pulled in honest takes from members who'd been in the exact same spot. 🌟 Windowwizardusa — shared how a local BNI group alone accounted for a third of their first year revenue in a thread on slow season marketing, then took the conversation further by asking what marketing gets you the biggest return. 🌟 TPSD — replies with the kind of honesty that moves a conversation forward. Their take on getting your spouse involved in the business is the kind of reply that makes you rethink your approach, and their reply in the AI and kids career thread brings the perspective of someone actually living it with four kids and a business on the side. 🌟 Sophiera — asked a genuinely useful question about what networking actually looks like day-to-day and brought the same curiosity to a thread about when you stopped thinking like a tradesperson and started thinking like a business owner, where she shared her own perspective as a solopreneur and kept coming back to engage with every reply. 🌟 ChuckHireExpert — shows up in hiring threads with answers that go beyond the usual job board suggestions. Their reply on finding part-time workers without expensive postings and breakdown of vetting new hires with automated screening are worth reading if hiring is on your radar. Know someone who helped you out this month? Tag them below, or better yet, start a post of your own. 👇GIVEAWAY CLOSED: Share What You Know. Learn From Someone New. (The $100 Coffee Card? Just a Bonus)
Every day, convos in this community help someone run their business a little smoother—pricing, hiring, workflows, and everything in between. As we wrap up the year, we want to spark even more of those helpful conversations. The giveaway is just a nudge to jump in. ☕ From Dec 1~31, engage to enter to win 1 of 10 × $100 Coffee Gift Cards 💌 How to Enter 1️⃣ Start a post—share a story, question, lesson learned, or goal from your business. Pick a board and click Start a Discussion to post. 2️⃣ Reply to another member’s post to earn an extra entry—your perspective or encouragement could be exactly what someone needs. That’s it! Every post and reply helps keep this community strong and earns you more chances to win. Congrats to our lucky 10 winners! 🎉 Thank you for being such a thoughtful and engaged part of the community. We really appreciate you sharing your experiences and showing up for other members! berrycleanusa RedAlder DarrenSteele jonmaegaard MonkeyDLuffy danjhu Kamgard totalkare abbahvac Dina_PJC Terms & Conditions
