$1K Home Depot Giftcard Giveaway đĽđ ď¸
Have you registered for Jobber Now to get an exclusive first look at Jobber's newest features on September 25th? â¨đ All registrants have a chance to win a $1,000 gift card to The Home Depot! 𧰠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. đ Terms & Conditions
Real Talk: The Ups and Downs of Running a Business
Letâs start a real conversation â no filters, no fluff. Whatâs it really been like running your business? Iâm talking about the mistakes that taught you lessons, the wins that made it all feel worth it, the burnout you didnât expect, and the goals that keep you going even on the tough days. Whether youâre 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 đ Letâs build something real â together.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 smootherâpricing, 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. â From Dec 1~31, engage to enter to win 1 of 10 Ă $100 Coffee Gift Cards đ How to Enter 1ď¸âŁ Start a postâshare a story, question, lesson learned, or goal from your business. Pick a board and click Start a Discussion to post. 2ď¸âŁ Reply to another memberâs post to earn an extra entryâyour perspective or encouragement could be exactly what someone needs. Thatâs it! Every post and reply helps keep this community strong and earns you more chances to win. Congrats to our lucky 10 winners! đ 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 & ConditionsFranchising Your Home Service Company
Playing in the 'major leagues' is not as hard you might think. Have you ever wondered how national brands grow & dominate their spaces? Franchising your home service company is a tremendous way to limit risk, add new revenue, grow with other people's money, give employees a REAL track of growth to dominate your space. I started using jobber in 2013 for my window cleaning company. I franchised it in 2020 and sold 13 locations in Ut, Az, Kansas & the midwest. (Now they all use Jobber) I'm obsessed with helping others do the same. Did you know that Home Service Franchises are the #1 most sought after franchise concept? It's true. I used to make fun of Fish Window Cleaning & other brands because their services were "sub-par" in my eyes. However - I realized, that just doesn't matter because the franchisor (Fish Corporate) has 350 locations & makes tens of millions, so who's really laughing? If you've ever thought about franchising your business this is the discussion for you!October Giveaway: Post, Connect, and Win!
Fallâs in full swing, and weâre celebrating with something extra sweet â your chance to win one of three $200 Visa Gift Cards! đ¸ Hereâs how to enter đ Create a new post in any of our community boards! Share a recent business win or learning, post a question, or ask for advice â anything that gets the conversation going. Bonus entries: Reply to other membersâ posts! Each meaningful reply = 1 extra entry (up to 3 total). Thatâs 4 chances total to snag a $200 Visa Gift Card! đ Giveaway runs through October 31. Winners will be announced right here in the community the first week of November! So grab your coffee, hop into a few threads, and letâs make October a successful month together! đ đ WINNERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED đ Congratulations to Spencer1â , PestFreeCanadaâ , and Housekept_Timâ! Terms & Conditions
2025 Best Year Ever
With this year ending in a new year beginning, we should be starting to think about planning for the upcoming year. What are some of your tools you use for planning for the year to come and also daily planning. Do you have any cool tricks that you use to help you in setting goals, and breaking down, goals into smaller action items, and taking those action items and making them happen. Please share your tips, tricks and or traps things that have worked and have not worked.Work/Life Balance. What does that look like?
I searched the forums and didn't find a good conversation regarding the work/life balance topic (link if you know of one). I found a great topic started by bedellmgmtâ a while ago about how he had to let go of his hobbies and the pursuit to get some back. How do you maintain a healthy balance in your life beyond work? Do you dive headfirst into your business and try to connect with family whenever you can? If this sounds familiar, how does your family feel about itâdo they understand and support you? And perhaps the more profound question is this: Do you believe your company thrives because it takes priority, or do you think its success comes from achieving that work-life harmony? Many of us grapple with these dilemmas. Iâve experienced both sides myself. For me, one of my most important values has always been to provide for my family. Over 20 years ago, that meant putting in long hoursâsometimes up to 100 a weekâto achieve success. Unfortunately, it also meant missing out on precious moments with my kids, family, and friends. While I built a business that supports us financially, I often found myself thinking, "Why doesn't anyone seem to recognize the effort I'm putting in?" This focus on work led to some tensions at home because I was so absorbed in my career. They wanted me, and I was confused because I thought that was what I was giving them. Have you ever experienced that? And if you did, how did you overcome it?Can we be real? What do you do on the days/weeks you just want to quit?
Occasionally, I will have days or weeks I just want to give up. I'm 9 years in. I have had a lot of ups and downs. I have learned hard lessons. I have experienced big wins and losses. And every once in a while I feel defeated. I try everything to grow and make my business better and then I find myself taking steps backwards and feeling exhausted over the thoughts of having to build something again. This could be team members leaving that I invested in, money I saved that I now have to spend on repairs, or unexpected losses, and the list goes on. We all have those days we feel like we just don't have what it takes to actually make it. What do you do? How do you keep moving forward? Share some hopeful stories. Share the worst stories and how you overcame. I don't want to hear how you just win all the time. Tell me the stuff that made you sleepless, the stuff that made you cry, and that stuff that you thought you just couldn't rise from. I need some encouragement that even when I think the worst is happening I can still overcome and keep moving forward and win!This Book Has Been Foundational For Me!
Alright, listen up. If youâre runninâ a small business and havenât read Michael Gerberâs The E-Myth Revisited, youâre missinâ out big time. This bookâs a game-changer, no two ways about it. Gerber breaks down why most small businesses fall flat and how to dodge that bullet. And hereâs the kicker: it ainât about how good you are at your repairing something; itâs about how well you run the business. Gerberâs got this idea that every business ownerâs got three jobs: The Technician â the doer. This is the one out there grindinâ it out, doinâ the actual work. Youâre a plumber? Thatâs you fixinâ leaks. The Manager â the one keepinâ things in line. Schedules, budgets, makinâ sure everythingâs runninâ smooth. The Entrepreneur â the big thinker. The one lookinâ down the road, dreaminâ up where this business can go next. Problem is, most folks are stuck beinâ just Technicians. Theyâre good at doinâ the work but not so good at runninâ the show. Thatâs why they end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and still strapped for cash. If you wanna run a solid business, you gotta stop tryinâ to do everything yourself. You need systems & processes, you need to be able to hand stuff off so the whole thing doesnât fall apart if youâre not there. That means you gotta step up as the Manager and Entrepreneur, not just the Technician. Itâs the only way youâre gonna grow and get outta the daily grind. The eventual goal is to be in Entrepreneur mode full time! Thereâs even an E-Myth Contractor version, but donât jump there just yet. Start with the original. The basics are the same no matter what kind of gig youâre runninâ, and once you get those down, then you can see how it fits for your trade. The E-Myth ainât just a book; itâs a playbook for people like us running a business.
