Strategies for Success Seminar- August, 2009 (Portland, OR)
The SFS team just finished their second class this August with a VERY qualified and highly motivated class. Thank you Portland!
From Our Members
Enjoy class comments and real life results from Jon-Don’s SFS program.
Strategies for Success Seminar- August, 2009 (St. Louis, MO)
The energy in St. Louis was contagious! Here are a few of the class attendee’s comments.
Larry Holder- Regency Carpet & Floor
No matter how small the job, you must do it with the same dedication and enthusiasm as if it were your largest.
Jon O. Fields- RestorePro, Inc.
“Business and success are not an event. Business and success are a journey.” Jon Fields shares what SFS business concepts have prepared his company for amazing success.
Our latest triumphs! … And challenges! (Part 13)
Hiring is STILL one of our biggest challenges. Finding and keeping good workers seems to be the biggest challenge in the industry.
Facing the challenge of hiring your first tech? (Part 12)
You’re not alone. John and Meg Burdick are working their way through expanding their cleaning business. Share their thrills (and challenges) in “Meg’s Story”…
Meg’s Story: Hiring a carpet cleaning tech … again! (Part 11)
Meg and John Burdick have transformed their business and their marketing. Now it is time to test out their new hiring process …
Meg’s Story: Focusing on our online marketing (Part 10)
Meg and John have made huge progress streamlining their internal operations. But all these changes are expensive. Time to get that phone to ring! Meg shares how they have done it …
Meg’s Story: “Investing in Ourselves” (Part 9)
Meg and John start a very important investment program- in themselves! Plus learn Meg’s next business focus …
Meg’s Story: Moving forward by “letting go”! (Part 8)
Listen up owner-operators, our “front line correspondent” Meg Burdick, returns with exciting news on her personal AND business growth. Pay attention to these lessons in delegation, outsourcing and strategic planning.
“Marketing decisions are so much easier when we have hard numbers”- Meg’s Story (Part 7)
Meg and John Burdick find that making emotionally detached decisions can be difficult when you have built relationships with your vendors. Find out what carpet cleaning marketing strategies they decided to keep after analyzing their performance over time.
Reflections on making things happen … Meg’s Story (Part 6)
Meg Burdick is back with her latest installment from the front lines! While the Strategies for Success program is great for getting you all revved up and excited to start doing things different … the reality of daily business soon sets in. Meg shares her game plan.
The Burdicks build for their future by looking beyond truck mounts, RX-20’s and chemicals in “Meg’s Story” (Part 5)
The best industrial cleaning equipment, supplies and truck mounts are not enough. Even with the services of a local business consultant Meg and John Burdick are learning that growing a small cleaning business requires lots of hard work and planning …
Even carpet cleaners have to “start with the end in mind” … Meg’s Story (Part 4)
Hopefully you still feel becoming a professional carpet cleaner was a great career decision! Very probably you are making more money now than you ever believed possible. Congratulations! BUT far too many carpet cleaning entrepreneurs forget that eventually “everyone leaves”. In this installment of “Meg’s Story” the Burdicks start focusing on their “exit strategy” …
Hiring a business consultant for her carpet cleaning business Meg’s Story (Part 3)
Meg and John Burdick have already built an exceptional business. Now they are looking to the future and recognize they need more outside help. So they are taking a scary step of bringing in a local consultant. Read on and ask if you too need more outside help and/or accountability in your life …