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Eager professionalism

ea·ger pro·fes·sion·al·ism – /ˈēɡər/ /prəˈfeSHənlˌizəm/ (of a business) the strong desire and excitement to exude competence and skill. Invest in the customer experience and you will reap the rewards. It starts by answering the phone with a smile on your face, excitement in your tone and a genuine desire to add value first and profit […]

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February 11, 2019 2 mins read

Why services over tech or products?

Service based entrepreneurship is what I promote for a number of reasons. People are specializing more and outsourcing the services they need in their home and business. More and more customers come on the market every day. 20 years ago 5% of people paid to have their lawn mowed. Today 40% do. In 10 years […]

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February 8, 2019 3 mins read

A great entrepreneur’s Rules of Success

I saw this post online recently: These can be inferred from various interviews of a great businessman: Never give up (his famous words: “I don’t ever give up. I’d have to be dead or completely incapacitated”) Really like what you do Don’t listen to the little man (as in, seek advice from people you look […]

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February 6, 2019 4 mins read

Start lean and stay lean

Your hypothesis (that there is a hole in the market for you) is still an educated guess until you get out and sell it and prove it. Don’t invest heavily until you know the demand is there and you have the customers to prove it. You can (and you should) build out your financial projections […]

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February 5, 2019 11 mins read

Double down on your strengths

“Someone who practices a thousand kicks once is no where near as scary as someone who practices one kick a thousand times.” – Bruce Lee Too many entrepreneurs think that in order to make millions you need to influence millions. Don’t be afraid to narrow your focus. Start local and start small. You only need […]

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February 1, 2019 4 mins read

Essential Tools

Notes from Podcast Episode 4. These are the essential tools you can use to start your business cheaply and have all the tools you need to operate right off the bat. Step 1: Generate your idea Consider using this guide as a resource. You can also take a look at this list of businesses I […]

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January 30, 2019 9 mins read

How I made $10k in one weekend as a college student with no cash

It was about 8 weeks before graduation weekend in my college town in 2012. I was a senior about to graduate. My mother was bugging me to help her find a hotel near campus for graduation weekend. For her, my father, my grandparents and my sister. Three rooms. I called about 10 hotels around campus. […]

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January 28, 2019 4 mins read

Paintless Dent Repair

My name is Brian Jump and I own Superior Auto Institute and Superior PDR, a Paintless Dent Repair school and service company.We started performing PDR back in 1992, when in Southern California it was just being presented to the market. PDR originated in the late 80’s, coming first from the German automotive assembly lines and […]

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January 27, 2019 5 mins read

The best way to do a market analysis

So you have picked out a service that you want to research more and possibly offer. The customer base is growing, the competition is fragmented and the market isn’t a target for hobbyists and dreamers. Your new business must provide a service either faster, better or cheaper to carve out a slice of the pie […]

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January 25, 2019 4 mins read

Naming your business

Naming your business is hard. Most web domains are taken. Here is my method for finding the best name: Hopefully you have a dual screen setup for your work computer. If you don’t you should because you can be much more productive. On one screen open your browser and go to synonym.com. On the other […]

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January 24, 2019 4 mins read
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Businesses I Love

These are all businesses and markets that I love. The competition is weak. The market is growing. The costs and risks are low. The odds are good. You can analyze the market and make accurate decisions on where there is opportunity to thrive. You can win. Start small. Start low skilled and low risk if […]

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This is an analytical approach to identifying and exploring new business opportunities. This is designed around service based businesses but the concepts can be applied to any business. In order to compete you need to have a competitive advantage in one of three areas: speed, price or quality. The goal here is to look for […]

179: How profitable is a self storage facility?

In today’s episode, Nick talks about a self-storage facility that he and his partner bought in July of 2019. He goes over the numbers of buying it, operating it, and income from units being rented out, as well as expenses. His goal is to show you just how profitable a self-storage facility is. This property […]

Essential Tools

Notes from Podcast Episode 4. These are the essential tools you can use to start your business cheaply and have all the tools you need to operate right off the bat. Step 1: Generate your idea Consider using this guide as a resource. You can also take a look at this list of businesses I […]

Businesses I Hate

Prefer a more positive outlook? Check out the businesses I love. I don’t like businesses that have a lot of passionate people involved. Businesses that are fun and are a lot of people’s hobbies. Passionate people think with their hearts instead of analyzing the markets. Passionate people make poor decisions. Passionate people start companies because […]

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