Posted by sparktrician on June 09, 2015 at 10:18:35 from (70.208.202.69):
In Reply to: Business owners poll posted by Bryan iniowa on June 08, 2015 at 19:08:48:
As a electrical contractor, I am working by myself right now. My wife and I started the company in june of 2007. I have had as many as 4 men plus myself working.
Advertisement Best - word of mouth. Cheap and effective, if you do good work / service. Problem is it takes time. One mistake was relying on word of mouth early on without advertising directly in other ways also.
We never did the phone book, but have heard its not the best way.
Biggest mistake....not firing the guy i was training to be my right hand man 6 months before i did. He cost me a lot of money, time and aggrevation. I try to be a good boss and employer, and be nice to my employees. That one taught me a lesson that employer / employee relationship needs to be that, not so much friend/friend.
Never had any formal business training.....probably should have though. Even knew I should have, but didn't want to spend the money on it early on. Problem with that is not having the training cost me too.....the School of Hard Knocks has a high tuition.....
Biggest trouble, finding GOOD help. Looking to get back to 4-5 guys again in the next couple years, but its hard to find people you don't feel like you are baby sitting. Nothing grinds my gears as incompetent people who claim to professionals.
This owning your own business is not for the faint of heart, that's for sure. I love, but....some days.....lol.....can lead a man to drinking.....lmao
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