Building a small business is tough

I’ve been there. I started building my first business when I was 23.

At the beginning, everything is full of excitement. You tell your friends and your family that you’re doing it. Everyone seems to be supportive. You’re happy.

Then, reality kicks in.

Noone answers your email. Noone wants to be on the phone. Noone takes you seriously.

How do I get my first customers and my first employees?

One mentor of mine once told me:”good things happen to those who survive.” That’s it. If you survive, good things happen. If you hustle and keep going at it, things will work out.

Easy to say. Hard to do when you’re alone.

I’m at my third business at Augusta. All I can say is that doing it a third time gave me the perspective that people not taking you seriously is not a big deal. It’s a normal evolution of the company. You have to keep going at it. Making the calls, sending those emails until people do take you seriously.

Through CareAcademy, I have seen home care businesses flourish and also fail. It must be hard to start a new home care business. You have to hustle to have clients believe you’re real and can provide caregivers. You have to convince caregivers that you can take care of them. And you have to be able to pay your bills. How do you make sure you don’t run out of cash?

Anyhow, in tech, you have to either fail really fast or persevere. If it does not work out, don’t force yourself but at the same time, don’t give us if there’s light at the end of the tunnel!

Btw, our free audit is real. lol

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