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    Great advice...to elaborate a bit more on the college side of things. I am a sophomore with a double Major in chemistry with a business emphasis and biology. My goal is to get into Marquette University's Dental School. However, school doesn't pay for itself and this would be a good business to turn over to my dad if it gets rolling.

    As for the website, i was going to get one designed to look like this one. Pavers, Retaining Walls, Stewart Land Designs, Tomball, Texas, TX but personalized to my company. try and get a little branding going on with a color theme. My way of thinking has already changed so much in the last three months it is incredible. Starting a company is so exciting and fun, it almost has a game appeal to it. I cant wait to see my little company grow, plug and chug some numbers to monitor it, and build relationships with you guys and my future customers.

    When i use to do landscaping, i worked for the best guy in the world. He has motivated, mentored, and inspired me to strive for profession and excellence in everything. I asked questions everyday to pluck the mind of a very successful business man.

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    So here is my story. Since freshman year in high school, i landscaped every summer until by senior year where i had a better offer to work for someone else, then work got slow and was let go. The remainder of summer, about 2 months, i didn't have a job. Then college came and was super busy and forgot all about looking for a job. The stock market crashed and the economy went down the tube, along with any potential jobs for my age group which has an unemployment rate of nearly 30%. So this entire summer, after 33 applications, i didn't get a job either. At this point i am furious. I was so sick of working all summer and only making 3k just to watch a third of that go to gas getting to work and back. I decided right then and there (about 1.5 months left of summer) to start an Exterior Cleaning Business or powerwashing. I wasn't like most and jumped out and advertised, but thoroughly researched the business and lived on these message boards. I did all the footwork and paper work and looked for all the free advertising possible, which ended up being yellow-pages.com. The last few weeks i landed two jobs for $3,600 total. Now i am back in school and have excess to graphic and web design majors and professors. FREE LOGO DESIGN and all the business advice i could possible ever want. I have sat down with some acct. professors and purchased my quickbooks pro. I have all the behind the scenes work finished and paperwork setup. I have been looking for a good company for printing and mailing of postcards as well as a good company for amazing customer shirts. The chemical research was the easiest (ready-seal, and pressuretek).

    I will start this next session balls to the walls with a 2500 mailer in late march and again in mid-April (targeted of course). I have worked out the kinks in my wood maintenance program and pricing as well.

    Next summer should be a blast and i might be able to hit the $20K mark in wood Restoration alone. Thanks for all the free info and the advice.

    -Joe

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    Aggressive:

    “Hi Mr. / Mrs. ___________, this is Joe from PowerWash Solutions calling. I enjoyed meeting with you and presenting you with a proposal for your job. I’d love to go over any questions that you may have as soon as possible. We are booking next weeks schedule, so we would really like if you were on board as well. Talk to you soon, Thanks, Joe.”

    Passive:

    "Hi Mr. / Mrs. ___________, this is Joe from PowerWash solutions calling to check in to see if you had any questions about the estimate. If you have any questions, feel free to give me a call at 715-248-3392. I am looking forward to working with you. Thanks, Joe."

    Hey guys/girls,

    I am in need of some help on creating a basic follow up script for after an estimate. I was wondering what the rest of you guys do and how successful it is.

    Thanks, Joe

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    So, i am a college sophomore and was wondering if i could setup a scholarship program or have the business pay for my schooling, even though i am the owner (I am a chemistry/biz major so it is directly related to this industry).

    I know you can do education reimbursement for employees, but nothing for the business owner. Why waste all the money on uncle same with taxes when you could use this as a write off and get school paid for tax free.

    Thanks, and would like to hear everyones thoughts on this.

    -Joe

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    So this is what i was thinking. After i go and do a bid, i want to place a door hanger on the nieghbors near by. I want to say something like "we're in the nieghborhood" kind of approach. As you can see i need some help on the wording.

    And for the place i am bidding, i will leave a brochure of the stain i am using and a flyer explaining the process for each type of work i am bidding, and then finally leave a magnet for their fridge( all on their front door).

    And then if i get the job, i will send out a mailer to the nieghbors with the "keeping up with the jones" type of theme.

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