How does everyone deal with competition? Im in Medford Oregon and I want to start a window washing business eventually adding in gutter cleaning and pressure washing but in my area there are 13 other services that are preforming the same treatment and I don’t know how to stand out from the rest. I am currently a cement mixer truck driver so it’s a huge leap in a different direction. Do I quit my day job and put all my time in this? I have a 10,000 dollar start up and want to know what everyone’s thoughts and experiences are so I don’t fail or do something stupid.

Hi all, I joined last night and have already learned a lot and had many thought prompts. As someone just five months in to my business journey, I don't foresee that I'll have much if anything to teach a majority of you on the technical side of window, gutter and pressure cleaning. There's a whole trove of collective knowledge held in here that would be of huge benefit to me and I will be certainly posting my share of questions and requests for advice. I don't want to be a leach though! So, these are the things I have a background and experience in that perhaps you have some gaps in with your business that I can help with; - Business Development: getting new customers - How to make effective cold calls that generate revenue (mindset, who to call, what to say, what you want from the call) - Account Management: managing existing customers - Marketing - LinkedIN: I'm not personally a huge fan of social media, particularly this platform however, it is a necessary evil in business and especially in the phase I'm in. LinkedIN has been invaluable to me for the last 16 years for new business prospecting in the B2B sector The skillsets above were earned starting from age 21 (37 now) in selling Technical IT Education and IT Managed Services and consulting in ISR, business development, account management and marketing roles. I've had my share of other physical roles too like bricklayers labourer, saw milling and factory work. For the 4.5 years leading up to kicking this business off last November, I was a small business banker with one of the 4 major banks here in Australia, promoted at that bank and then poached by a recruiter to another bank (the 5th largest) in the next tier up from where I was at and was a relationship banker specialising in Agribusiness. I excelled in banking and learned a lot- I don't have a university degree or any formal qualifications either. With that experience I can also assist with; - Analysing, Interpreting & Using Financial Data - Revenue/Cashflow Forecasting - Basic Accounting - General Financial Queries

I’m looking at going to Responsibid and Jill’s Office. Both have steep $500 to $600 startup costs. @Benjamin Millen, do you have any referral links / discount codes? BTW, I’m locked and loaded currently with House Call Pro but I have been unimpressed with their answer service.

I was asked if I could clean limescale deposits, on stone from Spain (natural stone). I watered with CLR then I brushed and rinsed with demineralized water, without result. Could someone here advise me? Thanks