First-of-its-kind grant program has helped launch, grow, and strengthen 55 home service businesses to date Jobber, the leading provider of operations management software for home service businesses, today announced that Jobber Grants, designed to recognize home service excellence and spotlight the work of small home service businesses across the U.S. and Canada, is now accepting Read more
Home Service Businesses
First-of-its-kind grant program has helped launch, grow, and strengthen 55 home service businesses to date
Jobber, the leading provider of operations management software for home service businesses, today announced that Jobber Grants, designed to recognize home service excellence and spotlight the work of small home service businesses across the U.S. and Canada, is now accepting applications through June 8, 2023. Twenty-five businesses will be awarded grants totaling $150,000 USD. Finalists will be announced in August 2023. Apply at jobber.com/grants.
Home service professionals, ranging from aspiring to experienced business owners, are invited to apply for grants ranging from $2,500 to $15,000 USD. The five-minute application is designed for busy home service pros in any industry, including lawn care, plumbing, residential cleaning, and painting.
“Investing in home service businesses means giving back to our communities, facilitating job creation, and boosting local economies,” said Sam Pillar, CEO & co-founder of Jobber. “We’re proud to continue Jobber’s tradition of investing in local entrepreneurs at all stages of growth to help them achieve their goals and ambitions.”
Alex Neville-Verdugo, owner of Lefty’s Handy Services and former Jobber Grants recipient, is using the funds to grow her business. With the grant, she invested in training for her team that allowed her to expand her services to include home renovation projects. In addition to the capital, the exposure from being named a recipient resulted in new customers, which has accelerated the growth of her business during her slow season.
“Even before the money kicked in, Jobber Grants was a game changer for me,” said Neville-Verdugo. “My local newspaper wrote a piece about us, the entire community read it, and now I get stopped on the streets. I have gotten a huge amount of business from that article and have been sprinting ever since it came out—that alone was a game changer.”
Jobber Grants are organized into several categories that reflect the diverse representation of excellence across home service, which looks different from business to business. Categories include:
- Home Service Heroes: Business owners who keep our home and offices safe and running smoothly.
- Career Builders: Business owners who help hardworking people build meaningful careers.
- Smooth Operators: Business owners running a smooth business for themselves and their customers.
- Community Caretakers: Business owners who give back to the communities where they live and work.
Recipients have the freedom to choose how to use the grant to support their ambitious business goals and innovative ideas. Whether a company is looking to purchase new equipment, increase its marketing investment, launch a new service, or train their teams, funds from the Jobber Grants program are designed to help small business owners be more successful.
Ethan Rossler, owner of Wash Wizard and a Jobber Grant recipient, dreamed of starting a business shortly after graduating college. The grant provided the initial investment needed to launch his pressure washing business.
“Being a Jobber Grants recipient has allowed me to take advantage of my goals of starting a business,” said Rossler. “The funds have given me the opportunity to buy the startup materials necessary to actually start the business that I’ve always wanted to start.”
Jobber Grants is one of the many initiatives launched by Jobber dedicated to supporting and elevating home service entrepreneurs, including the company’s award-winning business operations software, events such as Jobber Summit, free resources to help launch, grow, and scale a business via Jobber Academy, Salary Guides, Jobber Entrepreneurship Group, trends and insights in the Jobber Home Service Economic Report, and more.
To learn more about Jobber Grants or to apply, visit jobber.com/grants.
The No. 1 price generating software company helps owners sharpen business practices with proven strategies at annual event The New Flat Rate, the No. 1 price generating software for home service contractors, is hitting the ground running as it gears up for the fourth annual Business Uncensored conference in Atlanta. The two-and-a-half-day event will take Read more
The No. 1 price generating software company helps owners sharpen business practices with proven strategies at annual event
The New Flat Rate, the No. 1 price generating software for home service contractors, is hitting the ground running as it gears up for the fourth annual Business Uncensored conference in Atlanta. The two-and-a-half-day event will take place at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center, Oct. 3-5.
The New Flat Rate is hitting the ground running as it gears up for the fourth annual Business Uncensored conference in Atlanta.
This high-level business conference will provide home service business owners and their implementers with proven strategies to help them prepare for the future. This year’s theme of “Back to the Future” places an emphasis on positioning each company in attendance for growth at hyper speed. With over 16 sessions, contractors will have an opportunity for extensive training on a multitude of topics to help positively impact the future of their business.
“Regardless of the size of your business, Business Uncensored is a resource where you can interact with other contractors in a non-competitive environment and build systems to help your business evolve and grow.,” said Rodney Koop, founder and CEO of The New Flat Rate. “This is more than just your everyday conference. Business Uncensored is geared toward providing you with proven solutions that ultimately unleash their full potential while building connections with like-minded individuals.”
Over the course of the conference, attendees will participate in several sessions that provide valuable lessons on a variety of topics that play major roles in a business’ success. From personal communication strategies to closing the sale, participants will be able to obtain beneficial knowledge that can help them develop a competitive advantage in their service areas.
“Setting your company up for success by establishing a detailed, rock-solid plan is vital for any business, and Business Uncensored helps you accomplish this in an environment with other contractors looking to accomplish the same goal,” said Danielle Putnam, president of The New Flat Rate. “We are here to help business owners develop new game-changing strategies they can take home and implement within their own companies. Just as The New Flat Rate is more than a menu-pricing company, your company can be more than a service provider. It can be a vehicle that empowers employees and customers to achieve success while pushing the company to new levels and a better future.”
Speakers from The New Flat Rate include Putnam, Rodney Koop and Matt Koop. The keynote speaker for Business Uncensored will be business coach, author and host of the Profit Toolbelt podcast Dominic Rubino. Rubino has grown businesses from $1 million up to $120 million. A serial entrepreneur, he has built and sold two different multi-national companies since 2000. He is also the author of “Construction Millionaire Secrets: How to Build a Million or Multimillion-dollar Contracting Business the Smart Way.”
For more information or to sign up for Business Uncensored, please visit https://thenewflatrate.com/business-uncensored-conference/.
For more information about The New Flat Rate, please visit https://thenewflatrate.com/.