Saturday, December 15, 2007

Guess What??

I'm a business-woman and I love it!!


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For someone who is not particularly administratively gifted, this is quite a surprise. Mom was over last Sunday (our Anniversary) and mentioned that she had a business idea for us. Did she ever! We jumped on it and I spent the week on the phone, researching and asking questions. Calculating costs and balancing the budget. By Monday it'll all be done!!

So... you want to know what we're doing? If you know where we live, you know that we are in a bit of industrial chaos. The lumber industry is in trouble and people are having to leave town to find work. The real estate market is total nothingness, as no one is looking or buying, so people are stuck with homes that they have to leave empty indefinitely.

We are offering a service where we do a daily walk through of these vacant homes. Checking that the furnace is running, checking on the pipes, to hopefully prevent freezing, and just to catch anything wrong that may occur. We are not a security company or property managers. We don't show the home or fix anything, we simply call the owners and alert them to anything awry. This is something that I believe will serve our community well until the industry picks up again! I am really excited. Yesterday I was picking up my business license and met the mayor. She was excited about the business and excited about my enthusiasm for our community. That was super awesome!!

I had some great ideas from friends and got a special 'business phone number' with it's own special ring, so we know it's a business call and can answer accordingly. Love that!! Also, Got the ad on the radio starting Monday. The business cards will be ready on Monday as well, and away we go!! May God bless us in this new endeavor!!

So, that's it for now, more cute pics of Seth later.

P.S. Anyone know where I can get a power suit?? Lol!

7 comments:

Tez said...

AWESOME!!!!!!

Good job, you're amazing. All that experiance will get you ready to run your own photography business.

happygeek said...

That is a great idea. I hope you get a ton of clients soonest!

Valerie Paish said...

Go Char ! I'm sure you will have great success. Love Mom P

Anonymous said...

You are quite an amazing women char.
I love reading your blog.So inspiring You always look at things at a different angle than most of us.


Jackie

Dawn and Dale said...

I too am soooo proud at you guys for taking this and just running with it!! Good for you!!! I will pray it all goes well!! (ummmm....or should I be praying there will be no need for it??!!! Hmmmmm....now you have me confused!!! lol) ;)

Love ya!!

Anonymous said...

What a great job! We'll pray for lots of clients for you.

Trudy said...

That's a terrific idea. Perhaps you could add some little services... watering plants, feeding fish, birds etc (for people who are gone shorter time spans)....who knows?