Any suggestions on getting some basic business insurance? Do SDVOSBs get any good deals?

We'll be sitting down tomorrow, Monday, Aug 17th at 8am CST, with fellow veteran entrepreneur @John Pogue for a conversation for the Veteran Business Community. John is a Navy veteran who has spent nearly 20 years in digital marketing, helping businesses better understand their customers, leverage technology, and grow. We're going to talk marketing, AI, automation, sales funnels, and what's actually working for small businesses right now. If you're trying to figure out how AI and digital marketing fit into your business, join us. Bring your questions. We'll get into it. Register here: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7494732274911834112

Did you know you can see what ads your competitors are running? Simply go to this link and go down to "Seach ads" https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=political_and_issue_ads&country=US&is_targeted_country=false&media_type=all&sort_data[mode]=total_impressions&sort_data[direction]=desc Let me know what you find out.

I wanted to share a little update on how things have been going with Veteran Concrete Scanning Solutions over the past year. When I started this company, I really didn’t know exactly where it would take me. I knew the GPR side of the business, I knew I could provide a good service, and I was willing to work, but building an actual business from the ground up was completely new to me. Looking back over the past year, it is pretty incredible to see the progress. I’ve gone from trying to get my name out there and looking for that next opportunity to now completing projects for major contractors, commercial properties, universities, airports, retail stores, and other organizations throughout New England. Some of the projects I’ve had the opportunity to work on include Amazon facilities, Dartmouth College projects with Suffolk Construction, T.F. Green International Airport, Foot Locker, Aaron’s Corporate Office, Hope Commons, and Reagan Marine Construction. I’ve also had opportunities to bid and build relationships around projects involving companies and organizations such as Whole Foods Market, Kay Jewelers, the Queens Museum, and others. What has been especially encouraging is that I’m starting to see more repeat business and referrals. Instead of every job feeling like I have to start over and find the next customer, relationships I’ve built are beginning to turn into additional projects. The Amazon work is a good example of that, where what started as an opportunity turned into ongoing scanning and multiple visits as the project progressed. I’m also seeing the size and variety of the work change. One week I might be scanning a commercial floor before trenching, another I’m at an airport, another at a university, and recently I was on the water scanning a concrete-encased wale to locate steel tie rods for a marine construction project. There have definitely been challenges along the way, and I still have a long way to go, but the business is moving in the right direction. My workload is becoming more consistent, more contractors are becoming familiar with my company, and I’m getting opportunities today that I would have been extremely excited just to be considered for a year ago.

Check it out in the Live Stream Replay Classroom: We discussed: - How he started in Residential Real Estate then grew a portfolio of businesses to Commercial Real Estate, Business Consulting, Mergers & Acquisitions. - - When and why, he left his W-2 job to run his sports complex - - Why COVID actually made his business stronger.