Episode 7: Beating the Odds of Small Business Ownership & How Housing Programs Can Help (with Sadie's Pro Cleaning)

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Being an entrepreneur is challenging, but if you enter the journey with a willingness to stick through the tough times, you can go further than you ever thought possible. This is the story of today’s guest, Sadie Marshall, who founded Sadie’s Pro Cleaning at the end of 2018. When the pandemic hit and she lost all of her clients, but instead of giving up on her dreams, she pivoted from a commercial and residential cleaning business to a crime scene and hazard cleaning business. Over the past few years, Sadie's Pro Cleaning has grown from strength to strength. Join us today to hear how Sadie has flourished in a male-dominated industry, turning herself from an unemployed single mom into a successful business owner who is getting ready to buy her own house!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Sadie and Vincencia’s first meeting, and the special relationship they have had since.
• Statistics that highlight how difficult it is to succeed as a small business.
• What Sadie's Pro Cleaning started as, and how it has changed since the pandemic.
• Two pivotal moments in Sadie's life that have led her to where she is today.
• How Sadie funded her business initially, and the funding sources she turned to when she pivoted during the pandemic.
• Why Sadie recommends every business owner hires a CPA.
• Dirty Rotten Cleaners; the new T.V. show that Sadie’s Pro Cleaners is featured on.
• The pushback that Sadie received about her logo, and why she decided to stick with it.
• How Sadie’s life has changed since she became a successful entrepreneur.
• Advice from Sadie for any other entrepreneurs starting a business.
• Sadie’s goals for the year.
• The biggest challenge that Sadie has experienced on her journey as an entrepreneur.
• Sadie's commitment to diversity and challenges she's experienced.
• Sadie also discusses how the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program helped her realize her dreams.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Sadie’s Pro Cleaning Business Line — 183377SADIE

Sadie’s Pro Cleaning Business Line — 2033509464

Sadie’s Pro Cleaning

Sadie’s Pro Cleaning on Facebook

Sadie’s Pro Cleaning on Instagram

Sadie Marshall on Instagram

Dirty Rotten Cleaners

Dirty Rotten Cleaners Episode 3

Dirty Rotten Cleaners Episode 7

Vincencia Adusei on LinkedIn

Vincencia Adusei on Twitter

VASE Construction

Jimmy Miller on LinkedIn

Censere Consulting

Peter Wood on LinkedIn

YIMBY Nation Email

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