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philadelphia, he knew right away that getting funding was going to be tough. >> some people were like, that's the coolest thing ever. other people were like, that's one way to pay your bills while you find something else. >> reporter: his bike laundry pickup and deliver service wash cycle laundry had a bit of an image issue. >> people are like how could you possibly service a large account on a bike? what do you do when it rains? like what about the snow? >> at first gabriel seriously considered just going at it alone. >> when i started the business i sort of thought that the savings in my bank account would be enough. and i was going to do it all myself. then, of course, like the savings in my bank account sort of ran out. >> but he realized that as he grew he would actually need some money. so he started out by bootstrapping it to show everyone, including investors, what the company was capable of. >> people have been initially skeptical about how -- whether this is a gimmick or whether it's a real business. >> step one was to stick to the most important part of his plan, the bikes.
PeopleWayServiceThingReporterWashFundingBike-laundry-pickupPhiladelphiaBillsSomething-elseOnecalled duo lingo through an artist and basically helps you practice languages that you don't use all the time. when i'm not in a country, i pretty much use it every other day to keep skills and language up. >> the recommendation of what to use is named cute cut. it's an application that's available on different mobile phones and it's a great way to cut your videos online and on the go, it helps you make videos for your business. it's time now to answer some of your business questions, get our board of directors here to help us out. angela is co-founder of saver the success a business network for female entrepreneurs and denise is the ceo of the s 3 agency of grand elevation group. so good to see you both. and also, you're an entrepreneurial twice over. >> many times over, yes, i have
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PeopleBrooklyn-temporary-tattoo-companyOrderOthersNameStickTattoos-tat-wearBarber-shop-businessBusinessJj-ram-bergEverything-works-togetherExpensesportfolio companies don't even have a launch party for $125,000, much less actually launch. >> as bigger dollar amounts come in, gabriel says the bootstrapping has searched its purpose. and wash cycle laundry will be sticking to it. >> after we made it through the first winter, after we delivered our first million pounds, after we expanded to our second city, people started to really see the potential in it. and i think every time you show them it's a real business. >> for many entrepreneurs, it's not enough to just start a successful small business. they also want to give back. that's the case in chicago where one former veteran has expanded his barber shop business. it's allowing him to teach other veterans not only how to cut hair, but also how to start a company. nbc's ron mott has this inspirational story. >> for jerome williams taking care of number one means taking care of others. >> what's interesting is the location in a grocery store. how's that worked out? >> fantastic. >> he's a fixture at his four
Wash-cycle-laundryBootstrappingPurposePortfolio-companiesLaunch-partyDollar-amountsWinterGabriel12500025000PeopleBusinessjay's barber shops in northern indiana outside chicago. operation that started humbly five years ago with three barbers, and now boasts 37. >> i took guys who didn't have any kind of clientele and put them in a place where a lot of people needed hair cuts. >> after a career in the marines, williams went to nursing school but was honest with himself, and got out. >> i realized that you don't want a person in health care that's just doing it for money. >> so he tried his hand at barbering, and with his personality and penchant for wooing people has built a successful business as diverse behind the razors and scissors as those underneath them. >> it's like the way that he focuses on business, and like how he makes things happen. >> williams isn't merely satisfied with giving opportunities, he mentors, teaching his crew the ups and downs of ownership. ivan duncan has joined those ranks. partnering with williams in a shop that opened this summer at o'hare airport. >> jerome gave me that opportunity to work, 24/7, you
PeopleLotKindBarbersGuysPlaceGabriel-didn-tChicagoClienteleCareerOperationHair-cutsa spa and organic skin care line. >> got it let's move to the next question from susan who runs a review website in nantucket. she writes, how does a tiny business, we have a staff of five, stay up to date, relevant and keep one the bigger guys? our main challenge now is competing with yelp, trip adviser and the other huge corporate sites that are not local. wary taney company with a small budget so we have to be selective with advertising. >> that could be a benefit though, to be tiny, she place up on that. >> yeah. local is key. word of mouth marketing is so important. it is the cheapest and most powerful way to get your word out there. so, really activate your loyal customers. another thing that a lot of were ennewers are a little scared of but is so effect stiff pr. and people get a little scared of it because they think, how i do get into the local paper or even in a national magazine and it is a lot easier than you think, diw pr. reporters, they want good stories so, if you have got a great story to share, don't be shy to contact your local
Barber-shop-businessStaffQuestionReview-websiteChallengeGuysSkin-care-lineSpaSusanNantucketFiveOnethey also come in these bigger sizes. we thought these would be really cool framed maybe in a conference room or lining the hallways of your office. >> yeah. >> so really pretty and eye catching. >> and colorful, yeah. that's neat. >> exactly. >> okay. and these are -- >> those are -- these are ceramic jewelry. these are made by peggy muddles who actually works as a scientist in a genome center and she studies, it's like the evolution of patho genic bacteria or something like that. and she needs a creative outlet so she has this business where she actually this these are these represent bacteria. so these are little images of bacteria that are on these jewelry. and again, sort of like our scarf ladies. she kind of sees the beauty and the science and the microbiology. >> you know what's so neat about these is that they are all incredibly unique right so if you're giving these to a special client or a customer, you've thought about them. >> right.
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