Dec 22

Dec 22 2019 Wrap Up Success or Failure?

If you want to see what the first full year of a commercial cleaning business offers, you’ll want to read this article. True numbers from the start up from scratch.

Oct 14

Oct 14 Hurdles to Our Dreams

Amber

Business

What is preventing you from chasing your dreams?

Jul 3

Jul 3 Business Ownership or Rat Race?

Amber

Business, Personal Finances, Retirement

Can quitting your high paying corporate job get you to financial independence faster and happier compared to the Rat Race? Read how it’s going in my life after a year of running a business and having quit the Rat Race.

Jun 4

Jun 4 One Year Business Update

Amber

Business

It’s been a year since my wife and I quit our corporate jobs to make a go at running our own businesses. Did we make the right decision? It’s been a wild ride but we are excited to share with you our progress.

Mar 31

Mar 31 Would You Do This?!

Amber

Business, Personal Finances, Funding College/Education

I have worked hard my entire life, most of which was at or near minimum wage. Find out how one of my employees reacted when I told her this fact.

Mar 24

Mar 24 Growing Pains

Amber

Business

Have you ever set a goal, thinking you would never hit it, but then did?! That is happing now as I am growing my baby business month by month. Read on to see how the business is growing.

Feb 6

Feb 6 An Unexpected Offer

Amber

Business

Have you ever been excited about the direction you were going in life only to have an unexpected offer come along to make you question your path? Check out the offer that came our way on our financial independence journey.

Jan 27

Jan 27 First Year Reality Check

Amber

Business

The first year of any business is stressful! Read about my most recent struggle during this first year of building a commercial cleaning business.

Jan 20

Jan 20 Amber & Zach's Fireside Interview

Amber

Business, Personal Finances

Dig deeper into my transition from working in the corporate world to business ownership. Zach from CollectingWisdom.com interviewed me recently and was able to pull out more details about this last 7 months of my FIRE journey.

Dec 26

Dec 26 5 Ways to Mitigate Ghosting in Your Small Business

Amber

Business

Have you ever had a candidate stand you up for an interview? If so, you are not alone. This is commonly known as “Ghosting”. Find out how you can mitigate this from happening to you and your HR team.

Dec 13

Dec 13 Ghosting and Its Effect on Small Business

Amber

Business

Have you ever been “Ghosted”? I have, many times, but not in the way you are thinking. Enjoy reading about my experiences and why I think this is happening in the business world today.

Dec 3

Dec 3 6 Month Business Update

Amber

Business, Personal Finances, Retirement

After quitting my corporate job with the intention of reaching financial independence faster by buying a business, I’ve found it’s never as easy as theorizing. Here is my 6 month update.

Nov 4

Nov 4 The Stop Sign Effect

Amber

Business, Personal Finances

Why do we pause our financial growth once we’ve obtained that coveted job that meets our needs? The rat race can keep us from taking reasonable financial risks. I call this the Stop Sign Effect.

Oct 15

Oct 15 How Inflation Can Sink Small Businesses

Amber

Business

Have you ever wondered how inflation is affecting you in your business? This article shows some basic numbers of how your business could be at risk if you are not keeping ahead of inflation.

Jul 31

Jul 31 Life Lesson's From Firing an Employee

Amber

Business, Personal Finances

After having to fire my first employee as a business owner, I learned that doing so applied to many life experiences that many of us struggle with each day.

Jul 23

Jul 23 To Franchise or Not to Franchise?

Amber

Business

After 52 days of business ownership inside of a franchise model, I share my beginning thoughts on franchising and the value there of.

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