Sharon Brinks is a rock star laundromat owner. She built her laundromat from the ground up and shares the lessons she learned doing it in today’s show. From being burned by sharing financials to the nuances of building from scratch and getting and keeping customers in your new build, Sharon shares it all! This show is packed with practical tips and lessons that you can apply in your laundry business!
In today’s show, Sharon and Jordan discuss:
- Using an SBA loan to buy a laundromat
- Retooling equipment
- Building from scratch
- Selling vs. shutting down a laundromat
- Factors to consider when building from scratch
- How to get customers when you open your new build
- Sharon’s key to running a great laundromat
- The percentage of people who use cash vs. her app payment system
- How to promote wash, dry, fold business
- How to start a pick-up and delivery business
- Sharon’s keys to building a great team
- And tons of resources for you (see links below)
And way more!
Watch The Podcast Here
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Links from the Show
- Audible- Get a free audiobook download
- Luke Williford’s interview on the podcast
- The Ideal Team Player
- It’s Ok to Be the Boss
- Never Split the Difference
- The 1-Page Marketing Plan
- The E-myth Revisited
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- Trump: The Art of the Deal
- Sam Walton: Made in America
- Grinding it Out- Ray Kroc
- No B.S. Marketing Books
Connect with Sharon
- [email protected]
- TheLaundryStationKS.com
- LaundryExpressKS.com
- Facebook.com/TheLaundryStationKS
- Facebook.com/LaundryExpressKS
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