CA Hispanic SBDC

Hummingbird Carpet Cleaning Inc.

“We had a consultant named Alex who helped us along the way. Even after we finished the program, he was still available to guide us through the right path. We are extremely grateful with the CA Hispanic SBDC for offering these services for free and help the community.”
– Nazario Soto and Ana Laura Guzman, owners

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Challenge

Nazario Soto and Ana Laura Guzman are the owners of Hummingbird Carpet Cleaning Inc. which focuses on janitorial services. They started their business in 2015 as sole proprietor with the dream that someday it would expand. Nazario and Ana Laura were professionals at doing their job but lacked the knowledge to grow and expand their business the right way. Once they sought for assistance at the CA Hispanic SBDC/Programa Hispano they found the mentorship they were looking for. Some challenges they faced were how to write a business plan, financing, bookkeeping, how to apply and obtain a loan, the cost of doing business and more.

Desafío

Nazario y Ana Laura Guzmán son los dueños de Hummingbird Carpet Cleaning Inc. que tiene un enfoque en servicios de conserjería. Ellos comenzaron su negocio en el 2015 como propietario único, pero siempre con el sueño de algún día poder expandirlo. Nazario y Ana Laura son profesionales en su trabajo, pero carecían del conocimiento para poder expandir su negocio de la manera correcta. Una vez que buscaron ayuda en CA Hispanic SBDC/Programa Hispano, encontraron la tutoría que necesitaban. Algunos desafíos que enfrentaron fueron cómo escribir un plan de negocios, como hacer el financiamiento, así como la contabilidad, cómo solicitar y obtener un préstamo, el costo de hacer negocios y más.

Strategies

During the program, Nazario and Ana Laura learned important components regarding the structure of a business and applied it to their own. With the help of their consultant Alex and staff from the CA Hispanic SBDC, Hummingbird Carpet Cleaning Inc. worked on some concepts of business management, writing a business plan, write an employee handbook and how to do finances.

Estrategias

Durante el programa, Nazario y Ana Laura aprendieron componentes importantes acerca de la estructura de un negocio y lo aplicaron al suyo. Con la ayuda de su consultante Alex y el personal de CA Hispanic SBDC, se trabajó en algunos conceptos de gestión empresarial, escribir un plan de negocios, así como el manual del empleado y también trabajar en las finanzas.

Results

Since receiving assistance and advice from the CA Hispanic SBDC and their consultant, Nazario and Ana Laura were able to accomplish their dream. Hummingbird Carpet Cleaning Inc. wrote a detailed business plan, and they were able to become a corporation in in 2019. The revenues increased, they wrote an employee handbook, which has helped the business along the way, and they were able to obtain the PPP loan.

Resultados

Desde que recibieron asesoramiento en el CA Hispanic SBDC y sus consultantes, Nazario y Ana Laura pudieron lograr su sueño de expandir su negocio. Escribieron un plan de negocios detallado y pudieron convertirse en una corporación en el 2019. Sus ingresos aumentaron, terminaron el manual para empleados, el cual les ha ayudado en el negocio a lo largo del camino, y también pudieron obtener el préstamo de PPP.

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