Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Marco Delaflor, Owner of De La Flor ADA Consulting LLC., located in Houston, TX, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
My business is an ADA Consultation business. I meet and/or consult architects, commercial property owners, general contractors, and engineers and review their plans and construction sites to ensure that their final construction is compliant with ADA (Americans with Disabilities) laws. That is to say that a disabled person (blind, handicapped, etc.) has all of the same access to everything in the building as a non-disabled person does.
Tell us about yourself
I went to college, the University of Houston, to study interior architecture. It was always a subject very interesting to me, and I pursued it when I graduated from college and was Honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps. I feel one of the things that motivates me every day is to try to be a little bit better than the previous day. Try to learn something new from the previous day and try to be at least 1% better each day than the day before.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
I think my biggest accomplishment is establishing and setting up the business all by myself. I set everything up from the website to getting the LLC and getting my EIN. I also really feel accomplished by taking the ADA/TAS exam and passing it.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
I think one of the hardest things that comes with being a business owner is the day-to-day running of the business, the marketing of the business, and finding and keeping new and/or existing customers.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Think outside the box and be determined, organized, and detailed oriented.
- Know your business well and who your competition is. Adjust and/or use what you know and learn to improve your business and successful tactics. Providing good service to your customers is crucial to gaining their loyalty and retaining their business.
- You will certainly end up working harder for yourself than you would for someone else, so prepare to make sacrifices in your personal life when establishing your business.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://www.adaconsultingservices.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082105659223
https://bit.ly/3RntiHt
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delafloradaconsultingllc/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-d-026ba371/
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