National Small Business Development Day

JAKE. MATT. GOOD MORNING. WELL, HALF AN HOUR AGO YOU TOLD ME YOU’LL SEND YOUR BREAKFAST ORDER FOR PARK CITY DINER, AND THAT’S A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE LOOK HOW MANY AWARDS HERE THEY HAVE DISPLAYED ON THEIR WALL. SO THIS SMALL BUSINESS OBVIOUSLY KNOWS WHAT THEY’RE DOING. THAT’S WHY WE’RE HERE TO GET SOME ADVICE FOR THOSE STARTING OUT IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP. NOW, I HAVE LINDSEY GALL HERE WITH ME, THE GENERAL MANAGER. BUT FIRST LET’S TALK ABOUT SOME OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS GENERAL MANAGER. RESPONSIBILITIES OF GENERAL MANAGERS SEEM LIKE THEY ARE COMPLETELY ENDLESS MOST OF THE TIME FROM THE OBVIOUS SERVING THE FOOD, MAKING SURE CUSTOMERS ARE HAPPY 24 HOURS A DAY, FINDING A RELIABLE STAFF TO COVER 24 HOUR A DAY BUSINESS IS NOT AN EASY TASK. UM, FINDING PEOPLE THAT WANT TO ALWAYS MAKE THE BUSINESS BETTER AND WORK GOOD AS A TEAM. WE HAVE SCHEDULING ANYTHING FROM BILLS, VENDORS, ORDERS, PAYROLL, UM, THERE’S ALWAYS STUFF TO DO AND THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES ARE VERY OVERWHELMING AT SOME POINTS. YEAH, LET’S JUST GOES ON. SO WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE TO THOSE WHO ARE STARTING OUT IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP? I WOULD SAY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DEFINITELY DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU JUMP INTO THINGS. KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GETTING YOURSELF INTO. UM, CHECK OUT THE AREA AND LOCATION. MAKE SURE WHAT YOU’RE SELLING. YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT YOU’RE GOING TO TARGET AND REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO FIND THE RESOURCES TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESSFUL. ALL RIGHT, LINDSEY, THANK YOU. AND FOR THOSE INTERESTED WHO WANT TO SEE THE LIST OF RESOURCES THAT PENNSYLVANIA SBDC HAS TO OFFER, I DID PUBLISH AN ARTICLE ON OUR WEBSITE, BUT YOU CAN ALSO FIND THAT ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE. AND IF YOU’RE STARTING OUT IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP, GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR ENDEAVORS. REPORTING LIVE IN LANCASTER, JAKE REYES, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. ALL RIGHT. TWO EGGS OVER EASY AND A SHORT STACK. I THINK I’M FEELING A SHORT STACK TODAY, SO PUT THAT ORDER IN FOR ME. JAKE. I ALSO LOVE THAT THERE TVS TUNED INTO NEWS 8. SO THANKS FOR WATC