We recently connected with Dorcas Roman and have shared our conversation below.
Dorcas, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Before we get into specifics, let’s talk about success more generally. What do you think it takes to be successful?
I think that in order to be successful is by failing. Failing was and is the biggest part of succeeding. With out failing you will never learn how to improve in your both business and life.
Dorcas, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
My husband used to be a painter for some company. He would work most of his time on his own. When he started showing me the about of money they where making. I told him he can be working for his self and have a stable income. It wasn’t until we lost everything, lost my job due false claim and my husband was on unemployment which was not sufficient to maintain a family of 6, we ended to be homeless and sleeping in a car with all our kids. Department of social service didn’t wanted to help me because I was married. A year later I won a settlement from the job I was fired. Told my husband we are going to open this business and ended going to the Monroe county and filed our DBA using his last name Roman. We started the business as painting and along the way my husband Hector learn many other work. I ended starting a job in City School District, attending school and running for the business, Many times I wanted to give up, many sleepless night, lot of money going out but not coming in. Years later we then decided to add home renovations to the business. Which made us stand out form many other company because know we where offering many services ( A all one shot company). Unfortune, years later I am know the only person running the business. But proud of the success my company is now making 6figures. I am a women working in a men field. Lot of people told me that I was not capable of doing a men work, Here I am doing it. Proud that I am capable of running a business and be able to provide my clients an affordable renovations. My company provides many services from bathroom, kitchen, floor, interior and exterior painting, decks and many more services. I am a mother of 5 and 2 grandkids trying to show them that life is not easy, follow your dreams and never let no one that you cant do it.
We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?
Social media is my biggest target in how I get business. I decided to use it to built my clients. I started doing lives of before and after. Posting video’s of me getting the job done and before and after of every projects.
What’s worked well for you in terms of a source for new clients?
The best source of new clients are client from other city. I been receiving calls to have work done in Buffalo, Rose Hill and other city.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.romanspainting-renovations.com/
- Instagram: romans_painting_renovations
- Facebook: roamnspainting85
- Linkedin: Dorcas Roman