5 MICRONS

I had no money for marketing and no office space, so I rented a mailbox and used the back seat of my Jeep as my office, and it was also my home. I used the local library occasionally as my office, but it wasn't quiet, and I could only use the private meeting rooms for 2 hours, which went by fast. But most of my time would be spent working out of my car. With my library card, I got free access to InfoUSA, which provides B2B marketing lists. I was able to download a list of 4000 contractors in the WA state area; I bought a TV dinner tray to use as my desk and parked my Jeep at the back of a Safeway to get a free Wi-Fi signal, and went to work 12-16 hours daily, I would cold call and emailing contractors and school administrators offering my services, after about six months, I got my first call, and things kept coming slowly after that. Then Covid hit and set me back for a few months, but thankfully, the governor of WA made an exception for our industry and classified us as essential, and..

Also known as: 5 Microns Inc.

Primary location: Tukwila United States