1) Q – Kindly give our readers an introduction to your business. Please include what your business is all about, in which city you are located and if you have offices in multiple locations/ cities.
Answer: Mission is a New Jersey based full service site management company specializing in commercial snow removal.
2) Q – Kindly give us a brief description about yourself (it should include your brief educational or entrepreneurial background and list some of your major achievements).
Answer: Charles Ehrmann, president of Mission Site Management, founded an organic recycling company in 2008. Through best business practices and a solid reputation it became one of northern New Jersey’s largest and well respected recycling firms. In 2018, this company was sold in order to pursue other business ventures.
3) Q – hat inspired you to (start a new business venture) or (to make significant changes in an existing business)? How did the idea for your business come about?
Answer: I have observed a rapid expansion of industrial properties which presented an opportunity for growth within the snow removal division of my company
4) Q – What three pieces of advice would you give to budding entrepreneurs?
Answer: 1. Relentless determination 2. Failure over fear 3. Count the Costs
5) Q – What would you say are the top three skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur?
Answer: 1. Be organized 2. Building solid relationships. 3. Resilience
6) Q – How many hours do you work a day on average?
Answer: 12
7) Q – To what do you most attribute your success?
Answer: My parent’s entrepreneurial spirit growing up
8) Q – How do you go about marketing your business? What has been your most successful form of marketing?
Answer: Through decades of industry experience I have found the key to marketing our business is trusted professional relationship. We are now growing and adapting to the marketplace by building an online presence.
9) Q – What is the best way to achieve long-term success?
Answer: I have found long term success comes through developing new and innovative ways to improve my services, meet customer demands and maintain a good reputation.
10) Q – How important have good employees been to your success?
Answer: Good employees are the foundation of business success and customer satisfaction.
11) Q – How long do you stick with an idea before giving up?
Answer: I never give up
12) Q – What motivates you?
Answer: Watching a well thought out business plan develop successfully
13) Q – What are your ideals?
Answer: I’m honest and hard working
14) Q – How do you generate new ideas?
Answer: I stay up to date on industry related practices and by combining that with myexperience, I can look for ways to make improvement
15) Q – How do you build a successful customer base?
Answer: Through reliable services and meeting the customer’s expectations
16) Q – What is your favorite aspect of being an entrepreneur?
Answer: No day is the same
17) Q – What has been your most satisfying moment in business?
Answer: I was able to build from scratch an organic recycling company that I later sold to the largest recycling firm in the tri state area
18) Q – In one word, characterize your life as an entrepreneur.
Answer: Grit