Archive for November, 2011

Entrepreneur's diminishing light-bulb-changing business prompts change of plan: converting customers to energy-saving LED technology

Like all good entrepreneurs, Chris Jordon is a survivor.

When circumstance forced him to reinvent his sign manufacturing career of a quarter century, Jordon turned his industry upside down and sideways to find a new niche. Last year, he started 1-888-Burnt-Out, a sign service company whose technicians show up in uniform, well-trained, and at times convenient to business even if that means starting work at 2: 30 a.m.

The last four or five months have been tough on Jordon's fledgling business.

"My business model of cleancut uniformed guys has certainly been well received," Jordon said. "What hasn't worked is it's been uncertain economic times. There's something going on out there. People just go 'I don't have the $500 to fix my sign right now.' People are holding on tight to their wallets. I would say small businesses are having a very uncertain time out there."
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Our last blog entry spoke to the subject of 1-888-burnt-out? securing the distribution rights in B.C. for the LED retrofit panels manufactured by Bare Developments Inc.

This week we are ecstatic to announce that we have entered into a contract with Richport Ford in the Richmond Auto Mall to convert all of their energy guzzling parking lot lighting to these new energy efficient LED panels. The beauty of this product is that it seamlessly fits into the existing fixture heads on site, eliminating the need and costs of purchasing entirely new LED fixtures and allows this conversion to make good sense from a financial perspective. Read More >>