ForgeNow - IndoorMedia

What Services or Products does your business provide?

ForgeNow offers accelerated trades training over seven weeks in the areas of plumbing, electrical wiring, HVAC, and Facilities Maintenance

What types of advertising are you currently doing and what types of advertising have been most successful for you in the past? (It’s ok if it isn’t IndoorMedia 😊)

Google Paid Search. Online social media marketing has not worked.

Are there any certifications, awards, or media recognition for the business? Please include certifications that may seem obvious, like certification from the board of health for restaurants.

ForgeNow is regulated by the Texas Workforce Commission and Texas Veterans Commission.
ForgeNow is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET)
ForgeNow was recognized by the Texas Veterans Commission for our support of Veterans.

How many employees does the business have? Are there any special employees that have a unique story? Are there any employees who have been with the company a particularly long time?

ForgeNow has 30 employees and about 45% of the employees are Veterans.

In your own words, please write a paragraph about how the owner or partners got interested in starting this business. Is the owner the first person in their family to own a business? Did they have a career before starting this business? Were there any specific challenges they faced in opening or keeping the business open?

The ForgeNow co-founders saw a need to quickly fill the ever-widening trades gap in America and modeled ForgeNow training after military basic training. Prior to founding ForgeNow, one found spent many years in investment banking and the other in private equity.

Tell a story about a great customer experience.

ForgeNow has trained individuals from all walks of life. We have helped service members transition from active duty to the civilian world, second-chance citizens, recent high school graduates, and new citizens. One individual to highlight came to America on a special visa due to his service to the US Military in Afghanistan. He was sponsored by a local non-profit to attend ForgeNow and within a year of graduating, was making over $100,000 a year.

Explain why a customer should consider your business instead of going to a competitor.

ForgeNow’s programs are short and intensive, getting a student into their field of choice much quicker than other schools.

What extra services do you offer that people might not know about? For example, restaurants might offer catering and Car Washes might offer shampooing of seats and carpet.

ForgeNow offers lifetime placement service for our graduates.

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