Today we’d like to introduce you to Shey Morton.
Hi Shey, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
Shey Morton, also known as JerseyShey to her online community, is an Author, Business Coach, and Vessel, as well as a mom of two grown children. “I am business “and saying that figuratively and literally. Her grandmother introduced Shey Morton to entrepreneurship at 7 years of age, starting her Ice Cup Business. Family and friends watered the passion around her with the hustling lifestyle and parents who stayed in survival mode. Rooted and born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Her curiosity for more led her to relocate to North Carolina in 2003. She started a Cleaning & Organizing Service, which has now served hundreds, and created a cleaning school for new cleaning businesses called Clean University. While meeting and networking and helping other entrepreneurs along the way, she made Workerbeez NC, now Business 911 Small Business Resource, a non-profit that has helped over 3000 Small Businesses start, grow or scale their business. An organization of like minds and small minority business owners who believe that education, a game plan, and partnership win in business making an impact in the community, her organization was featured on NBC Charlotte (WCNC) in February 2021 for Black History Month for the hundreds of LLC’s she filed for Small Black Businesses helping them start or legitimize their business as well as the resources she provides at her Small Business Center. Her Entrepreneurship program has been accepted in the Mecklenburg County Jail as part of a re-entry program with the Next Great 50 as well as a part of over 35 other organizations’ curricula.
While learning the back end of the business, she learned how to market her own business. She then started Jerseyshey Designs, her web design and marketing company, providing small Businesses across the USA with marketing materials and increasing sales with marketing services for almost a decade. As of 2020, she has brought almost a quarter of a million dollars in sales to her client’s bottom line through her marketing and brand exposure. Her passion is coaching and helping people get closer to the bag. Her 20 years of experience as a full-time business owner and working with entrepreneurs have allowed her the knowledge and skill to help people where they are and shift their mindset to get them where they want to be. That is why she is considered “The Reconditioning Coach, “Shifting insite to shift income.
Books:
-ABC’S OF Black Business
-How To Start a Cleaning Business In 7 days
-The Ah Ha Moment
-Top 10 Things You Should Do Before Posting On Facebook
Websites:
www.business911now.com
www.jerseysheydesigns.com
www.greenthumbcertifiedcoaching.com
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle-free, but so far would you say the journey has been smooth?
Having assistance in the office. As a nonprofit it’s hard to find volunteers and keep it all in order
Thanks – so, what else should our readers know about Business 911?
Business 911’s mission is to support, educate, and empower low-income and minority communities through Entrepreneurship and Education. We want to provide small businesses with the tools and resources to sustain for the long haul. We are your business advocate. We specialize in all things business. We are like a silent partner to the small business owner. Our only investment is to see them succeed. We provide classes and workshops and free support. We are mobile and visit several locations when working in South Carolina; our Stationed Resource Center is in Charlotte, North Carolina, though we teach classes all over South Carolina, serving Columbia, Lancaster, Fort Mill, and many surrounding areas. We are a licensed business in SC. We love to support businesses worldwide. What sets us apart is we provide answers, not just direct ones. We are proud of the over 3000 small businesses we have assisted in the areas and the over 30,000 that have used our resources worldwide. We want people to know that they are not in it alone and success is not a secret.
Networking and finding a mentor can positively impact one’s life and career. Any advice?
When finding a mentor: know what outcome you want to achieve, be open to listing, and be teachable. And look for a mentor that is fine with sharing information. Though be ok with paying for information if need be. And understand the difference between a mentor and a coach. A mentor is a second set of eyes, someone to bounce ideas off. Not to be there when you need me or at your beck and call for any questions, especially if your mentor does it for a living.
Networking: Be intentional about the people you want to meet and what you want from the relationship. Know what you offer. Don’t try to sell all you do at one time.
* When I’m networking, I research the type of event it is, so I know what I should bring to the crowd
* I bring plenty of cards, digital is good, but you may not have the time it takes to air-drop info into phones
* Bring your best self to the table!
Contact Info:
- Website: www.business911now.com
- Instagram: @business911now
- Facebook: @business911nowclt
- Linkedin: shey morton
- Twitter: @business911now
- Youtube: @business911now
- Other: www.sheymorton.com
