Detailed Perfection LLC is a part-time automotive detailing business I started in April of 2022, during my junior year of college. At this point in my career, I wanted to have a larger purpose than simply being a student and part-time employee at my former employer as a service agent.Through establishing the business as a single member LLC in the state of Pennsylvania, I learned how to navigate the complex web of legal processes that go into starting and running a business. With… Show more Detailed Perfection LLC is a part-time automotive detailing business I started in April of 2022, during my junior year of college. At this point in my career, I wanted to have a larger purpose than simply being a student and part-time employee at my former employer as a service agent.Through establishing the business as a single member LLC in the state of Pennsylvania, I learned how to navigate the complex web of legal processes that go into starting and running a business. With registration and tax forms for both income tax and sales tax, I have learned how to gather the information needed to properly and effectively manage my business expenses.This experience has been tough, as a full-time student and new business owner, I was learning how to run a business in school, while simultaneously applying my knowledge after class to my growing business. It was also around this time that I realized I had to develop my own accounting management system in Microsoft Excel. I found that the management systems I tried using were not necessary and overly complex. So, I learned how to build excel charts, tables, formulas, and interconnected, self-populating spreadsheets through research and an MIS course at Penn State.The main spreadsheet I developed is always a work in progress, but it has facilitated my ability to pay business taxes on-time, track P&L, and function as my customer relationship management (CRM) system.While there is much more that this business has taught me, those aspects have been the most crucial to my development as a professional in the workplace. Show less

Worked alongside colleagues to provide a small environmental non-profit firm with recommendations on how to grow their Community Climate fund (CCF) in size and profits. This was a 4 month initiative that my team ultimately presented to the client’s Executive Director. This process taught me how to analyze a project charter, and develop a corresponding project plan to solve the outlined issues. This was also how I learned to interact with the client professionally, timely, and frequently… Show more Worked alongside colleagues to provide a small environmental non-profit firm with recommendations on how to grow their Community Climate fund (CCF) in size and profits. This was a 4 month initiative that my team ultimately presented to the client’s Executive Director. This process taught me how to analyze a project charter, and develop a corresponding project plan to solve the outlined issues. This was also how I learned to interact with the client professionally, timely, and frequently to keep a constant finger on the pulse of the client’s status regarding the CCF. Show less