When a Business Looks Successful but Feels Miserable to Run When Shelly Oswald started her fourth business, a local farm, she found herself in a difficult position. Perhaps you can relate. From the outside, her business looked like it was working just fine. ✅Revenue was coming in. ✅Customers were buying. ✅Shelly was busy. ✅There was […]
The Hidden Mindset that Costs You Over many years of working with small businesses, I have noticed a prevalent mindset that costs business owners valuable time and money. Many small business owners, especially founders, believe that they should have all the answers. They think if they can’t accomplish it themselves, it’s a reflection on their […]
AI and Coaches can Coexist! Let’s face it, we haven’t seen a disruption this big since the beginning of the internet. AI is changing the way we live and do business in significant ways. And yet, coaches, consultants and advisors are still quite valuable to our clients, and we can use AI both ethically and […]
“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” — Yogi Berra Planning is essential for all businesses, but many small businesses don’t have a clear process for planning their year, their goals, their action steps and their budget. When you are overwhelmed and working long hours, many decisions happen on […]
Do you ever feel like your marketing message is getting completely lost, as if you are shouting into the void? Are you wondering how to reach your ideal clients? The key to reaching and attracting your ideal clients is threefold: Identify who you want to reach in a very specific way Get very clear […]
What Does Growth Mean to You? When you say that you want to grow your business what exactly do you mean? Most of us assume when we say growth we mean revenue growth, so let’s assume for a minute that you want to grow your revenues and profit. Many business owners focus on getting more […]
Strategy before Tactics Most small businesses start with an idea. Often it’s a good or even great idea and the founders hit the ground running. If they have not had to raise capital during the launch process, chances are they have not created a strategic plan, or maybe any plan at all. They don’t have […]
If you want to transform your business from one that frustrates and exhausts you every day to one that fulfills your dreams and aligns with your life goals, then you will want to read about Glen Rosciano and his journey from overworked plumber to the CEO of a thriving plumbing company that fulfills his sense […]
Small business owners need an inflation busting strategy that will set them up to weather any economic storm As a small business owner how do you deal with economic uncertainty? Over the past several years, pandemic shut downs, supply chain issues, changes in consumer behavior, the war in Ukraine and more have all disrupted the […]
When you know something has to change It was the middle of the night and photographer Elise Campbell of Elise Campbell Photography was pouring her heart and soul into editing her client’s family photos. This particular client had begged Elise to lower her prices because she really wanted to hire her but couldn’t afford her […]
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