Category Archives: small business growth
Get outside Your Comfort Zone and Take Risks: It’s the Only Way to Grow
Part of what you signed on for when you started a small business was calculated risk-taking and moving outside your comfort zone. A client once asked when she’d get to the point where it would be easy and she could just operate her business on autopilot and just sort of float. When I told her never, she was shocked.
8 Steps to Creating and Marketing a Home Study or Membership Program
You don’t need to be stuck year after year selling time for dollars, working ridiculous hours, or struggling to get a handful of clients. That doesn’t have to be your fate because there’s another way. If you have knowledge or expertise in any area, whether it’s business, the arts or a hobby, most likely there are people who want to learn it. And they may not want to have to show up at a class or conference to learn.
10 Business Building Tips from 5 Successful Entrepreneurs
It’s no secret that in order to grow your business, you have to take thoughtful, consistent action. Business success doesn’t happen overnight and there are many, many roads to get there. Here are 10 business building tips from four of my super successful colleagues (including two from me). You can get a lot more in [...]
The 5 ‘S’ Words that could be Sabotaging Your Small Business Success
If your small business growth is stagnant and you’re feeling stuck, first of all take heart—we’ve all been there and you’re definitely in good company. That said, how long has this been going on? That’s the key question because if it’s been more than a short while this article about mindset is for you. It’s your wake up call.
The 7 Deadly Small Business Mistakes You Must Avoid
Why do so many small or solo businesses fail? Is it because the owners weren’t good enough at what they did? In most cases that’s just not true. Most of them were very skilled and talented in their area of expertise. So why do people continue to struggle without enough clients or income?
What to Do When You Want to Play a Bigger Game but You Hit a Wall
It’s always amazing to me how owning a small business is the best self growth program around (except perhaps for parenting). The problems we experience growing a business are exactly the ones we experience in life.
Courage to Climb the Learning Curve
I know many of you struggle with the learning curve necessary to use technology to your advantage. I always tell you to get outside your comfort zone, because your business depends on it.
Well this week that’s what I had to do. I had a tough week with multiple technical problems getting our new membership site [...]
How to Create an In-Demand Information Product in 30 Days
It doesn’t matter what kind of small business you have, you can create a downloadable information product in 30 days or less. Information products are in demand, and you can use them in multiple ways.
Transform Your Small Business Marketing
I regularly interview small and solo business owners who call my coaching company looking for help. After getting a sense of what their business is all about, what their biggest goals are, and what lifestyle they are trying to create, I ask them what their biggest challenges are.
Why Having a Continuity Program is Crucial to Your Business
Micro business owners (solo to 10 employees) come to me often feeling frustrated because they are working hard and not seeing results. There are lots of reasons this could be happening and often the business owner will tell me that all they need is more clients. The problem is often not what it seems. The [...]
