Today I’m going to talk about the life cycle of a business and how to get the most out of each cycle while also extending the lifespan of your business. The four different stages of a business life cycle are: Infancy Adolescence Growing Pains Maturity We’ll talk a little about what each of these cycle’s means and how they can each help expand your business’ lifespan. Infancy This is generally considered the technician’s phase, which is the owner. At this point, the relationship between the business and the owner is that of a parent and new baby. There is an

The definition of a business is a commercial, profitable, enterprise that works without you. 80% of businesses fail within 5 years of start-up and most fail because the owner didn’t know what to do. Business is like a game, if you want to play the game, you need to learn the rules. You need to learn from someone who’s succeeded at the game, not from scorekeepers (accountants), the rule makers (lawyers), the spectators (employees), the money holders and collectors (Bankers) and not from D- grade players (business owners who are just going to fail). Here are the 5 Levels of

Today I’d like to chat about the different types of support staff you need and what makes them so important. There are essentially three key roles that need to be filled to set your business up for success: The Technician The Manager The Entrepreneur All of these roles need to be played simultaneously by different people with the right talents. It’s all about balance. The Technician This person represents the present and all that needs to be done for the physical aspects of the business building process. They are the “doer”. This is usually the most visible person of the

We are going to embark upon a journey through the world of e-myths and debunk them to help you avoid falling into the e-myth trap. First, let’s take a minute to talk about what an e-myth is. An entrepreneurial myth, or e-myth, is an assumption that anyone can succeed at business with: Desire Some capital Projected a targeted profit This sounds great, but it just not realistic. Think of starting a business as a marathon. Sure, everyone starts out of the gate at record pace, but after a few miles people start slowing and some drop out entirely. Building a

We’re going to go through the 5 essential keys to a successful and reusable marketing campaign launch. Once you have these basics down, you can use them over and over again. The 5 essential keys are: Define your Unique Selling Proposition (USP) Put an effective sales offer to work Avoid the marketing pitfalls Use a world-class marketing perspective Get results! We’ll go through each one of these, so you can see exactly how to use them and how they all affect the overall outcome of your marketing campaign. Define your Unique Selling Proposition (USP) Take the time to ask yourself