Here’s how to create a successful business...

By Forward Thinking

28 Jan 2020

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Andy here, your Sherpa Guide!

We all talk about creating a successful business for ourselves...and…

Some of us talk about creating our dream business…

And as business owners and entrepreneurs that is what we are all striving to create...right?

But the funny thing is that after working closely with 50+ business owners and entrepreneurs over the past year, the majority of them…well..

Don’t even know what that is! 

That might sound crazy, and for those that know what their dream business is, it probably does but…

It’s easy to see why some business owners and entrepreneurs don’t achieve their dream business…

And it's often not because of a lack of trying…no…

More often than not it's clear why they fail to create a successful business, their dream business...and...

It’s because they have no idea what that even means to them! 

Do you even know?! 

What defines a successful business for you? What would your dream business even look like?!

Look I get it, we’re often way too busy in everyday business life, running around and being reactive to everything that’s going on in the business that we...

Don’t even have the time to think about the long term…

We just look at what’s in front of us...

We’ve got to acquire that new customer, and then deal with them…

We’ve got to make that deal happen, so we have revenue coming in…so we can pay our ourselves and our employees...

We’ve got to keep a close eye on our expenses to ensure that these are not getting out of hand so that our business actually makes a profit! 

That’s a lot of hats that we’re wearing and lots of plates we’re spinning and for many of us that is the reality…

Leaves very little time for us to think about IMPORTANT questions such as…

In 10 years where do you want your business to be in terms of how many customers, how much revenue and how much profit…?

What’s at the top of your mountain…?

What does YOUR dream business actually look like…?!

Today I’m giving you permission to sit back, relax and really think about what you want from your business...really nail what your dream business is! Because...

Determining that one thing will help you identify what a successful business really means to you! And…

You will then be on your way to achieving it...how does that sound?? 

I've put together a video to provide you with powerful tools and insights that will help you to determine your dream business, these really helped me and so many other local business owners and entrepreneurs, and I’m confident they will assist you just as much, watch the video HERE.

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