Small Business Runs on Coffee & Courage
After defining your product or service, the next question to answer before you throw open the doors of your new venture is “What Makes You YOU?” Perhaps this seems like a really simple, straightforward question–one you can answer in under 30 seconds. After all, you’ve known yourself your whole life. But I want you toRead More
What if you have no idea what your what is? What if you’re thinking, “I’m just tired of making money for someone else. I’d really like to do my own thing,” but you don’t know what your own thing is? Start here… Make a list of your hobbies. What things do you like to doRead More
The very first step in this entire Small Business journey should be to establish your what. What is it that you’re hoping to offer to the consumer? What kind of product or service will you be delivering? This may seem like the easy part, if you have already started delivering your product or service, butRead More
Seriously. Almost no one. I’m sure you’ve heard that somewhere around 80% of all small businesses fail. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy’s 2018 Frequently Asked Questions, 80% of small businesses actually survive the first year. Surprised? I was, too. But after the first year, it gets kind of ugly. RoughlyRead More
