Does wearing many hats save you money?
If you plan short-term your business will last short-term. Maintaining “low overhead” will ensure that your business exists. It does not ensure that your business will grow.
You have an idea and the skills to make it happen! You even have a willing target market that wants to throw their money at that idea.
If you plan short-term your business will last short-term. Maintaining “low overhead” will ensure that your business exists. It does not ensure that your business will grow. Wearing many hats is the safe way to fail. A slow death to high blood pressure and property tax. Am I advocating for a “just roll the dice” business model? Nope. Calculated Risk is something that all successful businesses have in common. Hire people that can grow your business and not just maintain it. Build relationships that connect, borrow today so that you can lend tomorrow and most importantly take chances. There are many hat racks standing over the graves of business past.
Are you selling yourself?
First impressions are unforgiving and they only give you 15-30 seconds to succeed. As a business owner, you should have a finetuned elevator speech.
Hi! We have created a self-cleaning kitchen that replaces the dishes and food daily for only $100 a month.
That! That is a sales pitch that I would stop and listen to. Why would most people be willing to hear more about this “self- cleaning” kitchen? Most of us, have dirty dishes and most of us eat food. Back to the title, “Are You Selling Yourself”? If you sat down in front of your future client and small talked for the first five minutes, they might smile and even take part but what they are thinking is, “get on with it”. It is so important to not sell yourself those first few seconds. Pitch your product, solution or idea and let them ask questions. Those first 15-30 seconds of your meeting will determine whether you have time to small talk. First things first. Clean the kitchen.