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I am writing a report call Nine Common Errors Business Owners Make 9and they are not what you think they are.).
I send this report to a client to review and below is his response. I thought I would share it becuase he hits the nail right on the head.
By the way, if you want a copy of this report send me an email (info@yourbusinesscoach.net) and put "9 Common Errors" in the subject line and I will send it you when it is complete (just a few days).
Contents of EMAIL: My wife asked me if I learned anything from my last business. (She watched a program with entrepreneurs including the founder of Burton snow boards.)
I said: Make people follow the business processes we agreed on. Manage and spend all my time managing people (or hire someone to do it.) Fire those who don't follow the business process or don't have the skill sets. Think of myself and family first, not last
I'm still sorting out what I would do differently. I told her I know that I am not a manager, that I don't have the personality to manage, because I love to create things. So I have also realized that I need to create things, put a system in place and walk away. I have learned that I need to find others who are passionate about a project and partner with them. That way, I'll accomplish more, faster. It's the OPPS thing: One Page Partnerships.
I like your report. I keep thinking banks should sponsor you to do webinars to their small business clients around your philosophy. They advertise for you, bring the customers together, you share with them this concept and give them the white paper etc. Maybe one of the smaller regional banks.
Is there any way you can add at the beginning...
As a business owner your employees expect you to:
· Listen to their problems
· Be their friend
· Understand when they have issue
· Give them a break, then another, then another
· Pay them more each year even when things are bad
· Offer the latest benefits
Your customers expect you to:
· Deliver a product faster, cheaper
Your family expects you to:
· Put food on the table
· Buy the things that they need
· Chauffer from place to place
SO HOW can you do everything well!
You deserve to invest in yourself! Nobody becomes small business owner with everything (skills) it takes to run a business. MANY learn that the business, because of lack of training and knowledge, RUNS their life.
Get YOUR life back. Invest in yourself...
To your continued success
Ron Finklestein
www.ronfinklestein.com
330-990-0788
info@yourbusinesscoach.net
