How To Find A Small Business Mentor

Find a Good Mentor

It is always worth having a business mentor. A good mentor will see your business in the context of the life you want to lead and will work with you to clarify the direction of your business.

They are also there to help you work through the stream of problems, issues, and challenges that naturally come as a result of being in business.

It is all to easy to get caught up in the day to day operations of your business and neglect the growth of your business as its own entity. A mentor brings you back to focus on development.

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The Dow drops a few hundred … Layoffs hit hard … Big name retail stores close … GM closes a factory … Enough, already! We could all use Calgon to take us away from the depressing news about the economy.

Wal-Mart Founder Sam Walton’s quote might give you comfort and another way of looking at the situation. “I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to participate.”

C’mon. Things can’t be that bad. If these don’t make you feel better, here are some tips for switching your gears from panic to regaining control.

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Find out about how you can leverage your time using Virtual Assistants

When many people think of starting their own business, they are doing so because they want to continue doing what they love and be paid for it. They are people who start their business, but when they start to become successful and they don’t have the systems in place, and things start to fall apart quickly. This is very common and we’ve all heard the stats that 90% of all small businesses fail to make any money and most fail within 8 to 18 months.

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This Is Who I Am

As a blogger you are at times more open with your thoughts and feelings online than you might be in person, even with your closest friends and family. I find it easier and I am much more succinct, when I share my thoughts and ideas here, at least when it comes to certain subjects.

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Business Coaching adds a Partner to Your Business

A business coach can be a second set of eyes, a sounding board, a cheerleader, and an assumption challenger. Even Tiger Woods has a coach and there is a reason for it, it helps him to win.

There are many obstacles to running a viable and significant business and it takes more than technical know how, a business card, and a web site. At BCSG we believe in helping business to be more than successful but to be significant! After all what is success if it is of no significance.

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