Description

Building a growing, thriving, successful business isn’t a given.  It won’t just fall out of the sky… you can’t just build it and the customers will come.

Over the years, I’ve made a few observations, my informal case study, into what makes for a successful business.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The crazy stats - few businesses make it to their 5 year anniversary & even fewer make it to their 10th anniversary and beyond.
  
• The 3 things that I’ve noticed among the successful businesses around me… what they do that others don’t do (or don’t do consistently).
  

Highlights of this episode:

• 01:12  What does it take to start, build and grow a successful business?
  
• 01:46  Why you need more than goals...why you need a plan of attack
  
• 02:13  Why you need to invest in yourself and your business in various ways
  
• 03:44  A few of my business game changers at different price points to help you invest in yourself and your business
  
• 06:32  Why you should take stock in what you’re doing and why you’re doing it BEFORE you invest
  
• 07:10  Why tracking (and it’s frequency) matters to your overall ROI
  
• 09:33  Recap...top three things to do to make it to 10 years and beyond
  

Here's a list of the books & resources mentioned in this episode*:

• 12 Week Year - Get More Done in 12 Weeks Than Others Do in 12 Months - by Brian P Moran and Michael Lennington
  
• Traction - Get a Grip On Your Business by Gino Wickman
  
• Smart Leaders Sell by Jessica Lorimer (she also has a 90 Day Sales Planner)
  
• You’re a Badass & You’re A Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero
  
• Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
  
• The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
  

I also mentioned my very own business trackers & spreadsheet templates.  If you'd like to get access to the business trackers that I'm working on...join the wait list here.

Additional Building A Business Resources:

• 50 Steps Every Entrepreneur Must Take To Build A Business - Entrepreneur.com
  
• Top 20 Tips for Building A Business from Successful Entrepreneurs - Thinkfic.com
  
• What Percentage of Small Businesses Fail? (And Other Need-to-Know Stats) - Fundera.com
  

*This is a link to my Amazon shop so you may find more than the books/resources listed in this posting.

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You can find the show notes at:  thecommoncents.com/podcast