by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 26, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Why did you start your business?Was it just to own a job that keeps you busy?Or did you take the journey to create freedom and wealth for yourself?If you are looking to create freedom and wealth, is your current business doing that for you?Or are you spending more...
by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 25, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Are you running your business, or is your business running you?Here’s the reality for many owners—they’re stuck. Stuck in the never-ending cycle of low-value tasks: answering emails, solving minor issues, or just putting out fires. Sure, it’s necessary, but none of it...
by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 23, 2024 | Business Value
I was running a Bx networking event last week and one of the guests started giving me a hard time when I was presenting myself, my business and why I do what I do.And the fact is that the hard time he was giving me…. Invaluable?Why?Because he wasn’t understanding the...
by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 20, 2024 | Customer Experience
I had to do my first “Visa Run” in years yesterday.Here you are required to have a residency visas that you receive from owning your own business, being an employee, or being sponsored by your family.My daughters’ visas had just expired and so we were told they had to...
by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 19, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
This is my 500th post and thought it’s a great time to talk about an issue I raise a lot.Owning a business that feels like a job.What am I talking about when I say that?Well for many business owners out there, running their business can feel like being on a hamster...
by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 17, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
I thought today I would keep it pretty simple and give you 3 steps that can make a difference in your business and life, but which you can implement yourself without expensive consultants or shiny objects.So if your business feels more like a never ending job than a...
by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 16, 2024 | Business Value
Who can forget Glenn Close and poor Thumper the Rabbit in that 1987 classic Fatal Attraction?For those of you who don’t know it,Glenn Close’s character is desperate and deranged and ends up boiling the pet rabbit of her married lover she’s having an affair with. In no...
by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 13, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner
“Where are these buyers who will pay for this amazing company I built and reward me for all the hard work and sacrifices I have made?”Sam was frustrated.It seeped through every sentence he uttered and in his body language – whether standing or sitting.You could almost...
by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 11, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Where are the buyers for my profitable business that will pay for this amazing company I built and reward me for all the hard work and sacrifices I put into it.I always get asked….and it feels like finding a needle in a haystack.Before I can answer.. a sigh of...
by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 10, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner
“There are two times when my business really grew.. the 2nd time was with what I’ve learned from you…”So said a friend and successful business owner who I’ve helped over the years.Right before this exchange when asked what he does… he said he was retired.Which...
