by George Sotiropoulos | May 20, 2024 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
In most structured networking events there is a 45 or 60 second “elevator speech” where each business owner stands and tries to tell people what they do.And it’s hard. Because we often end up talking about our businesses as a basic functional term.And we know the...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 17, 2024 | Scaling the Business, Business Value, Dependency on Owner
To Delegate, does not mean to throw the baby in the sea and watch it swim.Instead, it’s a deliberate and strategic process where you invest some time upfront but reap hours free in the back.A process where you go through four stages..giving more and more...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 16, 2024 | Scaling the Business, Business Value, Dependency on Owner
Financial Stress goes hand in hand with running your own business for far too many business owners.Mary is not one of them.Coming from an affluent family she has the blessings of not worrying about her business having to pay the bills.Which she said explicitly is...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 14, 2024 | Scaling the Business, Business Value
My child arrived just the other dayHe came to the world in the usual wayBut there were planes to catch, and bills to payHe learned to walk while I was awayAnd he was talkin’ ‘fore I knew itAnd as he grew, he’d say“I’m gonna be like you,...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 13, 2024 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
“I want my employees to think like owners and they don’t, which is why it’s so frustrating when I try to delegate because they won’t care enough and do it like me…”Ever feel that way?Ever want to grab someone metaphorically by the collar and shake them until “they get...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 8, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
In the last couple days we had a common element between throwing pearls to pigs and being stuck in the car after a rain.Mud..As it relates to business – the mud of commoditisation.Do you remember Jane from a couple of days ago.When I started working with her she...