6 Steps to Build Your Business to Thrive in a Tough Economy

Presented by ActionCOACH

Reggie Shropshire

• Are you frustrated with marketing strategies that don't work?
• Working too many hours for too little profit?
• Having trouble finding good employees?
• Concerned about the economy?
• Are you looking for the extra edge to take your business to the next level?

This workshop is designed for every business and will take you through each step of successful business growth to have a commercial, profitable enterprise that works without you. The 6 Steps to Build Your Business to Thrive in a Tough Economy workshop will both inform and entertain you. You can't have a business that works without you until you first have a business that works. Prior to that, it has to be both commercial and profitable. By attending this workshop, you will see how your business will grow through the 6 Steps: Mastery, Niche, Leverage, Team, Synergy and Results.

6 Things You Will Learn & How It Will Benefit Your Business.

1.      Learn the Set Path to Proper Growth of a Successful Business. There is a set path for proper growth of a successful business. The problem is that most businesses do not know that set path. This is why 80% of small businesses fail in the first 5 years and only 4% will survive for 10 years. This workshop will take you up the ladder of business growth so that you can discover how to have a commercial, profitable enterprise that works without you.

2.      How to take your business from Chaos to Control in the areas of your Time, your Team, and The Money. Learn how to improve your business in these three areas. Discover more profits, more free time, and build a team that can promote and grow your business without you.

3.      Creating a business that does not compete on price. The next step to growing a business is building it so people do business with you - not because you are the cheapest. You will learn two simple keys that will help you build a business where people will pay more for your product or service.

4.      How to create Leverage in your business. Find out how to systemize your business so that it works on its own and you don’t have to do everything yourself.

5.      Build a success oriented team. Stop sorting through hundreds of non-qualified resumes. You will learn a 4 hour hiring format to attract and retain top candidates and learn how to teach them to do the job more efficiently.

6.      Results. Learn how to achieve results so you have the choice to invest your time and money where you choose - NOT where your business chooses for you to spend your time and money. You’ve earned it.

Don't take our word for it!!!

Here is what recent Wilmington business owners shared with us when asked after the workshop, "Was this ActionCOACH Steps to Build Your Business to Thrive in a Tough Economy a good investment of my time?"

 “Revitalized my business drive.  Follow processes.” (Steve Dejewski, Proactive Landscape Management)

“It helps create an opportunity to re-evaluate what I do well, and what to improve.” (John Fonvielle, 1-800-Pac Rat) 

“Always need Ideas, guidance and different perspectives.”  (Linda Glass-Quinonez, Hospitality Education Services) 

“I learned so many interesting things.  Knowledge is power.” (Monika Winters-Sanchez, Hospitality Education Services) 

 “Obtained a lot of useful information.” (Sher-Lene Dickson, Butterfly Life) 

“I was advertising wrong.” (Edna Ennis, Butterfly Life) 

“Support and reminder to keep up on things I don’t want to do in my business.” (Tara Dougan-Price, Of The Essence Designs) 

“We learned about different aspects of business. Learn to Grow and Grow to Learn!” (Tom and Saundra Seitz, Atlantic Power Equipment) 

“Knowledge!  Organizing complex tasks, like hiring and team building.” (Dorothy and Carl Wilson, Auto Works, Inc.) 

“My brain kept creating ideas that I will begin using tomorrow - prompted by things that you said!” (Dr. Dave Russ, Russ Chiropractic and Wellness Center) 

“Absolutely, it has been a great learning tool.”  (Jennifer Harmon, Delightful Décor Windows & More)

“I learned more about advertising do’s and don’ts, team building and, I will focus on re-orders and retuning customers.”  (Nena Lazaridis, Mary Kay Cosmetics) 

“I have new ideas to run my business more effectively” (Kathy Dimopoulos, Mary Kay Cosmetics)

“It broke down some of my “I know” attitudes. (Greg Norris, Entergy Services, Inc.) 

I learned more about placing the right person for the right job and time management (Rhonda Norris, Executive Director, North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce)

“Good nuggets of new information!” (Bruce Henderson, Oleander Company) 

“I learned important things that I was not concentrating on.” (Barbara Dallmer, A Shear Distinction) 

I did learn that no matter how long you are in business you can always learn more!  (Lisa Kazantzis, Townhouse Art & Frame)) 

“Motivation…tons of information!”  (Valerie Brown, Always in Bloom) 

“I learned that there is an order of things to make a business more profitable.” (Eric Thompson, DJ Professionals and Video) 

“This workshop opened my eyes to so many things that we are not doing properly.”  (Brian McArtan, DJ Professionals and Videos) 

“A lot of good ideas!  Gave a great baseline to watch our business grow.” (Margi and Doug Erickson, C.W. Worth House, B & B)

 “Very informative lessons learned.  Time invested in growing and improving my business is always a good investment”. (Dave Motte, Dunes Properties, Inc.) 

“Learn, Learn, Learn!”  (Erin West, Brandall)

 “I learned exactly what a coach could do for our business.” (Patricia Williams, Carolina Tile & Grout Restoration)

 “Any investment to increase productivity and money is great.” (Daniel Bullard, Aspire Videography) 

 “Major help in setting focus.” (Timothy Heistand, Media 42)