Scaling a business is a dream for most start-up founders, but the road to growth is rarely straightforward. One of the most common obstacles is the shift in leadership mindset and approach required to grow effectively. In a recent workshop with six dynamic start-up founders from Germany, we explored what it means to lead with…
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I launched my coaching and consulting business 13 years ago after leaving a successful career as a marketing leader inside growth-stage start-ups. When I initially hung my shingle, I didn’t know what I was doing from a business-building perspective. I can say that now, but back then, I was stubborn, proud, and thought I could…
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As a Business Growth Coach, I often hear from new clients that they feel like a “hamster spinning in a wheel” — their business being the wheel and themselves being the hamster stuck in it. It’s a funny metaphor, but how true to reality it is for the majority of Entrepreneurs who run solo. Some of us are…
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Various researchers over the years have developed models for examining businesses. There appear to be eight factors that influence business growth, and determine ultimate success or failure. Anyone who has studied the ecosystem of a business can attest that a business goes through different stages in its lifecycle. A business, much like a human being…
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Successful business owners grow with less struggle by using four keys to unlocking business growth. What do they know that you need to know? A business, much like a human being goes through a lifecycle of birth, growth, maturity and decline. Each stage of the business lifecycle has its own set of unique challenges and…
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