UNDERSTANDING

BUSINESS JOURNEY

This business journey is designed to show the various stages and experiences a business owner typically goes through from inception to growth and then development over time. This is based on my own business experience and having been a consultant for a number of years. These are the typical challenges, milestones, and transformations that a business owner usually experiences as it navigates its way forward.

UNDERSTANDING

BUSINESS JOURNEY

The Start Up Phase

You’re Feeling

  • Excited… you’ve got BIG plans… yet anxious.

  • Sometimes stressed and/or frustrated.

  • Worried about money

  • Struggling to know what to do when.

  • Making decisions from where you are now reacting!

  • Not sure you’ve got a plan anymore (if you ever had one).

  • Wondering whether this was the right thing to do!

You’re Feeling

  • Excited… you’ve got BIG plans… yet anxious.

  • Sometimes stressed and or even frustrated too

  • Worried about money both personal and business

  • Struggling to know what to do when.

  • Making decisions from where you are now reacting!

  • Not sure you’ve got a plan anymore (if you ever had one).

  • Wondering whether this was the right thing to do!

The Juggle Struggle

You’re Feeling

  • How do you look at your business clearly when you’re constantly firefighting and so busy?

  • You know you need a plan but have no idea who to ask for help.

  • Tired and a little overwhelmed.

  • Busy, so busy… but not doing what you set out to do!

  • Your brain can’t cope with one more thing.

You’re Feeling

  • How do you look at your business clearly when you’re constantly firefighting and so busy?

  • You know you need a plan but have no idea who to ask for help.

  • Tired and a little overwhelmed.

  • Busy, so busy… but not doing what you set out to do!

  • Your brain can’t cope with one more thing.

The Rise and Fall

You’re Feeling

  • Burned out and stressed

  • Overwhelmed, over run, and overloaded

  • You’re questioning if it wouldn’t be better to go and get a job stacking shelves.

  • You’re making more money, but you’re certainly not where you want to be

  • It feels like there’s a constant change in suppliers, clients, team… everyone and everything.

  • If you’re honest, you’ve no energy, no patience, you’re picking up bugs more often than you used to… it’s really affecting both your mental and physical health.

  • You know things HAVE to change. You can’t feel or work like this any longer.

  • You want to move the business forward.

  • You want it to grow and be a success……..
    But how?

You’re Feeling

  • Burned out and stressed

  • Overwhelmed, over run, and overloaded

  • You’re questioning if it wouldn’t be better to go and get a job stacking shelves.

  • You’re making more money, but you’re certainly not where you want to be

  • It feels like there’s a constant change in suppliers, clients, team… everyone and everything.

  • If you’re honest, you’ve no energy, no patience, you’re picking up bugs more often than you used to… it’s really affecting both your mental and physical health.

  • You know things HAVE to change. You can’t feel or work like this any longer.

  • You want to move the business forward.

  • You want it to grow and be a success……..
    But how?

The Growth Phase

You’re Feeling

  • Like you NEED a better work-life balance, but
    how do you change things to achieve it?

  • You know you’re controlling. You know you’re untrusting. The business is YOUR baby!

  • You’re questioning if it wouldn’t be better to go and get a job stacking shelves.

  • But you also know you need to change things to realise your vision.

  • You need a strategy.

  • You need a team.

  • You need an efficient, effective, and profitable business.

  • You need to spend time with family and friends and go back to those hobbies you’ve almost forgotten you have.

  • You need to find outside help from someone who’s been there and done it.

You’re Feeling

  • Like you NEED a better work-life balance, but how do you change things to achieve it?

  • You know you’re controlling. You know you’re untrusting. The business is YOUR baby!

  • You’re questioning if it wouldn’t be better to go and get a job stacking shelves.

  • But you also know you need to change things to realise your vision.

  • You need a strategy.

  • You need a team.

  • You need an efficient, effective, and profitable business.

  • You need to spend time with family and friends and go back to those hobbies you’ve almost forgotten you have.

  • You need to find outside help from someone who’s been there and done it.

Developing your plans

Business Surgery

Have you got a problem that you are not sure how to resolve?

Health Check

Do you need a clear and simple action plan to move forward?

Monthly Support

Guidance and accountability to help you achieve your goals

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Increased Profit

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Clients

Supported and advised 43 businesses in the local region to in the past 2 years

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Increased Cash

Improved Acorn’s cash flow by over £50k by implementing new processes

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