Fly Far and Fast with Small Business Flight School
Owning a small business is often compared to throwing yourself off a cliff and building an airplane on the way down. Guest contributor Ali J. Taylor discusses a new program where small business owners get the support they need to maximize what's working and fix what isn’t.
Building an Airplane on the Way Down
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." – African Proverb
Being a small business owner is hard. Really hard.
Most small businesses fail (65%) within the first five years. That’s more than 6 out of 10!
There’s so much you don’t know you don’t know about owning a business until it smacks you painfully or embarrassingly in the face.
And most business “plans” are nothing more than a blank template. You have no idea where to start or how to put things together into a cohesive strategy.
There’s not enough time to figure everything out or play the guessing game either.
In fact, owning a small business is often compared to throwing yourself off a cliff and building an airplane on the way down.
If you have employees, partners, or family members who’ve taken the leap with you, operating a business that’s headed for trouble becomes even more stressful as the proverbial rocks below get closer.
As a business owner myself for the last decade, I know how isolating and turbulent it can feel when it seems like your business is stuck in a free fall.
Maximize What’s Working; Fix What Isn’t
That’s why I want to tell you about a new elite program to help small business owners get the support they need to maximize what's working and fix what isn’t – Small Business Flight School.
Flight School is perfect for you if you have a proven business model but need help…
Creating and implementing a strategic growth plan
Creating marketing that drives sales and reduces ad spend
Improving your sales and negotiating skills
Optimizing your products or services for revenue and profit
Installing a cash flow management system that’s clear and easy
Flight School will teach you all of that and more.
Your Wingman
We’ll look at your business like an airplane with each part correlating to a different section:
Ali J. Taylor is a Business Made Simple coach who you create clarity and alignment around your mission and operations so you can have greater impact.
Leadership is the cockpit.
Marketing is the right engine.
Sales is the left engine.
Products are the wings.
Overhead and Operations make up the body of the airplane.
Cash flow is the fuel tank.
Each month, you’ll focus on a key area of your airplane and walk through the action steps you need to execute.
In addition, I’ll be alongside you every week to help you apply what you’re learning to your specific business. Think of me like your wingman.
If you’re tired of wearing a ton of hats, having a growth plan that doesn’t work, and feeling isolated as a business owner then Small Business Flight School is for you.
It’s not too late to pull your business out of a nosedive and start soaring far and fast. Join Flight School today.