The 7 rules of growth for small business owners

For years, using my Living by Experience approach, I have tried to find the answer to one simple question: What do small businesses owners that achieve sustainable growth do differently from those that do not grow, or even fail?

My infamous approach for trying out different things and keeping the ones that stick thought me a lot about what works, and what doesn’t work in business. At one point in my “artrepreneur” career, I nearly went bankrupt because I couldn’t take my business out of a financial nosedive. Due to perseverance and the help from others I escaped that disaster, and making several changes in the way I had structures my companies ensured things eventually turned around.

As a business consultant, I have worked with many large and small business owners and continue to do so every year. Unfortunately there is no magic checklist of steps that you can follow to “guarantee” success, even though many modern day gurus like to make you believe otherwise (and charge you accordingly)…