Having a business coach or advisor can be an effective way to grow your business. But it's not for everybody, but when it is, it shouldn't come with a “cookie-cutter” solution.
How do you go about finding the right advisor for you and your company? Here are 6 key ways to ensure you do it the right way and end up with the advisor (or advisor group) that fits your personality, business style and the company you've created.
An advisory relationship is critical for an entrepreneur during every stage of their business growth. An advisor should be somebody who holds you accountable, when nobody else can or will or tells you the unvarnished truth when you need to hear it.
There is no one size fits all mentor for entrepreneurs and small business owners. An advisor or mentor relationship has to fit a small business like a good running shoe fits your foot. It gets you where you want to go, with support and without blisters!
Strategic partnerships are more than simply two companies working together. Like dancing, it requires "chemistry" between the partners and that each partner know their particular "steps," role and timing in the "dance."
Unfortunately, most small business owners suffer "a forest for the trees" problem. They are so focused on what is right in front of them, that anything on the periphery is lost. They are looking into a distorted mirror for answers.
Some time ago, a question was raised in one of the discussion groups on LinkedIn about the value of Mentoring is one of the most critical elements in contributing to the success of small business owners
There is no question that entrepreneurs and small business owners need good advisors. Objective advice is one of the most critical elements in contributing to the success of a small business.
Every entrepreneur needs mentoring and advisors. You can't get enough good advice. And there are more than enough grizzled veterans with gray hair to tap for that advice...
