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In this episode you’ll learn:
- Tips on how to create a successful venture or business
- How to find something you’d like to do
- Mistakes people make when they start their own business
- How to remain patient and stay in the game long enough
- The danger of digital
Who expected the events of 2020?
Here we are 10 months in living with COVID, the shock of lockdown, and all sorts of new challenges and opportunities as creatives…
Furloughs, losing jobs, changing careers and new opportunities.
So to bridge the gap of a crazy 2020 so far, I invited back on to the show, small business growth expert, Neil Foley from the Business Growth Club, to understand how, for those interested in navigating their own venture, career or business,
Where to start and what the opportunities are…
I haven’t had much chance to catch-up with Neil since we spoke last year so I though this would be an ideal opportunity to capture our conversation live, so to speak, as I’m really interested to hear his thoughts and how recent events have impacted our world as creative beings and people interested in business, leadership and entrepreneurship.
Hear reasons to be optimistic and positive about the future.
…And how the barriers to creating a business in 2021 are breaking down.
Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):
[01:55] Introducing Neil from the Business Growth Club.
[02:35] Neil share’s his 2020 so far.
[03:28] The shock of lockdown.
[05:55] Reality and fear.
[06:22] What small businesses need to focus on going into 2021.
[07:35] What does the customer want?
[08:13] Explaining the term ‘cash is king’.
[09:41] How cash gives you breathing space.
[11:00] Going bust as a business.
[13:09] Going digital in 2020.
[15:25] Primark not going online.
[16:37] How Amazon have employed their employees to grow.
[18:20] Being positive about the future.
[19:32] The Future is Faster Than You Think. Uber and air corridors.
[21:00] How human interaction, creative and craft will be important. Quantum computing.
[22:26] Neil offers some tips on how and where to get started for the first time in business.
[23:35] Classic mistakes people make when they first start out with a new idea or business.
[24:38] Tips on how to create a successful venture or business.
[29:37] Neil describes what a ‘unicorn’ company is.
[32:20] Neil’s story about when he made the leap from corporate life.
[34:20] How to find something you’d like to do (if you don’t already know.)
[35:15] The benefit of looking at what franchises do.
[35:58] Why part-time could be a good idea.
[37:25] Neil describes the benefits of asking for help and the value of collaboration.
[41:03] Finding your first opportunities through research.
[42:26] How to improve your luck.
[47:42] How to remain patient and stay in the game long enough.
[48:48] Trying to working out what your niche is.
[50:24] The Slight Edge by Jeff Ohlson.
[52:40] Motivation 2.0.
[54:34] Is there a market in the gap?
[57:33] How to connect and learn more from Neil.
[58:23] Drop the dead donkey. Neil’s one piece of advice…
Links and Resources:
- Business Growth Club [website]
- The Future is Faster Than You Think by Steven Kotler and Peter H. Diamandis [Book]
- The Slight Edge by Jeff Ohlson [Book]
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