Starting a business can take you from zero to 180 miles per hour in the blink of an eye. Once you start speeding down the decision making path, it becomes more and more difficult to turn the wheel in another direction without time, money, and resources. Correcting a mistake wastes all three of these assets, which means making an effort to get things right the first time around is crucial. Whether you are starting a business or have owned one for 25 years and are now starting to implement The Octopus Solution, everything starts with planning and strategy. Making decisions that can make or break your company is one of the most challenging and exciting aspects of being a business owner; the freedom to do what you what!
Early in our careers as small business owners we ran our companies by the seat of our pants. When problems arose we dealt with them; when things didn’t work, we fixed them; and when money didn’t flow, we worked weeknights and weekends to boost revenue. Reacting to competition, customers, employees and all the other things that can jump out of the wood-work will get you no where fast. Instead of focusing on growth and expansion, you will be running from one problem to the next like a chicken with its head cut-off. If you have been through this frantic chase, you already know that it’s not fun. The Octopus Solution can help you avoid those nightmarish days that run swiftly into the deepest hours of the night.
Even thought we don’t prefer working seven days a week, we sometimes have no choice in the matter. Owning a small business is by no means a 9-5 job; it’s a lifestyle and one that you must be committed to in order to make it work—at least in the beginning stages. After you have our Success System dialed down, you will be able to remove yourself from running a reactionary business to running a business that more or less runs itself. We have removed ourselves and you can too.
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