The boring planning and preparation stuff is critical. It shouldn’t consume all of your time and money, but you can’t ignore it either.
Construction metaphors abound here.
How many of us entrepreneurs are constructing our businesses only from the outside, in? To stay with my metaphor, how many of us start by shopping for the perfect plumbing fixtures and wall paper for the guest room while largely neglecting whether the boring ol’ slab of concrete where our dream mansion will sit is level, on solid ground and contains the right mix of concrete and the proper placement of the rebar? We’re focused on the things we’ll see, utilize and hopefully enjoy on a daily basis. The foundational stuff under it is merely an enabler, right?
Building a home has a great many parallels to building a business. Good blueprints, quality materials and an exceptional team all give both our house and our business the greatest chance to meet our ambitious expectations. Note the “exceptional team” comment. Very few of us can build a house single-handedly. The same goes for a business. Finding the right architect and using the right planning tools comes before finding the right contractor and/or subcontractors. Very few of us can build without financing, too. Finding the right banker is a must, and not finding a banker may mean you don’t even get to break ground.
ActSeed’s soon-to-launch application is both a planning tool and a self-profiling + search-and-engage venue to help you secure the right team to build and finance your vision.
Business-building is an extraordinary challenge. Let’s not pretend otherwise. But we can find immense leverage with some basic preparation and the right tools that allow us more time to make sure the proverbial interior decoration of our business brings in more customers than we could have dreamed of while assuring that the proverbial foundation assures we’ll be around for a very long time to continue serving our satisfied customers.
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