Key Idea: Take ActionIt's a simple law of physics applied to business. It is the one that about "an object in uniform motion in a straight line will continue unless compelled to change that state by external forces acted upon it." In business-speak, those that keep moving will continue to move in the direction of their goal based on the successes along the path they've begun. |
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Take action. Don't just sit there with your current products and customers. Look ahead and keep improving. We learned from Vicky and the other women in this episode that you have to be a person of action to grow a business. Getting started in business takes action, but many small companies get into a comfort zone and tread water. Think about itWhat are you procrastinating on or about? Clip from: Women Shatter GlassUSA: One out of three businesses in this country is owned by a woman. That's approximately 9 million businesses. Yet only one out of ten of those businesses does more than $1 million in annual sales or about 900,000 businesses. These two statistics prompted the production of this episode. We researched women who do millions in annual sales and found most were in male-dominated industries. There are many resources to help women start and grow the right kind of business beginning with government agencies like the US SBA and their Small Business Development Centers. There are programs promoted by women-friendly banks, economic development offices, trade associations and industry groups, and women's associations in every state. With so much help and information around, why do women so often migrate to tiny ideas? ...more inspiration? ... better role models? One of the women studied here asked rhetorically, "Why should I polish nails when I could be polishing steel?" All business owners can learn valuable lessons from these women. They are the small minority who are making a huge difference in their industry and in their communities. By moving to the top of the game where there are mostly men, a woman's influence can make the greatest difference.
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