Unprepared to Entrepreneur: A Method to the Madness of Starting Your Own Business

https://kanchisilksarees.com/771atfgo5 About the author Foreword by Abadesi Osunsade Acknowledgements 1 Are you prepared to be an entrepreneur? Welcome to entrepreneurship Failures and grey areas: if the demand is there, what is holding you back? Who are you? My year of strategically winging it (SWI) What’s the worst that can happen? 2 Entrepreneurship – nature or nurture? Are you unlocking your entrepreneurial style? Styles of entrepreneurship When did you last have a business idea? I don’t have a business idea A method to the entrepreneurial madness! How do you articulate your idea? Turning your idea into an action plan The Lean Canvas model The LMF Lean Canvas model Own your madness with a method Afterthoughts 3 Does your customer understand who you are? Value yourself Evolve to meet your customer’s needs Let’s find your customer How do you validate your customer? What do I do once the data is collected? Making your brand a reality Afterthoughts 4 Social media for your business Should I believe the social media hype? What is the purpose of being online? The social five Making social media work for your business and your brand What is the marketing mix? The content road map Data analytics Afterthoughts 5 Converting your network into your net worth Using the internet to find your community Is your network really your net worth? Personal branding and networking work hand in hand The internet is a wonderful network of things and people Building your net worth using templates Afterthoughts 6 Does teamwork make the dream work? Time to grow your team The future of work: functional and flexible Seven ways to grow your team My experience of growing the team Let’s grow your team! Can your team find you? Why is diverse and inclusive recruitment important to growing your business and team? Five things to consider when growing your business and team Afterthoughts 7 The three Ps of leadership: people, power and purpose What is leadership? What type of leader are you? Are leaders born or made? Get to know your team members Do you ever feel like you don’t deserve the gold star? What is imposter syndrome? Building your boss brand online How to succeed with LinkedIn Afterthoughts 8 Mind over matter What is mental health? Working cultures Having a healthy relationship with social media Dealing with loneliness How to deal with your mental health as an entrepreneur Afterthoughts 9 Shifting your money mindset Why do we need to discuss finances? Spend time understanding your costs Shifting your money mindset What is a budget? Managing expenses I have my finances in order, what next? Five ways to reinvest financial revenue to grow your business Afterthoughts 10 How to influence people and win clients What does it mean to influence people? What is a pitch? What are the five types of pitches? The pitch deck The written pitch In-person pitching How do you convert prospects into clients? Five ways to secure new business The reality of being ghosted What is your measure of success? Afterthoughts 11 Eleven methods to the madness of starting your own business 1 Small wins give you the confidence to try something bigger 2 You don’t need the title or accolades 3 Productive procrastination is the key to productivity 4 Becoming a boss can be stressful for relationships, romance and love 5 If you stop enjoying entrepreneurship, you’re exhausted 6 Define your measure of success, not somebody else’s 7 Prepare to practise, not to perfect 8 Not all passion projects need to become a multi-million-pound business 9 Let your personal brand do the talking 10 If entrepreneurship doesn’t work, at least you’re employable 11 Always ask why and what’s next Afterthoughts References Index