Most small businesses are not prepared ‘resource wise’ to weather the storm much less thrive in times like these. Who could have been prepared for a global shut down like COVID-19; it’s unprecedented? Although you may not have hindsight yet, there are things you COULD do differently, there are things you SHOULD do differently, and there are new paths for you to take in order to create opportunity and survive this crash. The first step is educating yourself on all of your options and make a plan.<\/p>\n
I’ve personally been through several major crashes in my 30+ years as a business owner. The first was early 2000’s and 911. The second was the 2008 financial crisis – “The Great Recession”. Both were unexpected, shocking and just after a boom in the market. Although I struggled like many companies, I did find ways to reinvent my offerings, services and even products – not to mention all the decisions I wish I would have done had I known. In response to this crisis, we did some research and I’m going to share what other CEOs have done in past recessions and depressions to create opportunity and adapt to a new economies that I think you’ll find enlightening.<\/p>\n
Read this brief list of TEN ways to RETHINK, REINVENT and REBUILD your business during a recession or downturn: (<\/strong>Read MORE HERE<\/a> in our in-depth LinkedIn article)<\/strong><\/p>\n Read MORE here<\/a><\/p>\n About GrowthSmart Consulting, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n Since 2007, GrowthSmart Consulting, Inc has specialized in Revenue Chain Management\u2122 strategies, including: sales, marketing, training and operational performance to improve revenue, profitability and sustainability. Our goal is to drive long-term growth with systems and processes your team can use to maximize results, ultimately creating better performance across the revenue chain. In addition, To support small business growth, GrowthSmart has recently launched a series of small business retreats, training and resources including the ZONEMastery System\u2122 and ZM Retreats\u00ae<\/a>. APPLY<\/a> for your FREE resources TODAY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most small businesses are not prepared ‘resource wise’ to weather the storm much less thrive in times like these. Who could have been prepared for a global shut down like COVID-19; it’s unprecedented? Although you may not have hindsight yet, there are things you COULD do differently, there are things you SHOULD do differently, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessgrowthplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessgrowthplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessgrowthplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessgrowthplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessgrowthplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/businessgrowthplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1016,"href":"https:\/\/businessgrowthplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365\/revisions\/1016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessgrowthplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessgrowthplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessgrowthplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessgrowthplanning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n