How to Use Contractors to Grow your Business

I want to spend a little bit of time talking to you today about what or how you should use freelancers, contractors, and the gig economy to grow your business. I’m doing this hot off my recent New York visit, where I gave a speaking presentation on how to build systems and run small businesses like real businesses.

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Is It Your Strategy or Is It You?

Hi guys, Diane here. I've been going through a few strategy videos over the last few weeks because I realize it's something that a lot of business owners have misconceptions about. Plus, we're in the middle of summer and moving into the fall, which is usually when I would be planning strategies for the upcoming year when I was in corporate.

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VIDEO: What is a strategy? Do you know if you have a good one?

Strategies are what guide the decisions you make as a business owner. We are 100% in charge of our businesses, and we’re often inundated with options. Infinite options for what we can do, what we can invest in, and where we focus our attention. Strategies become key because they clarify what we are trying to accomplish and are a tool for guiding our decisions.

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