Best Resources to Grow My Small Business
To say there are a ton of resources out there that say they’ll grow your business is an understatement. So how do you choose which one is right for you?
I want to introduce you to a suite of resources that have not only helped me, but helped thousands of business owners grow their businesses, from startups to multi-million dollar companies.
Business Made Simple Daily, free subscription
“Most people enter their professional careers not understanding how to grow a business. At times, this makes them feel lost or, worse, like a fraud pretending to know what they’re doing.
It’s hard to be successful without a clear understanding of how business works. These 60 daily videos are crucial for any professional or business owner who wants to take their career to the next level.
New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Donald Miller knows that business is more than just a good idea made profitable - it’s a system of unspoken rules, rarely taught by MBA schools. If you are attempting to profitably grow your business or career, you need elite business knowledge - knowledge that creates tangible value.
Even if you had the time, access, or money to attend a top 20 business school, you would still be missing the practical knowledge that propels the best and brightest forward. However, there is another way to achieve this insider skill development, which can both drastically improve your career earnings and the satisfaction of achieving your goals.
Donald Miller learned how to rise to the top using the principles he shares in these videos. H
These short, daily videos will add enormous value to your business and the organization you work for. In this 60-day guide, listeners will be introduced to the nine areas where truly successful leaders and their businesses excel:
Character: What kind of person succeeds in business?
Leadership: How do you unite a team around a mission?
Personal productivity: How can you get more done in less time?
Messaging: Why aren’t customers paying more attention?
Marketing: How do I build a sales funnel?
Business strategy: How does a business really work?
Execution: How can we get things done?
Sales: How do I close more sales?
Management: What does a good manager do?
Business Made Simple Daily is the must-have guide for anyone who feels lost or overwhelmed by the modern business climate, even if they attended business school. Learn what the most successful business leaders have known for years through the simple but effective secrets shared here.
How to Grow Your Small Business by Donald Miller, $15.39 on Amazon (as of the time of writing this)
“For so many entrepreneurs, running a small business ended up looking different than they imagined. They’re stressed, discouraged, and not confident in their plan for growth. In How to Grow Your Small Business, Donald Miller gives entrepreneurs a 6-step plan to grow their businesses so they produce dependable, predictable results.
Using the exact steps you’ll learn in this book, Donald Miller grew his small business from four employees working out of a basement to a 15 million dollar operation, increasing revenue sixfold in just six years.
In this book, you’ll learn the 6 steps to grow a successful small business and create a playbook to implement them—your Flight Plan. When you have a completed Flight Plan in hand, you can stop drowning in the details and spend more time doing the things you truly love—in your business and your life.
In How to Grow Your Small Business, you’ll learn how to:
Cast a vision for your company that includes three economic priorities
Clarify your marketing message
Install a sales framework that makes your customers the hero
Optimize your product offering
Run a management and productivity playbook that aligns your entire team.
Use 5 checking accounts to manage your cash flow
If you’re ready to experience freedom, flexibility, and growth for your business, How to Grow Your Small Business is the book you’ve been waiting for.”
Business Made Simple, full access risk free with a 7-day free trial then $275/year
Many small business owners are making things up as they go (been there, done that!). That’s what makes entrepreneurs so great: They’re willing to take action without seeing the full picture!
But once our businesses are up and running, we need proven frameworks so we can grow and maintain profitability as soon as possible.
Business Made Simple provides video guided lessons walking you through how to build your business like an airplane. When you know how to build the 6 core parts of your airplane, your business can fly far and fast.
When you join Business Made Simple, you’ll get access to on-demand courses and live coaching events that will help you…
Become the kind of leader that people want to follow
Build a marketing plan that actually gets conversions
Close more sales and serve more people
Optimize your products for revenue and profitability
Hire the right people and manage operations effectively
Protect and increase your cash flow
Start your full access 7-day free trial now!
Small Business Flight School, $2,495 or $479/mo for 6 months
Most business growth resources are a firehose of confusing content… and most business “plans” are nothing more than a blank template.
You have no idea where to start or how to put things together into a cohesive strategy.
This used to drive me nuts as a business owner. I don’t have time to figure all of that out or play the guessing game – and I know you don’t either. That’s exactly why I advise my clients to join Small Business Flight School. It’s designed specifically with you and your needs in mind.
You won’t have to waste time trying to figure out how to create a growth plan or which content you need to learn first. With Flight School, you’ll get video lessons (taught by Donald Miller) sent directly to your inbox over a 6-month period.
You’ll learn how to build a robust business growth plan (what Don calls a “Flight Plan”) for YOUR unique business. Each video comes with an assignment and worksheets. You’ll know exactly what you should be working on every single week.
Flight School is perfect for you if you’ve proven your business model in the marketplace, but you need help…
Creating and implementing a strategic, aggressive growth plan
Creating marketing that drives sales with less ad spend
Improving your sales and negotiating skills
Optimizing your product line for revenue and profit
Installing a cash flow management system that is clear and easy to use
You’re not just getting video content and worksheets with Flight School.
You’ll have live, weekly Q&A calls with Business Made Simple experts (including Donald Miller) where you can ask questions, get feedback on your Flight Plan, and get personalized feedback on your unique business.
You’ll also get access to the exclusive community of Flight School members where you can get inspiration, stay accountable, and learn from other members who are also working on their Flight Plan.
If you want to get your Flight Plan done – and get it done right and quickly – Small Business Flight School is where it all happens.
Start Small Business Flight School today!
What I love most about each of these resources is that they build on top of each other. With each step in the process you go a little deeper and get more hands on with growing your business.
Which resource will you start with today?
Have a resource you love? Let me know!
