![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/SmallBusinessMarketing9.jpg\" "\\"SmallBusinessMarketing9\\"")
<\/a>your business. What you need to increase your income is going to depend on what stage you\u2019re at too.<\/p>\nSo what kind of help do you need now\u2026<\/p>\n
The answer is that it depends.<\/p>\n
It depends on what stage you\u2019re at as an entrepreneur and business owner. Just scan through the following 4 stages, pick the one that describes your business and find the answer.<\/p>\n
Stage I \u2013 Startup<\/strong><\/p>\n You have an idea for a business, a new product or a better way of delivering a service, one you see a need for and you want to support yourself and your family. At this point your biggest concern is taking your idea and turning in into a saleable product or service.<\/p>\n It sounds simple but 50% new businesses fail in the first four years.<\/p>\n So what do you need to succeed?<\/p>\n Focus!<\/strong><\/p>\n Over the last 20 years I\u2019ve worked with hundreds of business owners, eager to launch a new business. The most common problem isn\u2019t lack of hard work, commitment or even smarts.<\/p>\n The biggest mistake that most startups make is trying to do too much, to be everything to everybody. What almost every entrepreneur and startup needs to be more successful is to focus on clarifying their target market, the problem they solve and the primary benefits of their product and service.<\/p>\n Figure out what your business is, who it helps and how. Then come up with a killer marketing message so your prospects understand the value of your product and services. It\u2019s a simple step that all too many businesses ignore, even well established ones, at their own peril.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the simple formula to focus your business and your marketing >>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Stage II \u2013 New Business<\/strong><\/p>\n After a few months of working around the clock, you have a product or service ready to sell. You land a few customers and sales start to trickle in, but that\u2019s when the frustration sets in.<\/p>\n You\u2019ve worked hard to create top quality products and services but your business is still the best-kept secret going. Hardly anyone knows about it and too few are becoming buyers.<\/p>\n What do you need to get more than the occasional client and sale?<\/p>\n It\u2019s at this stage that entrepreneurs and service providers who are experts in their industry niche, in accounting, web design, dentistry, in financing realize that they\u2019re not experts in marketing.<\/p>\n What do you need to grow your business at this point?<\/p>\n Ideas!<\/strong><\/p>\n Even the smartest entrepreneur needs marketing ideas so they can discover the proven ways to attract clients, increase sales and generate a steady income.<\/p>\n Are you looking for more ideas, low-cost proven ways to skyrocket your business?<\/p>\n Use the ultimate marketing success formula >><\/a><\/p>\n Stage III \u2013 Profitable Business<\/strong><\/p>\n It happens to every smart entrepreneur and business owner. You apply a few solid marketing strategies and business starts rolling in and pretty soon you\u2019re overwhelmed.<\/p>\n You\u2019re trying to do everything, do the work, do all the routine stuff and keep marketing so you avoid roller coaster swings in the number of clients you have.<\/p>\n The problem now is, that because you did a few things right your business is the ball and chain around your life. You\u2019re making good money, but you\u2019re working way too hard and have yet to break into the upper six-figures or seven-figures.<\/p>\n At this point, you don\u2019t need more ideas. You already have too many ideas.<\/p>\n At this stage the challenge is taking what you already know, all the good ideas you\u2019ve been accumulating, and figuring out which ones to apply and how.<\/p>\n What do you need help with?<\/p>\n Implementation.<\/p>\n This is the stage in your business when a mentor, a coach can help you. You need someone to work with you one-on-one to help you sift through all the ideas you have, figure out which ones to use first, second and third to help you keep the sales rolling in.<\/p>\n Do you have a profitable business? Looking for ways to grow it?<\/p>\n