Entrepreneurship Doesn't Have to Be Hard...

Welcome to Business Results Done Simply by 8 Simple Steps...

I am Maureen Edwards, and I never dreamed or planned on being an entrepreneur. I was a corporate girl all the way. My journey started by accident. I never looked back.

I have gone on to build 5 more companies since my first and worked with hundreds to start, turnaround, or scale theirs. Being a business owner is hard. If you are one, you know what I mean. I am honest when I say I have made a ton of missteps and had fear paralyze me from making good decisions.

After learning from the mistakes, fine-tuning and implementing the process for business success, and using fear as a motivator, elevating my confidence, I now spend my time to achieve my mission: taking the hard out of entrepreneurship for at least one business owner a day by sharing my message, eliminating overwhelm and complexity, and mentoring them with award-winning best practices and simple blueprints proven to build a business that thrives and survives.

I discovered the hard way that you don't need to know everything to create a revenue generating, profitable, and sustainable business. You only need to know what works. I know what works and what doesn't...through a lot of on-the-job training :).

I will be sharing insights, tips, tools, best practices, and resources for you to simply implement and have a business that stays in business and enjoy the journey along the way.

In today's current business climate, small businesses and startups need more opportunities than ever to reach, influence, acquire, and retain customers. The complexity of owning a business has increased exponentially and the competition is fierce. I want business owners to have the greatest chance of survival and success.

The Differentiation Factor: Become Recognized as an Industry Leader and Have Customers Clamoring to Work With You

With 5 million new businesses created in 2021, the most in history, every business has a sea of competitors, forcing you to stand out and differentiate yourself from them more than ever.

Ask yourself if you are someone known for your experience, expertise, value, and competitive differentiation above?others with the same service or product, making customers know, like, and trust you?

If you would like to be seen as a go-to leader and seperate yourself from the pack, here?are 8?simple ways to elevate your?authority?by leveraging:

1. Guest appearances?on podcasts and social media "Lives"
2. Magazine interviews?
3. Speaking?opportunities?at non-profits, networking workshops, industry events, and?conferences
4. Articles, publications & whitepapers?you have written that demonstrate your expertise
5. Press releases?that announce new product launches and your mission, vision, benefits, and knowledge
6. Your?book?to multiply?your message and impact
7. Local media outlets?(i.e., newspapers, t.v. & radio)
8. Clubhouse?rooms?to share your know-how with a captive?audience and broaden your reach and influence?

If you do not know where to start or would like to add another event on your entrepreneurial resume, I am searching for small business owners?to share their journey?(successes, challenges, and wisdom?for others) on my weekly LinkedIn?and Facebook Live series,?"Why Are You an Entrepreneur? Trials & Triumphs,"?on Thursday's @ 5pm EST.?

The interview is conversational, real, and requires you to be?authentic and transparent about your experience. You can be just starting or been in business for decades. Watch an episode to see if it is right for you.

If you want to be perceived as a leader in what you do, help other small business owners, and heighten your brand recognition, please fill out the?application?and send it back to me [email protected].?

Be on the lookout in 2 weeks for your next issue of Business Results Done Simply with another simple best practice to start and build your business to stay in business.

Keep it simple.

Maureen Edwards

Founder, 8 Simple Steps

www.8simplesteps.net

About the author...

Maureen Edwards is an award-winning branding and marketing expert with 25-years’ experience in the craft. She is a 2x award-winning inventor and business strategist who has created 6 profitable companies from conception to commercialization. She is a keynote speaker and national instructor.

As the founder of 8 Simple Steps, she works with entrepreneurs to remove the overwhelm, mistakes, and complexity of building, managing & scaling their business by implementing a proprietary blueprint that has generated $50 million in revenue. Her strategies and thoughtful tactics demonstrate record high growth and profits.?You can contact her at goldfish@8simplesteps to discuss how easy entrepreneurship can be.