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One of the reasons, I’ve found, that businesses fail is - the head entrepreneur doesn’t take the time to find out what people are willing to pay for. That’s a generalization - we’ll get to the specifics of why & how to avoid that mistake.

As a small business owner - you get paid in proportion to your ability to market your products and services to the people wanting to buy them. Seems like a “well, duh, Meg” statement, right? But so many creative entrepreneurs are missing key components of this equation. You’re not alone, if you’re struggling.

There is hope, though. You can learn, and you can change.

The first step in finding out what your customers want is this:

Figure out WHO your customers are!

There are three simple steps you can take to get started here. Seriously, it isn’t that hard.

Note: Please do not make the mistake that “Whiny Babies” make! Do not convince yourself you don’t have the time or the money to do this step! This step is essential to your small business success!

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As an entrepreneur - whether you’re a sole proprietor, an independent contractor or you own your home based business or small brick & mortar business - you likely are excellent at a few key things. That’s what has brought you the success you have so far. Congratulations!

When you add up how much you, as the center of your business universe, are worth per hour… and you multiply that by the hours you spend on the mundane, the minutiae, and whatever you’re not the best at - that’s an incredible cost to your company. - Meg Meyer

What can you delegate to others? What can you empower your employees to do (without micro-managing them?) And what can you outsource to Small Business Services providers, like MegMeyer.com?

Regardless of the (likely tax-deductible*) business expense of outsourcing - when you add the cost of the entrepreneur’s time - and add in the value of freeing up the principles’ time to do that which they are experts at - the benefits are priceless to the bottom line of the business.

Rockstars of sports, industry, business, and, well… music - cannot reach their top performance without coaching. It is also true that a solitary entrepreneur needs to learn how to partner and delegate certain tasks in order to grow their business and, ultimately, profit.