Scaling Your Small Business

Scaling Your Small Business

35mBeginner2019-01-08

Authors

John Jantsch

John Jantsch

Marketing Consultant, Speaker, Author

Course details

Take your business to the next level. Many entrepreneurs and small business owners find it difficult to make the transition from startup to mature company. But if you want to make your big idea even bigger, it's critical to shift your mindset. You need to define what you do best, communicate it to customers, and outsource any nonessential tasks. In this course, John Jantsch explains how to scale a startup into a successful business that is prepared for future growth. Learn why it's important to understand and periodically re-evaluate who your customers are and why they value your product or service. Discover how to communicate your unique brand promise, use the most potent marketing channels, and collaborate with strategic, implementation, and co-marketing partners. John also helps you delegate tasks and turn your focus to what matters: demonstrating leadership and innovation. Plus, get valuable tips on measuring your success and hiring the right people.

Learning objectives
Recall how to use behavior to gain a better understanding of your ideal customer.
Determine the best way to join several channels together.
Define the “power of confluence.”
Recognize the benefits of creating a viral loop.
Apply appropriate strategies in order to better train and prepare new hires.
Identify the recommended number of priorities that a team should work on each quarter.

Skills covered

Small Business ManagementSmall Business and EntrepreneurshipOne-Off

Concepts

Introduction

  • Grow your startup by scaling

Getting Ready to Scale

  • Growth vs. scale
  • Getting ready

Nail the Foundation

  • Discover your ideal customer
  • Know your brand promise better
  • Find your champions

Start with Channels

  • What are channels
  • Find your viral channels
  • Understanding confluence
  • Create viral loops
  • Time to experiment
  • Customer experience - The forgotten channel

Delegate Almost Everything

  • Delegate before you can
  • Systems thinking
  • Systems roadmap

Focus and Measurement

  • Planning less
  • Measuring what matters
  • Hiring to let go

Conclusion

  • Next steps
40,000 Toman