Long before the invention of the GPS, I was a road warrior who worked with an office of men who hated to ask for directions. It never bothered me to ask for help, but when I traveled with one of the other reps and they refused to stop at a gas station to ask for directions I would be amazed. Smart, intelligent people who hated to admit they were lost or needed someone’s help, would prefer to be late for an important business meeting. Are you a business owner who is not afraid to ask for directions? Do you have a mentor for your business or a marketing or business coach? Today’s economy is challenging even the strongest of organizations so what can a small business do to make things better…ASK FOR HELP!

If you do not have the resources to hire your own marketing or business coach/consultant and you do not have any retired friends who worked in your industry and owned a business to oversee your business, contact SCORE. This non-profit organization helps to counsel to small businesses in United States. They have workshops and one on one counseling help and even on-line resources that can help your business. The key is that you find a support system and a Success Team for your business.

Asking for help from friends and family is also a way to help your business. The more people who know about your business and what you have to offer means that you are expanding possibilities for sales and getting a team in place to help you, the better your chances are for success. This is not a time for you to be shy. Thank the people who are your support system and find more people for your team. Recognize that with the internet that enlisting one person to help your business means that you have the potential to connect with approximately 200 or more contacts that they have in their life. You just never know who you will reach and what expertise they have that will benefit your business. This morning when I logged in to my Facebook page I noticed my daughter’s post telling people about my new Purple Diamond blog and asking her 200+ contacts to check it out and spread the word, this cost me nothing and I noticed a spike in traffic to my blog immediately. Do not discount the younger generation and the energy they have to offer your business. The more people who support your dream means that you will spend less time feeling lost along the journey of your new business!

So, I will take my own advice and ask anyone who is reading this blog today to post my Purple Diamond blog link on their Twitter and Facebook update and share my blog with others. And, if you know of a company who needs an affordable marketing coach or an advertising agency for a TV or radio campaign, please tell them about Purple Diamond.

All my best to your success!
~Charlene

“Success wears the Purple Diamond!”