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Podcast host, Randal Wimmer, is a serial entrepreneur who has stepped on EVERY landmine in the startup minefield, at least once and some of them more times than he cares to admit! However, these hard-learned lessons were instrumental to his success.
Randal's companies have made hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, been listed on both the INC 500 Fastest Growing Companies List and the Washington Tech Fast 50 List on multiple occassions, and culminated in successful market exits. Randal is also the author of the Amazon Bestselling book, GOOD ENOUGH! To Launch Your Company. (Author website: RandalWimmer.com )
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Entrepreneur Soundoff!
98--Dreaming (vs. Aspiring) Entrepreneurs
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During GCA's Free Proposal Writing Bootcamp (you can register/watch recordings here: https://www.crowdcast.io/@businessgrowth ) an attendee asked me how any small business could afford to pursue corporate differentiators. My answer made me feel bad, but I committed to give her honesty rather than a rosy-colored deceit.
There are 140,000+ small businesses registered to do work in the Federal Government industry. As a startup, you have very limited number of ways to stand out in this crowd. By definition, you lack historical references and past performances. Even worse, your startup exemplifies this industries most common belief: All small businesses are inherently risky.
I shared a brutal truth that will either:
1. Destroy her pleasant, but completely naive, dreams
or...
2. Nudge her in the direction of becoming an ASPIRING entrepreneur who is working towards their small business success vice enjoying pleasant dreams of becoming successful.
Nearly every entrepreneur needs this nudge. I did. And, thankfully, my father-in-law provided it.
Hopefully, this will be a nudge to get you on your way to successful small business ownership!
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