5 Essential Shifts for Business Success with Audrey Blackburn

In this conversation, Audrey discusses essential shifts that business owners can make to improve their financial management and overall business success. The focus is on setting clear goals, maintaining financial awareness, ensuring proper compensation for oneself, and utilizing available educational resources to enhance business knowledge. Audrey emphasizes the importance of regular check-ins with financials and the need for accountability in achieving business objectives.

Takeaways:

• Set goals at the beginning of the year and check in regularly.
• Business owners must be aware of their financials daily.
• It's crucial to have a budget and track expenses.
• Pay yourself consistently to develop financial discipline.
• Educate yourself on financial management through available resources.
• Don't ignore your bookkeeping; it’s essential for growth.
• Align your goals with your current business direction.
• Regularly review profit and loss statements to understand your business.
• Utilize small business centers for free educational resources.
• Take action on at least one financial aspect today.

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Karol Mendez is the co-owner of We Will Figure It Out LLC, She is a seasoned entrepreneur, mother, and graduate of Florida International University with a degree in Public Relations and Hospitality. With over 10 years of experience in the business world, Karol has successfully transformed her passion for communication and creativity into a thriving business that empowers individuals and brands.Her expertise spans website content design, social media strategy, and professional translations, making her a go-to resource for businesses looking to grow their online presence and connect with diverse audiences.Karol’s dedication to delivering personalized solutions stems from her deep understanding of her clients’ unique needs and her unwavering commitment to excellence. Her blend of technical expertise, marketing savvy, and linguistic precision ensures that every project reflects her clients’ vision.

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What do you do when your tech fails during the busiest time of the year? You laugh about it. Host Audrey Blackburn shares the lessons she learned this week from a tech failure during the busiest time of the year.

Tiffany Borne Jones is a Business Operations Strategist and Fractional COO who helps 6- and 7-figure business owners escape the overwhelm of day-to-day operations and scale their businesses with clarity and efficiency.With over 15 years of experience in corporate operations, process improvement, project management, and human resources—along with an MBA, PMP, and Six Sigma Black Belt—Tiffany specializes in turning chaotic back-end operations into streamlined, scalable systems. She and her team help business owners create a strategic roadmap, implement smart automation, and use data-driven decision-making to increase efficiency, revenue, and peace of mind. Through her Visionary Roadmapping Intensive, Tiffany helps entrepreneurs align their big-picture goals with actionable strategies so they can fully step into their CEO role, delegate with confidence, and build a business that supports their life—not the other way around.Social Media Links: www.instagram.com/tiffanybornejones

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It's official! The Financial Phoenix Podcast is here. I've come back to the podcasting world and oh how I have missed it. We are actively looking for guests for our podcast. If you would like to be a guest please email hello@blackburnconsultingnc.com and let us know you are interested. We hope you enjoy!

This week marks two years that I've been in my new space. So for those who don't know, seven years ago, I started my business. And two years ago, into the middle of the pandemic, in August of 2020, I moved into an office space outside of my home, and I hired my first employee.

And so two years has went by. And during this whole time, I've been asked many times, like, What possessed you to lease an office in the middle of a pandemic?

Well, in short, it was a vision that I had, when I started the business seven years ago, I, you know, whenever any of us are thinking about what we want to do, as a business owner, we have an idea, we have that vision, whether we call it that or not, that's what it is. It's the vision of what our business is going to be. And I had this vision of what I wanted this business to be and to become.

Now I knew I was a really long way from that vision. But my background is heavily a nonprofit organizations and small businesses. And because of that, I've been exposed over the years, so many times, to retreats, and workshops on mission, vision and purpose. So I'm going to share with you a little bit about what that is, and why you need a mission, vision and purpose...

https://davidburkus.com/2020/05/whats-the-difference-between-vision-mission-and-purpose/