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Volume IX, Issue 12  
September 30, 2011  
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How do you become part of the 5% of successful businesses?


This statistic has been plastered over the internet and magazines for years. Why would anyone start a new business knowing that the likelihood of success is so small? What makes the 20% succeed? Do you know that almost 95% of small businesses fail within 10 years? Only a 5% 10-year success rate! That's not very encouraging to small business owners. The question is why? How do you become part of the 5% of successful businesses?

Owning and operating your own business has been part of the American Dream for centuries. Being able to control your own destiny of your business, dictating your own schedule, and living life to the fullest is all part of that dream. These are all great dreams, but the reality is that owning and running your own business takes many skills that few people actually possess.

Most small business owners try to be the corporate strategist, the tactical operations manager, the bookkeeper, the sales staff and office maintenance! Not many people really have all of these skills. The main causes of failure include lack of cash flow, not having proper investment to start a business, underestimating the time and energy it takes to build a business, lack of sales expertise, and the list goes on and on.

For the past 13 years I have been running my business, Sales Focus Inc (SFI). SFI and I have experienced many ups and downs. I have lived through financial struggles and tough business decisions. Fortunately, I have achieved the 10 years and as a business we continue to grow over 40% per year. In this economy, that is not an easy feat to achieve! When I first developed my concept of Sales Outsourcing and wanted to launch my own business, I sought out advice from many business owners and was told the same thing by many of them...DON'T DO IT!
   

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I was smart enough to know that I am not smart enough! I realized early on that I needed to find people who knew what I didn't know. I did a self evaluation of my skills and discovered what I needed from others. Knowing what you don't know can save your business, or be the difference between success and being part of the 80% failed companies.

Fortunately for small business owners there are many Business Coaches who can help you find your way to the successful 20% who survive through the first three years and beyond. Utilizing outside resources can give you the understanding, guidance and creativity that maybe you don't have. Business Coaching can be a great resource to fill in your knowledge gaps. Finding a business coach that will work based strictly on their performance is a win/win solution.

Sales Focus, Inc. is partnering with Catalyst Business Coaching to offer small companies a pay for performance solution that is focused strictly on helping you become part of the 20%. Small business executives who know their business is a simple concept, but an effective solution.

Hundreds of small business owners have reached out to SFI over the past 13 years and we have discovered they really aren't ready to launch a dedicated sales team. We at SFI are not coaches, we are tactical revenue generators. Our focus is developing, launching and managing sales teams for our clients. Small companies want new business and they want a dedicated sales team, but they really are not ready. Catalyst can get you ready. They can make sure that your organization is prepared, focused and targeted so when you do launch a sales team your success rate is increased tremendously.

I have watched too many small businesses rush out to hire their first few sales people then expect miracles. Sales people need support, direction and focus. Six months later they release the sales person and are convinced that they hired the wrong person. Maybe it was the wrong person, but typically it was that the business was not prepared to hire a sales person. They didn't have their message solidified, the proper value proposition, and clear differentiation statement. Using a business coach will make sure you are prepared. They will make sure you don't waste money. They will make sure they save you money. . .or they don't get paid!

I wish I had this option when I launched SFI thirteen years ago! No results, No cost. No brainer.

Don't wait until your company is struggling. Reach out today to a business coach who can really make a difference. You need someone who is determined to succeed, because as you know only 20% actually succeed for the short-term. Only 5% succeed past 10 years. Make sure you increase your odds of success by finding a coach who will teach you the path to success.

Catalyst Business Coaching & Development is part of the largest and most comprehensive coaching alliance in North America (The PBCA). They have over 75 years of business experience and are one of a few coaching firms to represent a way of doing business that concentrates on an individual's personal effectiveness skills as well as their business skills to develop their full potential.




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About Sales Focus Inc.

Sales Focus Inc., the leading sales outsourcing company in the US, is focused on developing immediate revenue opportunities for our clients. Our sales outsourcing and process improvement solutions focus strictly on sales deployment and effective management. We work closely with our clients to develop, launch and manage effective sales teams that focus on one thing - generating revenue. Our "One-Team" approach allows focused companies to thrive and succeed in today's competitive environment! We focus on cost containment and profit enhancement solutions. Profit enhancement is a different mindset than cost cutting. Cost cutting means doing less of something; profit enhancement implies doing more of something that will boost the bottom line. We represent the concept of focused profit enhancement solutions.

Sales Focus is driven towards a single goal: "Generating Immediate Revenue for our Clients!" Whether it's implementing our S.O.L.D. Methodology, Developing Lead Generation Programs or Launching an Outsourced Sales Force, we remain focused on the goal of TACTICALLY GENERATING RAPID REVENUE. Let us help you not only meet, but exceed your sales goals.

Sales Focus Inc.
2205 Warwick Way, Suite 100
Marriottsville, MD 21104
P. 410.442.5600
F. 410.442.5102
Toll Free: 866.840.8305
URL: www.SalesFocusInc.com

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