BAE Talks

Are you feeling unfulfilled, drained, tired, unmotivated, and just blahhhh with business? Im talking at any moment, you can just let everything go! Or that you may have come to your ends and are looking for new avenues in business and life?? Let me be the first to acknowledge your hard work thus far and let you in on a secret, you are not alone and guess what It's not you, it's actually a normal phase of entrepreneurial leadership. This phase is called BURNOUT!!! Burnout happens more often than we would like to admit but it comes at you fast and a little harder when you are in leadership roles where you are constantly being pulled on to pour out yet you are not adequately being poured back into.

Causes, Symptoms, and Strategies for Overcoming Burnout! Entrepreneurial leadership can be both rewarding and challenging, as entrepreneurs often wear many hats and face a variety of responsibilities. However, with the...

If you have been in business any amount of time I do not have to try to convince you very hard that additional streams of income is a great idea especially in this economy and that retail is one of the best ways to add additional income in your existing business.  So since we have already established that, then we already know that you may already also have a very key ingredient to being successful in selling retail, and that is CLIENTS/ CUSTOMERS... if you have a brick and mortar business or you already offer services to people, then you are in prime position to be able to sell to potential customers. See most clients already trust you because they come to you for services, so your suggestions on products make it an easier sale. But here are a few tips to help you increase your retail sales with your existing clientele.

When starting out in business, we tend to only focus on providing services to our clients. As a service provider, actual services will be our bread and butter, but only providing a service does a true disservice to the very people we are servicing. Also what happens if something physically happens to you and you have to stop or decrease the services you provide? I can guarantee you that if you don’t have a team or additional income sources, then your income will drop immediately and that can damage your business/ career. Some examples of changes could be, pregnancy, health issues, accidents, and/or life changes. You should highly consider adding some type of retail product to your business.