Good Advice, Good Marketing

January 15, 2016

Here’s an idea that wins you friends, influences people, and improves your business. What could be better than that?

Corporations have boards of directors. As a small business or even as a solo/micro-entrepreneur you’re not likely to have a board of directors even if you are incorporated. Besides, who wants to answer to a board? –Exactly, but wait…

How about a team of highly respected professionals, which you admire that happen to provide you with solid business guidance AND advice when you want or need it most? Perhaps you think, wait, this is just too good to be true? Really?? Okay, then…please read on:

Your Advisory Board
You have an opportunity to form an Advisory Board for your professional enterprise [small, solo, and micro businesses]. Pull together five to seven individuals with expertise you respect but can’t necessarily afford.

Ask if they would be interested in joining your “Advisory Board”.

This group isn’t required to meet or keep minutes!

Your only request is that they be willing to field an **occasional phone call** from you or take a look at a new concept you’re developing.

In return, you will happily list the Advisory Board on your website, in your brochure, and in other promotional material. And why not? This is truly a win-win and all parties feel great about this too!

Most, if not all, of these individuals, will feel honored you asked for their participation and feel special being included in such an elite group of professionals.

Perhaps, best of all, you receive stellar business advice at an unbeatable price. 😉

Susan Terzakis

CEO, Founder and Master Coach - Susan is fiercely committed to guiding Solo Entrepreneurs and Small Business alike, on how to consistently attract their ideal client, put their marketing on autopilot, and take a no-excuses approach to creating a highly successful and meaningful small business. If you are looking for a proven professional who can advise and guide you to developing consistent cash-flow, more ideal clients, and measurable results and turn more prospects into paying clients, well you’ve come to the right place. With over 20 years of experience working with amazing clients with similar worries and concerns and guiding them to achieve remarkable success, her mission and commitment is to empowering entrepreneurs as promoters for creating positive change in our communities. Her path became clear, at an early age, growing up in a small family owned business in historic Salem Massachusetts, as she learned first-hand the ups & downs of entrepreneurship by seeing her mom in action, and where she developed her deep seeded passion for being your own boss.

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