Upcoming SBAC Events
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Wed, 05/29/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Wed, 05/29/2013 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
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Small Business
Advocacy Council
20 S. Clark, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60603
Office: (847) 990-7909
Fax: (312) 372-7076
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Helping You Grow and Thrive in Your Business
Entrepreneurs Group
Entrepreneurs Group is made up of 8-12 professionals and entrepreneurs like you – we offer you invaluable feedback and accountability for your goals. Candor. Support. Insight. Entrepreneurs Group provides the objectivity you need, from peers you trust. SBAC members will receive $50.00 off of 3 months of membership. The discount will apply to the 1st, 3rd, and 6th months of membership, and will only apply to new members of an Entrepreneurs Group.
Michael Shapiro
Dynamic Management Solutions, Inc.
30 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 824
Chicago, IL 60602
t. 312 558-4700
c. 847 691-9536
michael@dmscoach.com
Mary Erlain
Peak Development Strategies
124 Kingswood Court
Naperville, IL 60565
t. 630.768.1422
c.630.768.1422
M.Erlain@Peak-DS.com
Entrepreneurs Group offers a unique opportunity for joining a peer-to-peer group. We started our first group in 2006 - entrepreneurs have benefited ever since. We possess the business acumen, organizational expertise and services you need to get you where you want to go with your business and your life. The Entrepreneurs Group is for you, if you find yourself asking questions like these:
• When is the right time to hire my first employee(s)?
• How do I improve my “closing” ratio?
• Where can I find qualified employees?
• How do I “scale” my business, and what does that mean for me?
• How do I keep a work-life balance?
• How do I deal with a difficult client—or one who’s not paying?
• How can I learn to delegate and stop doing everything myself?
Additional monthly One-to-One coaching session with a facilitator is included.
Goal Setting
Achieve the goals you set through a methodology that delivers results. Research recently conducted in a study by Psychology professor Dr. Gail Matthews states “My study provides empirical evidence for the effectiveness of three coaching tools: accountability, commitment, and writing down one’s goals”. Entrepreneurs Group establishes quarterly goals with monthly accountability to their peers and additional accountability through coaching with the facilitators.
Accountability
As a business owner, you need to hold yourself accountable for the actions you take to achieve success. Functioning as part of a peer group helps individuals feel empowered to participate and share their successes and struggles in business. Members hold each other accountable to their goals, celebrate successes and support each other during times of difficulty. Overall, members gain increased satisfaction in their businesses and improved quality of life. Morale increases, as does effective problem solving. They are better able to cope with changes as they take ownership in the process. Trust in the group and a feeling of importance help members be more efficient and productive.
Problem Solving
Every business owner faces challenges, it’s what you do with these challenges, how you face them, that determines your success. Entrepreneurs often don’t feel anyone can master tasks the way they can, so they pile the burden on their own shoulders and slowly sink under the weight. It feels like a hamster running on a wheel, expending great sums of energy to just keep up. They don’t delegate—they inundate and unfortunately, can’t extricate from the mire they’ve created. Isolation sets in as they often don’t have the discretionary income to afford all the help they need in their business.
In Entrepreneurs Group, peer support along with a facilitated problem solving process is used to address the myriad of concerns and issues members have in business. It’s a powerful process where a business owner walks away with resources, ideas and knowledge enabling them to make an informed decision or create a strategic plan to solve their problem.
