The Big Takeaway:
While there isn’t a map for running a successful retail shop, understanding which stage you’re at in your journey can help you make decisions to get to the next level.
Episode Summary:
“The map is not the territory.” Meaning, the path is not reflected realistically on paper.
There are twists, turns, and bumps in the road to success.
As a retailer, you know starting and running a creative business is anything but running down a simple checklist one-by-one.
While there isn’t necessarily a map to get from point A to point B, there is value in understanding where you’re at with your business to more easily take the steps to get where you want to go.
And there is tremendous value in having a community that has already walked the path at your side. In the Inner Circle group coaching community, we spend a lot of time focused on the tactics important to each member’s stage step-by-step.
So, my friend, I want you to take a breath and embrace where you are on the journey.
Embrace that things are not linear.
Let go of that anxiety and stress that has your shoulders up at your ears thinking you need to know what happens in the next six steps.
I hope this episode provides you that little “a-ha” or some sense of relief.
Topics Discussed:
- How to look at your retail business and understand where you are on your retail business journey
- The different areas to focus on depending on whether you’re in the startup stage, the middle “sweet spot,” or growth stage
- The benefit of having a community of like-minded business owners to help give feedback and directions
Retailer to Follow
- Susan Robertson Pottery – https://www.srobertsonpottery.com/
- FB – @susanrobertsonpottery
- IG – @susanrobertsonpottery
About your host, Wendy Batten
In case we haven’t met yet, I’m Wendy, a small business coach and founder of the Retailer’s Inner Circle, where I help other independent shop owners learn how to gain the right business skillsets to see more profits, paychecks, and joy as they navigate running their retail business.
Through online classes, business coaching programs, speaking, and a top-ranked podcast, I’ve helped hundreds of retailers around the globe reclaim their dreams and see the success they want from their beautiful shops. My signature private coaching community, The Retailer’s Inner Circle, has helped retailers around the world build their retail business skill sets and confidence.
I am proud to have been featured in several major publications, including my own business column in What Women Create magazine. I have been privileged to be a guest on top-ranked podcasts and sought-after as a guest speaker and teacher for several brands, associations, and communities that are passionate about the success of independent retailers.
When I’m not coaching, you will find me either DIYing and renovating my very imperfect old crooked cottage by the sea in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Lunenburg, NS, or blogging about our travel and RVing adventures and the weird fun things we get up to in our coastal village. I’d love to invite you to check out one of my free resources for real retailers at https://wendybatten.com/free-resources/
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