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I Bet You’re Not Even Doing the Basics

May 13, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

We're almost to the half way mark for the year and boy is it flying by! I wanted to let you in on a little secret that I'm doing right now in my business and it's about SIMPLIFYING. Yes, you heard it here first....the queen of doing all kinds of stuff in her biz is SIMPLIFYING. Let me share with you why.... You see, while the leveraged business models are still working, there are some business models that you want to spend your time on and some you ABSOLUTELY DON'T right now.... It's time to 'Get Back to the Basics' of what works in your business, your marketing, your follow up and your overall effective work habits. In the last few months every business owner I've spoken … [Read more...]

What’s LOVE got to do with it?

May 9, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

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Many times entrepreneurs get stuck in their businesses and can’t figure out what’s going wrong when the money stream dries up, clients drop off, and referrals disappear. This can be so confusing, frustrating, and emotionally draining. It might be surprising to you to find out that, regardless of what type of financial situation you’re in, many entrepreneurs struggle because of lack of love in their life….love and support for or by a significant other, love and confidence in yourself or love for life or your business in general. Lack of love in any capacity can surely hold you back from making huge monetary gains in your business whether you realize it or not. And this can … [Read more...]

Who is determining your wealth?

May 8, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

Do you really know what you’re making per hour after all is said and done? I’ve worked with hundreds of women entrepreneurs who THINK they really know how much money they make. When we really break it down to all the time they’re spending before, during and after the sale, many times they’re shocked to see what that price tag really is. Sometimes it’s even less than working in a fast food restaurant! So I ask you: How much money do you ACTUALLY make per hour? Is it above minimum wage? Have you ever taken the time to ask yourself WHY you have you priced yourself (or your products and services) the way you have? When was the last time you looked at your … [Read more...]

Looking to Jumpstart your business, grow your mindset and get clarity around what you are doing in your business and in your marketing?

April 23, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

VIRTUAL TRAININGS: Looking to Jumpstart your business, grow your mindset and get clarity around what you are doing in your business and in your marketing? Prefer to learn virtually over the phone and email? This can be a very affordable option to getting the advice and coaching YOU need for YOUR business to take it to the next level. Date: TUESDAY, April 24TH @ 5:00 PM (PST) Topic: How to Teach Live Calls & Programs to Boost Your Business Find out why you want to embrace the new marketing strategies such as doing video marketing, mobile marketing, live streaming video shows, teleseminars, webinars, podcasts, radio shows, etc. There are always ways to incorporate some of … [Read more...]

What would happen to YOUR business RIGHT NOW if something really bad happened and YOU couldn’t do the work?

April 16, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

If you haven't seen my posts on Facebook lately I'm currently in the process of restructuring my team. Not something I really WANTED to do, more like forced to do since my main VA (OBM) just left me to go back and work in an office. I know it was a good move for her so that's good but for me, yes, I'm a little left in disarray for a few weeks until we get someone in place to manage what she was doing (which was managing the entire 10+ person team!). I can't believe how it takes a village to run my business now...so far from the days of my one little assistant in my home office 9 years ago... We'll be fine I know it, my team luckily seems to know what they're supposed to do and it … [Read more...]

Want a 6-figure business makeover and fast?

February 28, 2012 By Katrina Sawa 2 Comments

I'm Katrina Sawa, many call me The Jumpstart Your Biz Coach because this is exactly what I LOVE to help seasoned business owners do and what I've learned over the last 9+ years in my business is that this all takes effort. Something busy business owners don't always spend time working on. A lot of times we're so busy in our businesses that we don't stop and focus on where we're headed and how we can get there. Instead we focus on the day-to-day stuff since it's right smack in our faces. But making huge shifts like this, takes looking at everything in your business - the BIG Picture - and figuring out where the holes are, the opportunities are and basically what else is possible for you … [Read more...]

Start Up Business Basics Not to Ignore

February 2, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

It can be easy to start up a business and yes you need to have motivation and determination in order to be successful. But the biggest thing you need to have on your side is the correct training on HOW to be a business owner. Getting the entrepreneurial training you need should be your #1 priority but hardly any new small business owner ever thinks about that. That's why most of them go out of business frankly. They don't learn what it takes and what's involved besides providing your products and services on how to be a successful business owner. Here are six steps to starting up a new business by yourself on a limited budget (or jumpstarting the business you've got!): Choose a … [Read more...]

Jumpstart Your Business NOW – Focusing and Planning Tip #1

December 2, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

Jumpstart Your Business NOW - Focusing and Planning Tip #1 -->> Connect with 1000 or more NEW prospects EVERY MONTH one way or another. Yes I said 1000 and it IS possible to do this yourself...but you've got to have key strategies in place and the systems to manage this kind of volume. Face it, you're NOT doing enough marketing to see the results you want for revenue! Plain and simple. In my experience too, most small business owners don't know which marketing strategies are the quickest, easiest to implement and the least expensive. Over the next few weeks I'm going to show you a few my clients and I use every week to generate business. 4 Possible Ways to Connect with … [Read more...]

Want a 6 Figure Business?

September 28, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Let me tell you… you CAN have a very successful business and make as much money as you want but there are two reasons why you may not have gotten there yet: More than likely you’ve never really learned how to start, run or market a successful business. (I’ll explain more below) You may have a limiting belief often buried deep inside that says ‘you’re not worth it’, ‘you don’t deserve it’ or ‘who do you think you are to do that/charge that’? That lack of confidence and belief in yourself is much more common that you may think; at least 85% of the small business owners I talk to have some level of this going on in their head. Even if you think … [Read more...]

Learn How to Start, Grow and Market Your Business the Right Way From the Start

September 25, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

Learn How to Start, Grow and Market Your Business the Right Way From the Start – Learn Proven Business Models and Marketing Strategies. Stop wasting time and money in the wrong places! Instead join me in October and… Identify more deeply what you really want in life, your biggest passions and how to express them through an authentic-based, money-making business model. Put your marketing on autopilot – so you have more time in your life to LIVE and ENJOY your life;what matters most to you Learn and know how to implement my Simple 3 Step System for Attracting Clients and Making More Money Create your systematic marketing and follow up systemso you are constantly keeping in … [Read more...]

Join me at my BRAND NEW JumpStart Your Biz ‘In a Weekend’ Intensive for Entrepreneurs

September 20, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Attention: Women Entrepreneurs, Coaches, Consultants, Speakers, Authors, Healers, Service Professionals, Non-Traditional Experts, and frustrated small business owners or start ups. FINALLY! – A Live Hands-On Workshop Designed to Show You How to Attract More Clients Consistently, Make More Money in Multiple Different Ways, Enjoy More Time with Loved Ones All While Experiencing the Increased Confidence that comes with Getting Clarity Around WHAT You're Doing in Your Business and HOW You're Doing It! Are you struggling in business, trying to find ways to either start one up or grow the one you’ve got? Do you wonder why the money isn’t rolling in by now? Do you need help with … [Read more...]

Luckily, I have the answers you’re looking for !

August 10, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

This week I hosted a complimentary teleclass called The Entrepreneurial Instruction Guide: What You Don’t Know That You Should Know About Running and Marketing a Successful Small Business. On the call I shared with you some of the simplest and yet most successful things I've implemented in my own business that have allowed me to build a profitable, multiple-six-figure business that I love (loving what you're doing is a very important factor by the way!). Unfortunately they didn't hand me an Entrepreneurial Training Guide when I went to Business School....did you get one? Luckily, I have the answers you're looking for now as I've learned them along the way and want to share what I … [Read more...]

Don’t you wish Entrepreneurialism came with instructions?

August 4, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

I am hosting complimentary teleclass called The Entrepreneurial Instruction Guide: What You Don’t Know That You Should Know About Running and Marketing a Successful Small Business. Now that you have your own business and are out there trying to get exposure, clients and actually generate positive cash flow…it’s not as easy as you thought it would be, huh? It’s true. Some of the most successful business models and marketing strategies that I’ve been exposed to and implemented in my own business have been learned from other highly successful entrepreneurs who came before me. What I am going to do in this ONE-TIME FREE JumpStart Your Marketing™ TELECLASS is: I’m going to … [Read more...]

What’s your biggest question about hiring a Virtual Team?

June 30, 2010 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

What’s your biggest question about hiring a Virtual Team? “Where do I find great virtual support professionals?” is a common question asked by business owners. My friend Tina Forsyth wants to answer this question and any others you have about finding, hiring and working with a virtual team. From June 21st to July 1st, Tina is inviting business owners to complete her Virtual Team Survey. This survey is just one simple question, and the answers to this survey will be gathered to create a Top Ten Questions Video Series about finding, hiring and working with a virtual team. Awesome way to get your burning questions answered… If you’ve ever had trouble finding the best … [Read more...]

Halloween Mailer Blunder

October 29, 2008 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

So what do you do when one of your fun, fantastic ideas turns into an embarrassing mishap?For any of you who actually received my recent Halloween mailer....let me explain and apologize.For those of you who didn't receive it, learn this valuable lesson instead....Last week of course I was in Chicago and while I was gone I had delegated the coordination and mailing of my fun Halloween mailing to one of my assistants/VAs. It was supposed to be a simple thing, stuffing into big envelopes, candy and a flyer and mailing out to a small, targeted list of folks.Well, my VA, doing her due diligence, got a quote from a local Post Office on how much each piece should be to mail, she put the mailers … [Read more...]

Do You Feel Like You’re Running on a Hamster Wheel and You Don’t Know How or Can’t Get Off?

July 9, 2008 By Katrina Sawa 1 Comment

Why do we always insist on doing it all?I can't tell you how many clients and other business owners I see every month who continue to believe that THEY have to DO IT ALL.I learned this lesson a couple years ago. When I hired my first assistant I thought I had to hire "an employee" so I got the insurance, worker's comp, payroll service and put an ad out.I didn't even know what I could pay or for how many hours mind you at this time, I just knew in order to get more successful and get more business quicker - I needed someone to help me do the things that were slowing me down.So I found my first "employee", paid the payroll, taxes, etc. It was all relatively easy.Unfortunately that employee ran … [Read more...]

"Why Are You Doing Everything Yourself?"

April 16, 2008 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

I know for some of you 'control freaks' out there this one's gonna be tough for you. But read on! You might find how EASY this can be, really.When I finally gave in to delegating from my extremely 'do-it-myself' mentality at first I admit it was a bit hard. I was always double checking things and everyone around me to make sure they were doing it 'right'. I probably drove my first VA (Virtual Assistant) absolutely NUTS!However my coach at the time, Ali Brown, kept showing me how important it was to become really successful in my business, and to make a six or seven figure income, that I needed to surround myself with experts and a support team of people who could take on all the things in my … [Read more...]