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Building your advisement team
From the course: Running a Design Business: Grow Your Business
Building your advisement team
- I was daydreaming about my company one day. I had some great ideas, but I really wanted some extra insight. I remember saying to myself, I'm a president, I should have a cabinet, and that's when I started brainstorming about people that I deeply respected. I eventually built a team of trusted people to advise me on my business. Here's how to go about building your advisement team. Make a list of people that have a variety of business experience, ideally in areas you don't, such as legal, financial, sales, operations, et cetera. Look at your list and circle the people you know best, those who know your company, have diverse backgrounds, and will be honest with you. Make the ask in person, or make a call, the more personal the better. Be ready to give a description or even have a handout or PDF with an outline of expectations. After I made my list, I called my top three choices because they weren't local. I simply said, I need some help, so I'm forming an advisory board that I'm…
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