The Journey From Corporate to Small Business

02/10/23 • 25 min

Are you feeling stuck in the day to day routines of your corporate job? Have you ever dreamed of running your own business? You are not alone! Many people take the plunge into the SME waters - but is it worth it? And is it the right decision for you?
If you are thinking about making a move, then this is the episode for you!
We are joined by Wendy Minne from Nova Mentis, an accredited business coaching organisation. Wendy took that exciting leap from the corporate world to running her own successful business.
Find out what it's like to make this move and discover what skills and knowledge you'll need to run your own business. Learn how to avoid some common pitfalls. Wendy shares her valuable insights to make it a smoother transition for others thinking of making this journey.
Wendy Minne is accredited in Organisational Coaching and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation. Her activities include coaching senior manager initiatives as well as young leader development. Wendy benefitted from coaching during her corporate career, and she is passionate about coaching for success at all levels.
Wendy's area of specialisation in coaching is supporting leaders and potential leaders, particularly engineers, through change and transitions. It can be confronting when engineers transition from being the expert to leading others. They step back even further from their area of expertise when they are leading leaders.
Wendy has a corporate background that includes extensive experience in leading teams through change and transition. With her understanding of the business environment and her coaching skills, Wendy supports clients through a journey of self-discovery to find strengths-based solutions and develop as leaders.
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Starting a New Year

Paul Sweeney, the host of The Business Behind Your Business, is back and ready for another exciting year of delving into the world of small business.
We are settling into 2023 now with the Australian summer holidays fading into memory and busy routines returning. We are also seeing a push from many businesses to have staff back in the office after the last few years with many of us working from home. It's a period of adjustment and assessment, both personally and for our businesses.
At this time of year, there is often a rush to set goals.
Yes, that's important, but it is equally important to reflect on your business and ask yourself these vital questions:

How am I feeling as a business owner? Exhausted? Stressed? Energised? Optimistic? Something completely different?
Why did I go into business in the first place?
What am I passionate about? What gives me energy?
What's happening in my business that I don't enjoy? What saps my energy?

Time away from your business (on holidays or even just stepping out of the office and finding a quiet space) is a great time to touch base with how you as the business owner are going, both personally and in relation to your business. Are you on the same path? The right path?
Join Paul Sweeney for some important reflection in this episode. Paul also talks about the book 'Your Oxygen Mask First' by Kevin Lawrence, which has some amazing insights on leadership and keeping a good balance in life.
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5 Things to Stop Doing in Your Business

Business owners spend a lot of time thinking about the things they should be doing. What are the latest trends to get on top of? What are the newest tools you need to be using? What are your goals and targets for the year ahead?
But few business owners take the time to think about what they need to stop doing. We all pick up habits, some good, some not so productive. And sometimes it's useful to take a moment and evaluate what you are doing that could be making your work harder and less efficient.
Stopping these 5 activities will free up time and energy that can be better spent on making your business a success:

Working with bad clients
Checking your email constantly
Taking on work you aren't engaged to do
Storing knowledge in the business owner's head
Mixing personal and business expenses

Join Paul Sweeney (Pretium Solutions) as he explores some strategies for stopping these unhelpful behaviours and improve your business as a result.
Learn the fine art of saying 'no', and see where your business takes you.
Paul Sweeney Chartered Accountant & Business Advisor, launched Pretium Solutions after a long and successful career in accounting and business advisory. Paul credits his passion for small business with growing up in country NSW, where family-run businesses were the cornerstone of everyday life.
For Paul, the driving force behind The Business Behind Your Business was to make high end, proactive, directed and value-based advisory services available to small to medium businesses.
Paul brings to the table decades of experience as a highly qualified accountant and business advisor at every level of business. Through consulting, coaching and on-the-ground training and operations, his focus is on unlocking the untapped potential for greater profitability. Paul’s qualifications allow him to pair strategic advice with an advanced understanding of taxation and compliance matters.
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