049. What I’ve learned from starting a new business in a new country in 2020…

So even though 2020 came with a lot of challenges, it also came with a lot of opportunities. Opportunities are everywhere around us, we just need to keep our eyes and ears open to what’s going on around us...
"But how do we find these opportunities", you might ask?
Well, you need to find out what people are having a problem with and then purely offer a solution to that problem...and that’s exactly what I did in 2020.

After arriving here in South Africa in late March, lockdown happened a week later, and we all know the devastating effect that has had on the economy of the country. People couldn’t go to work, some people’s salaries were cut, people with small businesses couldn’t open and subsequently couldn’t earn money and so on and so on...
I was watching how restaurants, airbnb’s, beauty salons, real estate agents and so many more people from different industries were struggling financially because of this lockdown...while all along my own online business was not only surviving but actually growing.

And that’s when I got this idea...I realised I had the knowledge that could help so many people that’s going through this difficult time to take their businesses and go online...and before I knew it, I was putting together a course that teaches women in South Africa to take their businesses online - whether they had an existing business or just an idea of something, or even a hobby they love doing they would like to turn into an online business...

And that’s how my “Kickstart Your Online Business” program was born.
I learnt so much about launching a new “product” in a country where almost no one knows me, but I am excited for all the possibilities it is going to offer not only myself but the hundreds of women I am planning on helping in 2021.

So in this episode I share with you some of the lessons I’ve learnt starting a new business in 2020...
PS. There is still time to register for my 5 day FREE workshop on the 10 Steps to Start your Online Business. Just head over to www.marenbarnard.com/workshop to secure your seat!
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