Few people are as hard on themselves as the average small business owner. We think that because our business is “our baby” that we have to raise it without any outside help. In reality, parents talk to each other all the time, leveraging each other’s learning and experiences for the sake of their own sanity. The same applies to owning a business — leveraging the experiences and skills of an objective professional brings another level of partnership to your business.

Ah, if I had a dollar for every time I heard a business owner utter those words…. Absolutely, many business owners have ideas of what needs to be done. The tricky word there is “just.” If they “just” or “only” needed to do it, if it was that simple, they would have done it already. There is something to be said for having an accountability partner — someone to whom you articulate your goals and commit your actions — that moves ideas into implementation.

So many of my clients started their businesses out of their house with a spouse doing the books and a friend answering the phones. As their businesses grew and evolved, it became increasingly difficult for them to tackle that complexity alone, and often far-reaching problems ensued. Business Rising was created to help alleviate the stress and responsibility of running a business, especially one whose scope exceeds what one person can do. We’re here to help, not judge!

We typically serve companies with $1M+ in annual revenues. Depending upon the size and complexity of your company, the cost of our services is equal to 1% to 2% of your annual revenue. Our priority is providing strategic and tactical support that far more than pays our fee. We do not lock anyone into a contract. On average, our clients elect to work with us for three to five years because of the value they derive both financially and mentally (sanity is a good thing).