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Is FEAR Holding You Back Your Survival Guide

After Covid? TO BUSINESS

ith only 50% of businesses surviving 5+ years, how do you beat the odds?
uring the COVID Pandemic that started in 2020 and is still with us today, Owning a business is challenging. Many entrepreneurs offer incredible products
our business and personal lives were shaken and disrupted. For many or services and dream of a stream of endless clients. Reality sets in when they
“business as usual” became survival mode just to keep personal finances W struggle to get sales and to manage their daily operations. There are endless
D and health under control, protect families, and get through. Kudos to pieces to put together! With only so many hours in a day and with a limited budget, how do
those who adjusted quickly and were able to take advantage of the situation. Many new we make the best of our time and money?
businesses blossomed out of the chaos, others struggled to survive, and some did not It’s these struggles that motivated me to write my book, Putting the Pieces Together:
make it. As I look at where we are today, I see some new and innovative businesses Your Survival Guide to the First Five Years in Business. Information about business was
and a major change to the way business will be conducted in the future, including how scattered throughout the internet and self-help books. Consolidating the information
teams are structured will be altered forever. into a single book gave entrepreneurs a reference guide for their business. Some online
reviews even called my book a “bible” for business!
“There are lots of challenges and obstacles “I wish I had this when I started because I probably would have saved over $100,000
during the lifetime of you and your business. in mistakes. It’s because I didn’t know. It’s about having the knowledge, the tools and
the strategies.” – Heather Andrews, Get You Visible
If you are ready, you can overcome anything
that comes your way! Be ready, Be confident.” The vision of NCP Consulting Services is to help small businesses around the
world achieve their greatness and make their impact even with tough competition.
- Cheryl Dyck Business is much easier when you have a road map. We are the only Business
Strategy company that uses a proven five steps Profit Acceleration System for
entrepreneurs who want to reach their goals faster.
Many are feeling fearful of the future and what it holds. How do you manage that FEAR? Many training programs teach the techniques. Success comes from practical
Well, here is my way of handling it: I change what FEAR means and use it to feed my future implementation.
direction and goals. This is why our programs are based on NetCP – Network, Collaborate, and Profit.
FACE – Look at a problem head on and not as a roadblock but as an opportunity to do NETWORK – a community of like-minded small business owners supporting
something new. Change the way you do or see things. Don’t let obstacles stop you, look at them each other by sharing experiences and referrals.
as CHOICES for new things, new adventures, and new directions.
COLLABORATE – it’s impossible to know everything, so the power of group
EVERYTHING – Everything that challenges us, I believe, makes us stronger. All our collaboration and an open mind are instrumental to developing different ideas
experiences (good and bad), all our love and loss, all our financial challenges, and all our business and perspectives that accelerate results.
challenges. All those things that you have experienced from birth to now have made you who you
are today. Be proud of everything that got you here! Many give up, but that isn’t you! PROFIT – the implementation of systems with continual improvement will
leave business owners with more money.
AND – There are always choices in life, personal, career, business, and relationships. Remember
there is always another choice you can make to change your direction and your future. Don’t let
people or things block your way. Knock down those walls and open those doors! “NCP has changed our lives! We’ve worked with a number of coaches in the
past, but what we were really needing was the business strategies that NCP
RISE – Take a step forward and make a new choice, and work toward those goals with confidence has to offer.” – Keltie Masters, Back to Nature Retreat
and persistence. And guess what? If it isn’t working out don’t panic or chastise yourself, make another
choice. No choice is the last. What helps us rise to success is to keep choosing, keep being persistent, NCP programs have made such an impact that they were the recipient of the 2018
knowing when to change course, and surrounding yourself with those who can help you RISE. New Business Venture Award at the SuPEARLative Gala and the 2019 Entrepreneur of the
Year at the Business from the Heart Awards.
RISE and Succeed! This same planning works for your family as well! Need help, just ask! It takes a village to build a business. Let our team of Business Strategists guide you to
work less and make more!
CHERYL DYCK, MBA, ISP, ITCP, IP3P
BUSINESS AND IT TRANSFORMATION SPECIALIST EXTRAORDINAIRE NICKI CHANG-POWLESS, B.Sc.Eng.
MSI ACTION GROUP NCP CONSULTING SERVICES

cheryldyck@msiactiongroup.ca Nicki@NCPConsulting.net
msiactiongroup.com I 403-615-6440 NCPConsulting.net I 403-771-9998
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