Our CEO on the Bee Formless podcast: Why no one should build a business alone
Our CEO Rhiannon Simcocks recently sat down with Belinda “Bee” Murray on the Bee Formless™ Flow Driven CEO Podcast for an honest, down-to-earth chat about business ownership, getting the systems right, and why having good people in your corner makes all the difference. Here’s what stood out.
When you become a business owner, that structure changes.
The Business System Is Just the Vehicle
Franchise, program, or business in a box? The label tells you almost nothing about a network. What it actually delivers, and the outcomes its owners get, tells you everything.When you become a business owner, that structure changes.
You Take You With You: The Mindset That Decides Whether a Business Works
Most people start a business to escape something. The ones who succeed are usually running toward something instead. Meet the four kinds of people we say yes to, and the one mindset they all share.
When you become a business owner, that structure changes.
Business Ownership Requires an Operating System Upgrade
As an employee, you usually work within a structure that someone else has created. Your role is defined, the priorities are set and the larger business decisions sit with somebody else.
When you become a business owner, that structure changes.
Take the Blinkers Off: What Transitioning Out of the ADF Really Asks of You
Leaving the Defence Force is less about learning new skills and more about taking the blinkers off. Here is how the people who navigate that transition well tend to think, and the one thing that shrinks the fear of what comes next.
When you become a business owner, that structure changes.
Don’t Start With Your Dream Business. Start With One That Teaches You.
When people become unhappy with where they are, they often focus all their attention on escaping. They ask what they can leave, what they can start or what opportunity is available now. Far less time is spent asking where the new path is actually meant to take them.
The Cost of Business Failure We Don’t Talk About
Everyone budgets for the start-up costs of a business. Almost nobody budgets for failure, and on the real numbers around 80% of Australian businesses don’t survive three years. Here’s what that actually costs, and the one move that changes the odds.
When you become a business owner, that structure changes.
A Business System Is a Shortcut, Not a Constraint
Most people do not ignore a business system because they want to fail. They ignore it because they believe they have found a better way. A friend suggests a new marketing idea. A family member questions the process. A task feels uncomfortable, unnecessary or too rigid. Before long, proven steps are being changed, skipped or […]
Don’t Start With Your Dream Business. Start With One That Teaches You.
And the sooner we stop treating it like one, the fewer people will end up in the 80%.
You’re Not Locked In: How to Actually Get Out of a Franchise Agreement
Most people believe signing a franchise agreement locks them in for the full term. It doesn’t. This article breaks down the three ways you can actually exit a franchise agreement, sale, transfer, and mutual termination, and why building even a little profit is the key that makes every exit easier.
When you become a business owner, that structure changes.