Welcome to the Entrepreneurs in Flow podcast. Owning and running your own business can be uncertain, frightening, hectic as well as vibrant, exciting and fulfilling all at the same time. Whatever you experience becoming an entrepreneur is most definitely a journey worth taking.
My name is Ana Ambika your educator, Business mentor, serial entrepreneur and lover of nature, yoga and climbing mountains and your host of this vibrant channel Entrepreneurs in Flow.
As an serial entrepreneur, mother and wife, I have experienced over 25 years of those daily struggles and the turns you have to take on the entrepreneurs journey to keep in flow. I want to bring you to a place where you hear from myself and other inspirational entrepreneurs about their journey to the success they have created. This channel is a place for you to feel energized, empowered and encouraged and also learn about real entrepreneur business challenges, strategies and lessons that helped to positively grow the entrepreneurial mindset. From the offline success stories to the online tech triumphs. I want you to hear the journeys and paths of all walks of entrepreneurs whether they are ON or OFFLINE social media.
I know you feel empowered, encouraged, and on fire for the things you need to do and learn, so this is most definately the podcast time well invested in your busy entrepreneurial day. As your business mentor, I am really excited to support you on your journey.
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In this episode Ana's interview with accomplished serial entrepreneur KamPindoria he talks about Scaling, Franchising, Sales, accelerated growth strategies and client servicing and more.
Interview with franchising specialist Kam Pindoria and in this episode we talk about the following topics:-
· How to expand your business countrywide and globally.
· Scale is to increase market penetration e.g across the country. Expand a product and serve more customers.
· Larger market share.
· Product development.
· Business vision, mission culture and values.
· Franchising the stages you need to go through to get ready.
· Increasing brand awareness, how can the blueprint be protected when going through expansion.
· ROI and profitability.
· Packaging and service opportunity. Building Trust.
· Strategic planning for expansion
· Test and measure at pilot stage
· Solidify your blueprint.
· Digital online research tools.
· Mergers and Takeovers, pre work that needs to be done.
· Valuation of businesses at acquisition point.
· Pitfalls of mergers.
· Founder Goodwill and value proposition in takeovers.
· Transition in takeovers particularly in owner operator enterprises.
· Importance of continuation of service.
· Changes due to the digital age in scaling.
· Digitisation accelerates expansion. High-resolution screen device technology.
· Examples of fallen companies Nokia. Early adaptation is crucial to keep up with competitors.
· HP came back through retail home printer essentials and developed the home printing brand. Printing software, cloud options for printing and constant innovation in research and development.
· Important of client servicing and customer journey.
· Innovation in terms of meeting end user needs.
· Influence of technology, digital innovation and keeping up to date.
· What happened to Kodak and Blockbusters?
· How do you future proof your business?
· Customer purchasing power through use of App technology.
· Customer purchasing behaviours.
Please contact Business Mentor and Coach Kam Pindoria at www.kampindoria.com or www.hi-juice.co.uk where he can arrange a free business assessment