Tips for Aspiring Women in Business

For those who are thinking of starting their own business or have started down this path, here are four essential tips we share with our clients. Read also: 6 Key Requirements for Cargo Consolidation

Know your worth

It’s no secret women earn less than men in the workforce. Unfortunately, this disparity carries over into entrepreneurship, where women business owners earn 28 percent less than their male peers. In our experience, this sometimes stems from women using their former corporate salary as a starting point for deciding what to charge. However, your professional rates should be determined based on the business value you deliver to your clients. Read also: Get Direct Shipping from India to Nigeria (free warehouse & online procurement support)

Recognise old hierarchies no longer apply

Another aftereffect of the corporate world is the deep-rooted power of job titles, which can shape your perception of who you have “permission” to reach out to when prospecting and building relationships. Yet as the CEO of your own company, those rules no longer apply. In fact, it’s incumbent upon you to speak directly with top executives.

Have a red velvet rope

A tried-and-true rule of building a business is to “grow where you’re planted.” In other words: Start with the industry or type of work where you have the most experience. However, after a negative corporate experience, many women turn as far away from their career track as possible, leaving a lot of their hard-earned expertise on the table. But you don’t have to throw the baby out with the bath water, especially because as a corporate service provider, you hold the ultimate power. Read also: USA Air Consolidation Redefined

Don’t bury the lead

While working inside of corporate, it can sometimes be helpful for women to present their ideas, promote their successes and ask for what they want in a nuanced way, so they aren’t perceived as difficult, demanding or boastful. But when stepping out on their own, I frequently find women being far too modest and failing to vocalize their biggest successes, case studies or calls to fame. Know this: Everything you’ve done in your professional career counts toward the business you’re building now. And when a corporate decision maker is putting his, her or their reputation on the line to buy from you, it’s no time to beat around the bush about your track record of results. (Adapted from www.entrepreneur.com).

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