How shrinking your business can bring more profit and happiness

  • Shock tactics spur an owner to make some tough decisions
  • You cannot control many of the factors that are killing your business
  • There are ways to contract the business, make more profit and feel happier

Much recession advice ignores the natural response to shrink a business even though many people weren't happy with expansion in the first place, says Robert Craven.

A quick report back from a meeting back in January. Trevor came to talk to me because I have a reputation for growing other people’s businesses. So how could I help him?

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