Circling in on lifestyle target

Message From Sean Conway, The Millionaires Plan:

Here's another example of two entrepreneurs who started with nothing and have built a successful company.

I like the way they brainstormed, set themselves some targets and then stayed faithful to their business plan - even though the founders had to go get regular jobs before they started their business together.

Obviously they had a target of making money, wanting to work from home initially, wanting financial independence and they also wanted to see whether they could do it. Self-challenge is a good thing!

I like also like their 'winning advice' -
“So, with all they have been through, what is their winning advice for other entrepreneurs?

“Find your champions,” Sherbrooke says. “Maintaining your confidence in your ability to get it done is 90 percent of the battle.”

“Building on that, network,” Kraus advises. “Every woman entrepreneur should think that the world is small instead of thinking that it is so big.”


Read below for an excerpt. I have also posted the full article - details are below.

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Circling in on lifestyle target
By Helen Graves/ Entrepreneur Hall of Fame
Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - Updated: 10:00 AM EST

BostonHerald.com - Women's Business: Circling in on lifestyle target:

"Forget circuitous — Circles founders Janet Kraus and Kathy Sherbrooke have graphed a straight trajectory up the success chart. Starting out in Kraus’ extra bedroom in 1997, they’ve grown the lifestyle services company to almost $45 million in revenue and 600 employees in two locations.

Kraus, as CEO, and Sherbrooke, as president, did it not by starting out with a product but on the strength of their shared values, personal synergy and common vision for a company’s structure and contribution.

Once they hit on the time-starved professional as their target, they then began the trial-and-error process of trailblazing a new, untried but immediately welcomed concept in lifestyle support at the Fortune 500 level."

So, with all they have been through, what is their winning advice for other entrepreneurs?

“Find your champions,” Sherbrooke says. “Maintaining your confidence in your ability to get it done is 90 percent of the battle.”

“Building on that, network,” Kraus advises. “Every woman entrepreneur should think that the world is small instead of thinking that it is so big.”


For the full article, click here.

You can also check their website at circles.com