Your business is working. That doesn't mean it's working as well as it could.
Maybe too much still comes through you.
Perhaps the team has grown but your workload hasn't reduced.
You've added systems and technology along the way, but somehow the business still feels harder to run than it should.
Or there's simply a decision you've been circling for weeks because you're too close to it.
Sometimes you don't need another strategy.
In this focused 45-minute Business Strategy Session, we'll look at what's happening in your business, work out what deserves your attention now and agree your immediate next steps.
When you're too close to the business to see it clearly
Running a business gives you a very particular view of it.
You're inside the decisions.
Inside the problems.
Inside the team.
Inside the numbers.
And sometimes that makes it surprisingly difficult to see what's actually creating the problem you're trying to solve.
You might be thinking about hiring when the real issue is the process.
Looking at another piece of software when the current system hasn't been properly thought through.
Trying to delegate something that isn't clear enough to hand over yet.
Or putting more effort into growth when the business underneath it needs strengthening first.
Sometimes the problem is exactly what you thought it was.
Sometimes it isn't.
Bring the business problem. We'll work from there.
You don't need to fit your problem into a predetermined box before we speak.
Business Strategy
A decision you're weighing up, an offer that needs another look, where the business is heading, what you're prioritising or what deserves your attention next.
Systems
Processes that have grown organically and now need tightening up, work that's being duplicated, things still living in people's heads, or areas of the business that depend too heavily on you.
Automation
Where technology could remove repetitive work, connect parts of the business or make an existing process work better.
And equally, where adding more technology probably isn't the answer.
Delegation
What you're still doing yourself, what could be handed over, whether you actually need to hire someone new, or whether the support you already have could be used better.
This might be for you if...
You've been in business for a while and there's something you'd value another experienced perspective on.
You need to work out what matters now.
The business is growing, but too much still relies on you.
You have a team or external support, but you're still involved in more than you expected to be.
Growth is making the business more complicated, rather than easier to run.
You know your systems, delegation or automation could be better, but you're not sure what to tackle first.
You're weighing up an important business decision and would value another perspective.
You can see several things that need attention, but you're not sure which one to deal with first.
Clarity, not another enormous to-do list.
My aim isn't to fill 45 minutes with ideas and send you away with seventeen more things to think about.
We'll use the session to narrow things down.
By the end, we'll aim to have identified:
what's actually happening;
what deserves your attention first;
what may be contributing to the problem;
what can wait; and
your next three practical actions.
It's to leave you with a clearer understanding of the problem, what needs your attention first and what to do next.
A little about me
I'm Chinelo Onunekwu, a Certified Business Strategist, entrepreneur and founder of EntrepreMums®.
I've spent more than 20 years building businesses and working with technology, from my earlier career in software development and IT consulting through property and online business.
That means when I look at a business problem, I'm rarely looking at one piece of it in isolation.
I'm interested in how the strategy, people, processes and technology fit together — and whether the way the business is being built actually works for the person running it.
My work today centres around:
with one underlying question:
Because the business isn't the only thing in your life.
I'm a business owner.
I'm also a wife and a mum.
I've built businesses through different seasons of family life, and one thing I've learnt is that a strategy can look brilliant on paper and still be completely wrong for the person who has to live it.
So I'm not automatically going to give you more things to squeeze into an already full week.
Sometimes the answer is to do something.
Sometimes it's to stop doing something.
Sometimes it's to simplify it, systemise it, automate it or finally hand it over.
We're looking for what makes sense for the business and for the life you're actually living.
How it works
Book your session
Choose a time that works for you and make your payment securely.
Complete the EntrepreMums® Business Diagnostic
If you haven't already completed our Business Diagnostic, I'll send it to you before we meet.
It gives me useful context about your business before the session, so we can make better use of our time together.
I'll review it before we speak
I'll personally review your Diagnostic before the session.
Then when we meet, we can get into the actual work.
We spend 45 minutes on your business
Bring the problem, decision or question.
We'll look at what's happening, challenge a few assumptions where necessary, work out what deserves your attention and agree your immediate next steps.
Sometimes you just need another strategist in the room.
Bring the problem.
Let's work out what you're actually solving and what needs to happen next.
Business Strategy Session
Choose your session and make your $197 payment securely to confirm your booking.