COVID-19: How long will we have to deal with this as business owners?

 


The last seven months have changed the face of business as we know it.  PowerLink has continued to serve more than 115 companies through its work providing retired CEO’s, working executives and advisors to small business owners in the $50,000 to $3 million revenue category.  PowerLink owners come to us when they are struggling, they have plateaued in the their business (or are sliding back a bit), they have hit a huge benchmark like $1 million, and realize that they don’t have to skills to get to $3, $5, $10 million or they are planning to sell.  COVID changed the way we all are doing business.

 

Thanks to PowerLink’s innovative wrap-around methodology and long-term support of our owners, all but one of our companies has weathered the COVID storm. In May 2016 we formed CEO Circles in 6 communities in Western PA to help owners stay on track with their growth goals monthly.  Today we are happy to report that we have 12 CEO Circles formed that are meeting monthly.  Because of the needs of our owners over the last seven months, we have also developed five, very low cost Technical Assistance Services including: QuickBooks set up and reporting, Digital and Web Marketing services, Legal Assistance, Human Resources Assistance and Business Valuation Services and now offer private one-on-one coaching at no additional charge.

 

Here is the CEO Circle Calendar for October (Community Advisory Boards).  If you are interested in joining any group (you may do up to two meetings per month with your program fee), just email me. PowerLink alums are free to join any meeting at no cost in October.  After that it is $150 per month plus any scholarship that you qualify for. If you want to join regularly, you will pay based on your income and profitability.  Thanks to a multi-sponsor scholarship program through PNC Charitable Trust, Standard Bank Foundation and FNB Foundation, we may be able to lower program fees.

 

Let me know if you want to register for any of the monthly meetings in October 2020:

 

Thursday, October 8, 2020: 8:30-10:30 am Harrisburg Regional Community Advisory Board to promote growth and new business strategy.  October topic is “4th Quarter Goal Setting and Owner-recommended technologies that build recurring revenue, improve operating efficiency or lower costs” By invitation only.  Register by text to 412.721.3186 with your email and location desired if you are new and interested.

 

 

(NEW)Monday, October 12, 2020: 8:30-10:30 am, Lancaster County Businesses--$1 million and more—helping more mature businesses in Southcentral region with growth, profitability, and succession.  October Topic is 4th Quarter Goal Setting and Owner-recommended technologies that build recurring revenue, improve operating efficiency or lower costs” by invitation only.  Register by text to 412.721.3186 with your email and location desired if you are new and interested.

 

Monday, October 12, 2020: 4:30-6 pm Executive CEO Circle only--$1 million and more (open to our larger PowerLink companies, manufacturing companies and alums anywhere in the US with $2 to $10 million growth and income goals).  October topic is “4th Quarter Goal Setting and Owner-recommended technologies that build recurring revenue, improve operating efficiency or lower costs” By invitation only.  Register by text to 412.721.3186 with your email and location desired if you are new and interested.

 

Tuesday, October 13, 2020: 8:30-10 am Succession Only CEO Circle—only for companies intending to sell their business or pass it to their children in the next 5 years (open to our more mature PowerLink companies and alums anywhere in the US.  October Topic is “4th Quarter Goal Setting and Owner-recommended technologies that build recurring revenue, improve operating efficiency or lower costs” By invitation only.  Register by text to 412.721.3186 with your email and location desired if you are new and interested.

 

 

Tuesday, October 13, 2020: 4-5:30 pm City of Pittsburgh Businesses—to promote growth and new business strategy.  October topic is “4th Quarter Goal Setting and Owner-recommended technologies that build recurring revenue, improve operating efficiency or lower costs” By invitation only.  Register by text to 412.721.3186 with your email and location desired if you are new and interested.

 

 

Wednesday, October 14, 2020: 8:30-10 am York County Community Advisory Board to promote growth and new, innovative business strategies.   October Topic is 4th Quarter Goal Setting and Owner-recommended technologies that build recurring revenue, improve operating efficiency or lower costs” by invitation only.  Register by text to 412.721.3186 with your email and location desired if you are new and interested.

 

Wednesday, October 14, 2020: 11-12:30 am Forest Hills—PowerLink Without Walls II- CEO Circle to promote growth and new business strategy.  October topic is “4th Quarter Goal Setting and Owner-recommended technologies that build recurring revenue, improve operating efficiency or lower costs” By invitation only.  Register by text to 412.721.3186 with your email and location desired if you are new and interested.

 

Wednesday, October 14, 2020: 4:30-6 pm Retail Only CEO Circle—Indiana PA (open to retailers anywhere in the US) to promote growth and new business strategies. October Topic is 4th Quarter Goal Setting and Owner-recommended technologies that build recurring revenue, improve operating efficiency or lower costs” by invitation only.  Register by text to 412.721.3186 with your email and location desired if you are new and interested.

 

Thursday, October 15, 2020: 3:30-5 pm Washington County Businesses—to promote growth and innovative new business strategies. October Topic is 4th Quarter Goal Setting and Owner-recommended technologies that build recurring revenue, improve operating efficiency or lower costs” by invitation only.  Register by text to 412.721.3186 with your email and location desired if you are new and interested.

 

(NEW) Tuesday, October 20: 8:30-10:30 am Purposeful Business Circle (for startups and micro-businesses working on testing and growing their new business concept). October  topic is “owner-innovating pricing models that build recurring revenue and/or recurring lead flow.” By invitation only.  Register by text to 412.721.3186 with your email and location desired if you are new and interested.

 

(NEW) Tuesday, October 20, 2021: 11 am-12:30 pm: PowerLink without Walls—to promote growth and innovative new business strategies regardless of your location.  For owners doing $50,000+ in annual revenue wanting to hit $1M in the next 5 years). October Topic is 4th Quarter Goal Setting and Owner-recommended technologies that build recurring revenue, improve operating efficiency or lower costs” by invitation only.  Register by text to 412.721.3186 with your email and location desired if you are new and interested.

 

(NEW) Tuesday, October 20: 3-4:30 pm: Penn State PowerLink for Contractors Only—if your business is connected in any way to facilities, construction, renovation or maintenance, this group will limit its discussion to only construction/maintenance related marketing and new business strategies.  October Topic is 4th Quarter Goal Setting and Owner-recommended technologies that build recurring revenue, improve operating efficiency or lower costs” by invitation only.  Register by text to 412.721.3186 with your email and location desired if you are new and interested.

 

Wednesday, October 21: 2-3:30 pm: Westmoreland County CC and Standard Bank Community Advisory Board: to promote growth and new business strategy.  October topic is “4th Quarter Goal Setting and Owner-recommended technologies that build recurring revenue, improve operating efficiency or lower costs” By invitation only.  Register by text to 412.721.3186 with your email and location desired if you are new and interested.

 

 

Also note that our November session will be a three-hour session devoted to your 10 Year Vision of Your Company (your Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal and how that translates into 2021 goals and objectives). You may bring a key member of your senior leadership to this meeting.

 

 

Have a productive and prosperous Q4! A.

 

Anita F. Brattina, National Director, PowerLink

anita@powerlink.org

412.721.3186 (text)

 

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