When I owned my first business I used to hate receiving “Inc.” Magazine. All those smiling faces of happy entrepreneurs standing in front of their Mercedes convertible wearing nice clothes and looking all happy….depressing!
Here I was, in business for 7 years and still struggling to meet payroll and barely paying myself anything. Why? I wasn’t sure. But I knew I had nothing in common with the smiling faces in that magazine. Fast forward 36 years. I got help from PowerLink, turned my business around with their help and grew that company to almost $6 million before I sold it. I went on to start and grow three more businesses after that. Each time, I got a little smarter about what a well-run company looks like. The second time it only took me one year to be profitable and smoothly running. The third time only took one year. The fourth time we were profitable from the first day in business. So what does “well-run” look like?
At PowerLink we will be looking at that topic this month in our monthly PowerLink Community Advisory Boards (schedule of sessions is below). To give you a preview, we are covering the three most important areas of a business to find out how each of our companies is handling/running that area:
Revenue generation: regular influx of new customers, healthy retention rate of existing customers
Field or site operations: smooth delivery of services or products with close to 100% customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction.
Financial management: daily, weekly, monthly and cumulative reporting of income and expenses including strong cash management and healthy cash reserves.
Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? So, this month in our board meetings we will be sharing how each participant handles these three areas of their company and help identify action items to fix anything that is broken. In October we are going to dive deep into each participant’s DISC profile and the profiles of their team to determine why they might be stuck.
If you are interested in participating as a PowerLink client, please contact us to schedule a private interview so we can learn more about your business and your issues before we assign you to an advisor/facilitator and a group.
Email dianne@allfacilities.com or text 412.721.3186 with your contact information and we will schedule a meeting right away!
(List of October sessions)
October PowerLink Community Advisory Board Sessions
If you are interested in participating, schedule a private interview today.
PowerLink membership is $225/month for businesses generating more than $1 million annually and $150/month for businesses generating less than $1 million annually.
Scholarships are available for business owners who are struggling financially.
October 8, 2026 | 8:00–9:30 AM
PowerLink Advisory Board #3: Service Companies
Second Thursday of each month
Topic: How run your business more efficiently
October 13, 2026 | 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
PowerLink Advisory Board #1: Scaling Up
Second Tuesday of each month
For businesses generating $300,000–$1 million that want to grow 3X–10X.
Topic: How to run your fast growing business more efficiently
October 14, 2026 | 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
PowerLink Advisory Board #2: Small Nonprofits
Second Wednesday of each month
Topic: How to run your organization more efficiently
October 20, 2026 | 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
PowerLink Community Advisory Board #4: Women-Owned Companies
Third Tuesday of each month
Topic: How to run your business more efficiently
October 22, 2026 | 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
PowerLink Community Advisory Board #6: New Business Owners—First Three Years
Third Thursday of each month
Topic: How do you grow a new business more efficiently (and faster)
October 22, 2026 | 3:00–4:30 PM
PowerLink Community Advisory Board #7: Manufacturers & Makers
Third Thursday of each month
Topic: How do you run your business more efficiently as it grows?
October 23, 2026 | 8:30–9:45 AM
PowerLink Community Advisory Board #8: Contractors
Third Friday of each month
Topic: How do you grow a contracting business efficiently?
October 26, 2026 | 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
PowerLink Advisory Board #9: Hospitality Companies
Fourth Monday of each month
Topic: How to grow your B&B efficiently?
October 28, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
PowerLink Community Advisory Board #10: Retail Companies
Last Wednesday of each month
Topic: How to Test a New Customer Acquisition Strategy to Increase Traffic Efficiently
Let's Talk.
If you or someone you know owns a small business that is struggling, call or email me for a private interview.
Text your contact information to: 412-721-3186 or email me through Dianne Wampler to schedule a meeting at: dianne@allfacilities.com.
Tell us your story. Let's see if PowerLink can help.
Sometimes you don't need to work harder. You need to learn a different way to grow.
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