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I will be brief*

I will be frank

I will share what generous wise people have shared with me these last 2 weeks.

Fact 1: We are facing the biggest challenge for small businesses in over 50 years**

Fact 2: This will hit us harder and last longer than any of us expected at first.

Fact 3: The mission of a business is first to survive and then to thrive. In That Order.

Advice:

Self-test and know where you stand – Download your Cash Stress Test NOW..

Evaluate your options and decide – do this together, do it fast.

Embrace your situation and act – maximise Cash & Time

Planning for a a future you cannot predict is a business owners´ job.

It is what we do.

Now is the time to lead.

You owe it to your business, to everyone in and around the company you built, to yourself.

Big decisions, with a big impact. 💥

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*my video drop below for those interested can be found on my Facebook page 

** I am aware of my european-centric view here. 

*** tool developed thanks 🙏🏻 to Pablo at Fitness-KPI and Yulia at Genesis, home technology architects.

Are the “Makers” a “manufacturing microfinance” network and part of the solution in times of crisis like these?

Thousands of “Makers” are responding in Spain, Italy and many other countries to Covid19 by locally manufacturing protective masks, filters, ventilators, spare parts, etc…

This will be challenging.

This will require us to work together.

This will force us to adapt.

This is our #newnormal

This will make us better together.

Towards a #newfuture and #newbalance.

This is a 3-wave storm 🌊 🌊🌊 🌪 we have to weather:

First wave 🌊: back to basics – survival of the fittest

• Rethink how we work. Focus on our added value. Constraints force us to innovate.
• Value people, teams and loyalty. Never take this for granted. It is the most valuable part of any business.
• Cash is the oxygen of a business. This wave will last longer than you think or anyone says. Prepare. We all need air to breathe.

Second wave 🌊: who is left standing – time to transform.

• few businesses will come out of this stronger – learn from them.
• most businesses will have suffered but on their feet ready for a comeback – partner with them.
• some business will be wiped out – be there for the people behind these businesses.

Third wave 🌊: a new world – bounce forward

• A crisis has winners and losers. For your business this is not about fair. This is about facts. Focus on the winners.
• Recuperation is like going to the gym. It is hard. There is sweat, effort, often even pain. But it makes you stronger. We will need grit. Stamina. Dedication.
• The world is different now. It is the one most adaptable to change, that lives within the means available and works co-operatively against common threats that comes out victorious.

So let us lean into the situation. Own it.
Analyse, come together and then act.

This can be an opportunity if we decide it to be.

Listen. Learn. Work. Together.

We will come out of this in few months. Better. Wiser.

#strongertogether #thisisastoryaboutpeople

The above is simply a summary of what I have collected over the last week or so (since Italy 🇮🇹 and Spain 🇪🇸 went in lockdown) – and I will keep adapting as hear more from you all. It is simplified and focussed on “what we can do”. Together.

Share your feedback, suggestions, ideas. We can all learn from each other.

If we come together this situation is an opportunity in disguise. 💪🏻