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Episode 007: The numbers game. Playing for keeps.

May 05, 2021 • Dawn Klatzko • Episode 7

Are you trying to move your side hustle to being your main show, preparing to move up from manager to the C-suite or have just recently started up your own business? Passion, a vision for the future and the intention of making a good deal of money most likely sits at the heart of your plan. But what about your love for the numbers side of the business?

In the words of Bill Gates, as an icon of wealth and success: “The business side of any company starts and ends with hard-core analysis of its numbers. “ It looks like he is going to be a little bit less wealthy soon, thanks to affairs of the heart, but that's not your concern right now!

In this episode I would like to share 5 guidelines that are essential to not only ensuring you make the numbers work for you, but also to ensure your sustainable success. Listen in to gain insight to these essential, life-saving disciplines:

Understand what money is truly yours.
How to build a survival raft for 6 months.
Why you need to take action each quarter.
The importance of building a reserve for future growth investment.
Why you need to look under every rock for hidden costs.

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