107: Brook Devenport- How To Turn Your Side Hustle Into A Flourishing, Profitable Business

Hi Welcome to another episode of  A Well-Designed Business. On the show today I have Brook Devenport. Brook is the owner of Blinds & More located in Minnesota. We are going to hear Brook’s personal story and how she took a business that practically started by accident and after nearly 6 years she transformed it into a well run, profitable business with 7 team members who together do both custom window treatments and interior design in Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa. Show Notes  The business didn’t magically grow into a high earning business. It took a lot of planning and tool-using Initial sales targeting was $60,000 in yearly sales. On the second year annual sales was $178,000. Current sales run to $650,000 annually Sales goal was but sales was Things they did differently to achieve the sales goal Her husband’s role in the success of her business Tracking appointments and tracking dealer’s performance All the tools they installed to track and monitor the business Their “ahah” moment Color coding the hard files The Tony Robbins effect on their business Being intentional. What it means When they decided to run a business, to work on her business, not simply in her business. The role of advertising on her success Quotables: If you know how to sell, you can sell almost anything. – Luann Take responsibility for setting your goals for monitoring your expenses, for analyzing every project for net cost and net profits. Manage your business with your eyes wide open. You can find the rest of the show notes and resources  at www.windowworks-nj.com