In 2020, we are living in a time when ambient risks have skyrocketed. The economic risks, social risks, and public health risks are massively higher than they were last year. This includes the risk of hiring a professional services firm. People hire these experts to reduce their risk of negative outcomes. For example: I could draft my own contract, but if I hire an attorney to do it, I have more confidence that I can enforce the contract. I could design my own website, but if I hire a web design company, I believe it will be easier to navigate, get higher search rankings, and … Continue Reading »
Anchor Advisors
Anchor Advisors offers small business consulting in the Chicago area. Our advisors help businesses to grow with confidence and make better decisions.
Chicago Consulting Services
Anchor Advisors works with business owners with 10 to 100 employees to help them grow their business, move with confidence and make quicker decisions. We help our clients strengthen the four pillars of their business – Purpose, People, Process and Performance Measures – providing them with a firm foundation on which to grow.Recent Posts
5 Keys to Growing Beyond $1M in Sales
“What got you here won’t get you there!” ~ Marshall Goldsmith Congratulations, you’ve grown your business and achieved a major milestone, one million in revenue. Well done! It’s a huge achievement. Less than 4% of business in America reach this goal. Now that you’ve celebrated, let’s talk about your next steps. Do you want to keep growing? If so, there are some major changes ahead. The skills and practices that made it possible for you to bring in a million dollars this year aren’t going to scale when you are at two million or five million. You’re going to need to do some things … Continue Reading »
2021 We’re Halfway There… Livin’ on a Prayer
Normally around this time of the year, it’s good to pause and review our progress. Take a minute to stop and review what's been going well so far this year, what's not, and plan how we can end the year strong. But this year... 2020... Well, it hasn’t gone according to plan, right? I don’t know about you, but I’ve made almost no progress toward the goals I set for the year. Guess what? That’s okay. Just because your goals took a backseat to the chaos doesn’t mean you’ve given up. We have all had to adapt and reprioritize for the next six months. We are in the middle of a global … Continue Reading »