Sage Wedding Pros - Great Post Yesterday on Asking for Help

If you work in the wedding industry and haven't visited Michelle Loretta and Kelly Simants' website SageWeddingPros -- you absolutely must -- no matter if you're brand-new or if your company has been in business for several years. The site is chock-full of fantastic tips on referrals, networking, establishing your business, how to price, how to create a business plan, how to manage your finances. Their advice has been incredibly helpful to me since I discovered their website last year.

I also had the pleasure of attending their live event, The Simple Plan where you meet and work with other wedding professionals to write and/or update you company's business plan, and also think about your five year goals. The Simple Plan is reasonably priced, and what's nice is the focus is solely on working ON your business and not on whatever else might be pulling away your attention for those two days -- and everyone attending has that same goal.

Their post yesterday on Asking for Help really was a great one that I wanted to share in the event you missed it. A few of these were good reminders for me -- and also it reinforces too that first and foremost is that there are people out there who can help you (both personally and professionally).  The wedding industry is full of wonderfully supportive and caring people -- don't be afraid to lean on them if/when you need help!

A few highlights from the post:

….. You are not alone.
….. No one is good at everything.
….. Identify your weaknesses and ask others for help.

….. Use your colleagues as a resource for information. This is something I personally do all the time, and I'm always amazed at how many planners write back complimenting me for not being afraid to ask or share information -- why wouldn't I be? Isn't that why were planners - we're resourceful and good at knowing who to ask to find that great or hard to find vendor!

….. Hire and contract people to build your business where you cannot.
….. Hire experts in key areas that support your business: legal, tax, accounting, finance, branding.
For more wedding business insights… read their sage declarations.

Also check out the recent interview we did with Michelle on her"5 Quick Wedding Tips" by clicking here.  (We're planning to have Kelly's up in the future too).

Yesterday's 5 Quick Tips from Marilyn Oliveira from InsideWeddings can be found here! 

Happy Friday - GO DUCKS!