Taking Tips from Every Situation

Recently, I was interviewing at a start-up here in Las Vegas. I haven't worked for someone else in nearly 3 years so I wasn't really keen on the idea of putting myself in that position but you have to do what you have to do. So could I turn this into a learning moment or just hold my nose and trudge my way through the whole experience?
A learning experience it is.
I'm always fascinated on how other entrepreneurs approach business. In this case it was an outsourcing company that contracted with one of the larger utilities. Here's how they put their business model together.

1. Find a product to sell
2. Contact the manufacturer and work out a reseller contract with the manufacturer
3. Find an office to work out of
4. Put out an ad to hire salespeople
5. Train the new staff in how to sell the product
6. Raise up managers from within the new sales staff to oversee the crew
7. Repeat

Wow!!! Sounds like business all over the world. Every business on the planet runs on this concept or business model. If this is such a simple model to analyze then why aren't more people doing it? FEAR.

Well, I'm tired of working for someone else. (It hasn't even been a day yet) but that doesn't matter. This simple business model is the backbone of business from time immemorial. All we have to do is get over the initial fear and the rest as they say, is a piece of cake.

Sherman Ray is a speaker, author and Leadership Coach. He is also founder and President of the Diversity Networking Group. For more information on corporate speaking events, tapes or webinars go to www.redlettermedia.net or email him at LeadershipInActionOnlne@gmail.com