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If you are a business owner, with up to five employees, you may find yourself thinking some of these:

• "My friends don't understand what it's like running your own business. I don't have anyone to really talk to about it"
• "I'm not sure where I'm going to get my next contract from"
• "I'm always working and I never have any free time"
• "All my time is spent working IN my business and not ON my business"
• "I have ideas, but I never know whether they're good ones or not"
• "I'm good at planning; I'm not great at carrying out and completing my plan"
• "I'm always stressed"
• "My business affects my confidence, sometimes negatively"

We have found there are lots of forward thinking, fantastic owners in the South West who have viable businesses, but recognise that their business is not running effectively. They are good technicians – they are good at providing their product or service - but need the business skills and confidence to make their business a real success.