Has your business dream, turned into a nightmare?



The first businesses i started, i had a vision that i would just set it up, create the online presence, and the enquiries would start rolling in! Boy was i wrong, i imagined with rose coloured spectacles what it would be like, and got a rude awakening.

It took 6 months before the work started trickling in, and that 6 months was filled with a huge amount of perseverance, long hours, lots of.. "we will keep you in mind", and waiting on the phone ringing!. So much admin, marketing, setting everything up, endless phone calls and e-mails.. and just believing that at some point, it would all be worth it.

So trust me when i say... i have been there. It is stressful, and it wears you down and you do see more money going out than you have coming in. But if you believe that you can make it work, it will.

As an accountant, i was able to use my expertise and knowledge of business throughout the process. I know that most businesses don't make a profit in there first few years. I know how hard business owners work to create their businesses, and how much they care about the success of "their baby" However as with anything, until you do it, you don't really get it. So for me, there was also a huge learning curve to be had.

I so empathise with business owners starting out. I know the struggle, understand the feeling of having the last £10 in the bank, and wondering how you are going to pay the bills next month. Wondering when the turning point will come. Which is why i created AMS Business and Consulting, a business that is designed to work with people who have just started out, or people who feel that they are so bogged down and overwhelmed by their business, they can't see the forest for the trees, and are on the brink of giving up.

I have a huge passion for helping people succeed in business, so many people have great businesses, they just struggle with the running of it. I use my accountancy expertise to make sense of the finances, and my business knowledge to support business owners in managing their business. A problem shared, is a problem halfed after all. I love business, i love making plans, analysing information and watching something grow.

Running a business doesn't need to take over your life, it's about doing the right things, in the most efficient way possible. You can achieve your business dream, and i can help make the process manageable, by supporting your personal and business growth.

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