Main Responsibilities of a Small Business Owner
As a solo business owner, Howard's responsibilities encompass "every responsibility," ranging from direct client coaching to "marketing, admin, finances, and legal" tasks. This self-directed approach stems from a background outside of coaching, necessitating "continuous education" and leveraging engineering experience to understand client needs.
Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management, Client Relations, Marketing, Financial Management
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Howard Zuo
Business Owner
Small Business Owner
Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011
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Engineering - Chemical
Aerospace, Aviation & Defense, Coaching, Speaking & Writing
Entrepreneurship and Business Owner
None Applicable
Video Highlights
1. As a solo business owner, Howard handles all aspects of the business, from client interaction to marketing and administrative tasks. This highlights the diverse skillset required.
2. Howard emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and self-education, especially given his background outside of therapy and coaching. This underscores the need for ongoing professional development.
3. Howard leverages his engineering background to understand client needs, demonstrating the value of transferable skills from diverse fields and the ability to adapt knowledge to various contexts.
Transcript
What are your main responsibilities within your current role?
As a small business owner with one employee, myself, every responsibility is my responsibility, for better or for worse. Of course, there's the day-to-day of working with clients through one-on-one coaching.
But all the peripherals, which includes marketing, that's all me. Admin, work, finances, legal – that's not much, but it's also all me.
I also do a lot of prep work for each client. That's just me, as well as my continuous education and continual growth. My background isn't in therapy, coaching, or anything relational.
In some ways, I had to teach myself from the ground up. At the same time, because of my experience working in engineering, I feel very comfortable recognizing my own client's needs and being able to reach out to them. That's the short version of all my responsibilities.
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