Asking good questions gets great answers!

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Are you questioning yourself how you are doing as a business owner? There are so many ways to develop a business and at times being an entrepreneur or business owner is quite isolated. When trying to get the best option, make the right decision, save time, conserve funds or any other business related matter that requires applied thinking it can be nerve wracking or potentially risky to take the next step. It all starts with asking good questions.
Asking the right questions

One of the best ways to get ahead is to ask those who have gone before to give an answer to a question. If you are fortunate to have a collection of mentors, a business coach or a group of trusted business people around you or in your business it will be normal for you to ask them ‘How would you…..?’ But also with or without mentors and some very good advisors, one thing you really should learn as an entrepreneur is asking the right questions. Especially to prospects and customers. By far the open questions are better than closed questions. Questions that always start with Why, What, Who, What for, When and last but not the least: How!
How to get the right answers?

There are lots of experienced business people who may have just the right answer or who may give you something else to consider which wasn’t in your thoughts and triggers a new direction, activity or opportunity to form new and better habits. My business partner for the UK, Gary Lennon, did this by entering a competition run by Virgin Media Pioneers who ran a competition to win a copy of Lara Morgan’s new book ‘More Balls Than Most: Juggle your way to success with proven company shortcuts‘.

His question  ‘What is the best way to save time for new entrepreneurs in their first year?’ won him a copy!