TheEntrepreneursHub

#Incubator #Accelerator supporting #StartUps and #SMEs to START, GROW & SCALE a SUSTAINABLE & PROFITABLE business.

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

✨ The Daily Spark is back...

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

I started my #DailySpark of #inspiration and #motivation for #entrepreneurs again ✨

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[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

✨ DAILY SPARK

Things never go according to how your dreams envisaged it, don't let that stop you from continuing to pursue that dream. You start, you grow, you learn, you fall, you start up again. 

And you keep going...

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[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

WE COULD ALL LEARN FROM MCKINSEY’S BALLSINESS
DAILY SPARK✨

Yesterday I went for lunch with an old friend who now works with one of the big 5 consulting firms. We discussed how cut-throat their practices are when it comes to delivering value for their customers. They tend to...

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

“Challenge “solved” doesn’t equal challenge “completed”... just because it’s no longer a challenge, that doesn’t mean it’s off our plate before we complete on the delivery and execution!”

#inspiration #startup #founders #entrepreneurs #challenge

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

CHALLENGE SOLVED DOESN’T EQUAL CHALLENGE COMPLETED ✨ DAILY SPARK

You may have noticed I failed to send out my Daily Spark yesterday. Not because I didn't write one... no, I actually did. It was that final step of "convert written to typed text - copy - send" I missed out on...

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

“How often does it happen something or someone still surprises you? If not so much, you now know you may have a problem!”

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

#inspiration #entrepreneurs #startup #founders

IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE ✨ DAILY SPARK

It’s only natural that we make ourselves the center of our universe... after all, we only have one pair of eyes we can see the world through. It is good though to sometimes...

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

You became an #entrepreneur because you love what you do. The beauty of being the owner of your own (!) business it that you get to decide what a business owner and entrepreneur looks like… for you.

Forget about the archetype, make your position as “CEO” what you want it to be!

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

#inspiration #startup #founders #entrepreneurs

YOU’RE NOT A CEO UNLESS YOU DECIDE TO BE
✨ DAILY SPARK

It may have to do with that it’s the end of the year and everyone is in a reflective mood, but these past few weeks I have met with quite a few founders who don't like...

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

“As a #founder, how well do you still know everything that is happening in your company? If you were to take on any random type of job of your employees, how much does it still resemble that same job back from when you started it?”

#StartUp #Entrepreneurship #RealityCheck

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

#startup #founders #Entrepreneurship

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING AT THE WORKPLACE IN YOUR COMPANY ✨ DAILY SPARK

In working with corporates I notice that many of their biggest issues have to do with the disconnect between what's being discussed amongst executives in...

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

The question every #entrepreneur or #startup #founder should ask themselves:

“Do you have enough time, energy and other resources needed to take on that new task, project or business and to be successful with it?”

#brutalhonesty

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

#startup #founders #entrepreneurs #inspiration #focus

THE BEST WAY TO START SOMETHING, IS TO QUIT SOMETHING ✨ DAILY SPARK

"The best way to start something, is to quit something.”

In yesterday's spark I shared my struggle with focusing on one business (idea): the conflict...

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

For #founders and #entrepreneurs, when it comes to focusing on one project or #startup only, there is a clear conflict between the heart (not wanting to give up) and the mind (knowing you should)...

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

#inspiration #startup #founders #entrepreneurs #growth

FOCUS AS THE ONE TRUE AMPLIFIER OF GROWTH
✨ DAILY SPARK

The other day I meet with an entrepreneur who went through one of our programs back in 2016. One of his main dilemma's was how to balance his time between the two...

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

Set your bar high and don’t get discouraged by your own mediocrity... “If you can dream it, you can create it!”

#inspiration #startup #entrepreneurs #founders #creatives

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

IF YOU CAN #DREAM IT, YOU CAN #CREATE IT
✨ DAILY SPARK

“The first couple of years that we’re making stuff, the stuff that we’re making is not that great. - - What you’re making, is sort of a disappointment to you.”
~Ira Glass

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#startups #entrepreneurs

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

#inspiration #innovation #startup #entrepreneurs

PRODUCT OR MARKET DRIVEN INNOVATION: YOU NEED TO DO BOTH! ✨ DAILY SPARK

Entrepreneurs tend to start their business for one or two reasons: some see a gap in the market for which they then want to develop a product or service...

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

“Most parents trust their respective partners with just their life and that of their children... how is that for business owners and their employees though?”

#inspiration #startups #entrepreneurs #founders

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

#founders #productivity #empowerment #entrepreneurship #startup #intrapreneurship

DO YOU DRIVE YOUR TEAM CRAZY OR CAN THEY ACTUALLY GET WORK DONE? ✨ DAILY SPARK

I greatly enjoy some of the photo's posted by @onadventurewithdad on Instagram challenging his girlfriend in a...

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

#Growth #FutureReady #Entrepreneur #Startup #Inspiration

IF YOU’RE HEADING TOWARDS A DEAD END, A PIVOT CAN SAVE YOUR FUTURE ✨ DAILY SPARK

In the world of startups, there are quite a few tech companies who pivoted from doom to glory... you only have to think Youtube, Slack, ...

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

#excellence #growthmindset #entrepreneurs #startups

YOU’RE THE AVERAGE OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES YOU USE ✨ DAILY SPARK

I realise it is a very insignificant level of discomfort compared to the bigger challenges in the world, but still!

The other day I decided to change...

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

As an #entrepreneur, you may not have the same entertainment value as a football player, but your contribution to society is valued as much if not more!

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

#inspiration #StartUp #Entrepreneurship

TO PERFORM AT YOUR BEST YOU NEED BREAKS 
✨ DAILY SPARK

"We've reached a point where you start to think that with so many matches and so many injuries, the spectacle is not the same."
Zinedine Zidane

In football, these past few weeks...

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

“Whereas I see many starting #entrepreneurs very passionate about their product or service, when it comes to imposing their product or service onto the market they suddenly seem to suffer from an #impostersyndrome.”

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

#GrowthMindset #ImposterSyndrome #Startup #Entrepreneurs

THE PARADOX OF THE DOUBTFUL ENTREPRENEUR
✨ DAILY SPARK

We all know the statistics: only one in so many entrepreneurs are able to make a success of their business. Often lack of funding or product market fit are cited...

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

“When an opportunity presents itself, don't be afraid to stretch yourself and go play with the big guys. The quicker you expose yourself, the quicker you learn the next level up!”

#StartUp #Entrepreneurship #growthmindset

[Liesbeth Bakker @lkbakker]

#inspiration #entrepreneurs #startups #founders #acceleration #growthmindset #growth

FIND YOUR FLOW OF ACCELERATION
DAILY SPARK ✨

Walking in #Nairobi sometimes reminds me of the computer game Frogger, especially when I have to cross a busy road like #WaiyakiWay where there...

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

...and work on the projects and milestones that move you and your business forward, or mostly the ones that keep your stakeholders happy?

At all times: try to keep perspective!

I wish you a wonderful weekend ✨

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

#startup #founder #inspiration #motivation

NO ENTREPRENEUR IS FREE AND INDEPENDENT
✨ DAILY SPARK

That no #entrepreneur is free and independent and they have many bosses to answer to is one of the greatest #realitychecks for starting entrepreneurs. If it’s not keeping...

[TheEntrepreneursHub @EntHubKenya]

...work, the sooner I get to be rich", your stakeholders will also be making sure you work hard, but then for their benefit!

SPARK OF THE DAY
Reality check: does your business work for you or do you work for your business? In other words: are you able to set your own strategy...