BOSS YOUR BALLOON BIZ
Supercharge your business and become the amazing business owner you were meant to be!
OPPORTUNITIES | FOCUS | GROWTH | SUPPORT
limited introductory offer price – this intake only!
I know how soul destroying it can be working so hard to build a business and having not enough to show for it in the bank at the end of the month. Working harder and harder but the profits not going up in relation to the effort you are putting in. It’s a struggle. Weekends become a blur as you try and fit in as much as possible. 5am starts… working through until midnight…. trying to squeeze in enough orders so that you can justify working from home and not getting a “proper” job. Frustration sets in… Even if you could grow this darn business how could you work even harder to fulfil all the orders? Wouldn’t you just be creating a bigger monster?
Then after the madness of busy weeks you are faced with looking at an empty diary for the next few weeks and wondering how you are going to make it through until things pick up again. Sure there are orders in the diary in a few weeks time but what about now? You start juggling cash-flow and wondering if it is all really worth it?
I was so close to giving it all up and getting a proper job!
You see other people off on holidays abroad and you are just about paying the bills. This isn’t the dream! It isn’t what it was supposed to be running your own business. The voices in your head start to tell you that you simply aren’t good enough to run a business, maybe this will never be anything more than a hobby! Worse still family start muttering about whether you would be better off giving it up and doing something else that wont leave you so stressed all the time.
I know how soul destroying it can be working so hard to build a business and having not enough to show for it in the bank at the end of the month. Working harder and harder but the profits not going up in relation to the effort you are putting in. It’s a struggle. Weekends become a blur as you try and fit in as much as possible. 5am starts… working through until midnight…. trying to squeeze in enough orders so that you can justify working from home and not getting a “proper” job. Frustration sets in… Even if you could grow this darn business how could you work even harder to fulfil all the orders? Wouldn’t you just be creating a bigger monster?
Then after the madness of busy weeks you are faced with looking at an empty diary for the next few weeks and wondering how you are going to make it through until things pick up again. Sure there are orders in the diary in a few weeks time but what about now? You start juggling cash-flow and wondering if it is all really worth it?
I was so close to giving it all up and getting a proper job!
You see other people off on holidays abroad and you are just about paying the bills. This isn’t the dream! It isn’t what it was supposed to be running your own business. The voices in your head start to tell you that you simply aren’t good enough to run a business, maybe this will never be anything more than a hobby! Worse still family start muttering about whether you would be better off giving it up and doing something else that wont leave you so stressed all the time.
But…
YOU have this fire burning in your belly.
You LOVE being creative!
You LOVE making designs with balloons and you can’t get enough inspiration to try more and new things.
You LOVE the idea of working from home, being your own boss, earning your own money and supporting your family.
You WANT to spend everyday being paid to create amazing designs and feeding your addiction to all things latex!
You just need someone to show you HOW!
I wont lie to you its not a get rich quick kind of industry! You will only get out what you put in but I am guessing you aren’t afraid of hard work… If anything you have been working too hard just not at the right things…. if you start doing the RIGHT things now in your business you will quickly start to see results!
You can build a business where
YOU are THE company everyone recommends.
Where when people walk into a room they immediately know YOU supplied the amazing balloons and venue decor.
Where you don't have to worry when you open the diary because there isnt enough in the diary or there is way too much to make up for empty weeks!
Where you have FREEDOM to make choices, to expand and grow, freedom to book time off and freedom from the worry!
Where MORE of your TIME can be spent on the creative journey.
You just need someone to show you how to fill your diary Monday to Sunday with the RIGHT kind of orders. The kind that make sure you have profit at the end of EVERY month that not only pays the bills but helps towards the luxuries in life and most important doesn’t involve you working harder and harder to get there!
I am here to tell you it is possible! You CAN build a profitable business in balloons and venue decor. There are options too! It’s not just a case of to get there you HAVE to do x y and z. There are a whole host of opportunities that you can tap in to to build the business YOU want.
You’ve got this! You just need someone to show you HOW!
You just need someone to show you how to fill your diary Monday to Sunday with the RIGHT kind of orders. The kind that make sure you have profit at the end of EVERY month that not only pays the bills but helps towards the luxuries in life and most important doesn’t involve you working harder and harder to get there!
I am here to tell you it is possible! You CAN build a profitable business in balloons and venue decor. There are options too! It’s not just a case of to get there you HAVE to do x y and z. There are a whole host of opportunities that you can tap in to to build the business YOU want.
You’ve got this! You just need someone to show you HOW!
You can build a business where
YOU are THE company everyone recommends.
Where when people walk into a room they immediately know YOU supplied the amazing balloons and venue decor.
Where you don't have to worry when you open the diary because there isnt enough in the diary or there is way too much to make up for empty weeks!
Where you have FREEDOM to make choices, to expand and grow, freedom to book time off and freedom from the worry!
Where MORE of your TIME can be spent on the creative journey.
A business you can be proud of that fulfils your creative journey and also gives you the life YOU want!
So… the next question has got to be… Am I right for you?
Let me start by saying…
I TOTALLY GET IT!
I totally get what it is like to build your own balloons and venue decor company. I was in your shoes 5-6 years ago. Frustrated, demoralised and on the verge of giving it all up and getting a proper job! I was fed up and thought I could never develop the skills to run my own business and make a success of it!
I have been where you are now. I turned my business around and so can you!
So… the next question has got to be… Am I right for you?
Let me start by saying…
I TOTALLY GET IT!
I totally get what it is like to build your own balloons and venue decor company. I was in your shoes 5-6 years ago. Frustrated, demoralised and on the verge of giving it all up and getting a proper job! I was fed up and thought I could never develop the skills to run my own business and make a success of it!
I have been where you are now. I turned my business around and so can you!
I HAVE BEEN WHERE YOU ARE NOW
The problem was my business never started out it’s life as a Business. It was never meant to be a business! It was a hobby I fell in love with that took on a life of its own and without consciously deciding it took off as a business. For the next year to 18 months I ran to keep up with it. I was having such a blast on my creative journey with balloons that I never considered the fact I wasnt steering the business. 18 months later I was exhausted and poor control of money meant I didnt have much to show for all the hard work! It was then I STOPPED! I went back to my business basics and really started to build the business I WANTED!
I TURNED MY BUSINESS AROUND (and you can too!)
I became a HUGE sponge learning everything I needed about the online world – the world where people now wanted to make their purchases from the comfort of their settees. The world where people could find out more about you and qualify their short list of potential suppliers without even leaving the house. I used my previous marketing and sales experience to set myself goals and targets. I broke them down into achievable actions. I saw every problem as a challenge and sought the solution. I had clear direction. I knew where I was going and the steps I had to take to get there! Don’t get me wrong there were huge challenges along the way!
WHEN IT COMES TO SALES AND MARKETING COACHING I REALLY KNOW MY STUFF!
Prior to running my own balloons and venue decor business I spent 10 years in Sales and marketing working for multi million pound companies. I was responsible for coaching hundreds of sales people and business managers both individually & through group training to strategise and sell on their own territories. Working predominately from home the majority of the time they were in effect responsible for running their own businesses within the direction of the company. During my time with them I helped them hit million pound targets, take huge market share from the competition and earn lots of bonus. I won awards at national and international level. I presented at large conferences in the UK and abroad on business strategy, customer relationships and effective selling. When it comes to coaching in sales and marketing it’s fair to say I REALLY know my stuff!
I REALLY WANT TO HELP YOU BUILD A BETTER FUTURE!
During the last 7 years growing my business I have seen so many Balloons companies come and go in my area. So many lovely talented people who start a creative business from home. They find they have gift in creating gorgeous designs and they are ready to share it with the world. Starting a balloon business is relatively low investment and not difficult to do. Running and growing a business is where it gets trickier!
A friend of mine recently brought a franchise opportunity in the fitness industry. I was amazed at what she got to really fast track her business from the start. It was like a business in a box, detailing the exact steps to take to get success quickly and I remember thinking if only I had had something like that when I started out! How many balloon companies might have grown from strength to strength rather than fallen by the wayside and this is where the idea for the Balloon Biz Academy came from.
I really want to help as many balloon business owners as possible grow and expand their businesses . To realise their dreams and live in the place they want their business to take them. Having done many generic business, sales and marketing courses myself along the way I wanted to create something specific to our industry. I also wanted it to be transformational rather than just educational. I could just do a whole host of videos and stick them out there but what I really want to do is work with business owners on their businesses and help them to actually make the changes they want to move their business forward.
I really want to help as many balloon business owners as possible grow and expand their business.
I really want to help as many balloon business owners as possible grow and expand their business.
I really want to help as many balloon business owners as possible grow and expand their businesses . To realise their dreams and live in the place they want their business to take them. Having done many generic business, sales and marketing courses myself along the way I wanted to create something specific to our industry. I also wanted it to be transformational rather than just educational. I could just do a whole host of videos and stick them out there but what I really want to do is work with business owners on their businesses and help them to actually make the changes they want to move their business forward.
So what is the Boss Your Balloon Biz programme all about?!
THE GREAT STUFF
So what does the programme cover. Well it’s 12 weeks of AMAZING!!!. We are going to get deep and dirty with YOUR business to make sure you are filling your diary every week with the right kind of profitable work that will move your business forward.
Due to the transformational nature of this course PLACES ARE LIMITED. I will spending alot of my time in YOUR actual business giving feedback or your specific work and in the group so I have to keep the group small to give you as much of my attention as possible!
You will get access to weekly video classes and an area where you can get feedback from me weekly on everything you are learning and how it applies to YOUR business. You will get access to a Facebook group where you will get to hang out with other amazing talented business owners just like you who want to take their business to the next level. There will be weekly live teaching from me in the group where we can look at the topics we are covering and answer the questions you have.
YOU are going to get
CLARITY
Clarity about what YOU want from your business! Clarity about the plan you need to put in place to move your business towards the dream you have for it.
OPPORTUNITIES
Together are going to explore all of the opportunities available to you to grow your business. This is not a cookie cutter approach to business. You have lots of opportunities and directions you can take your business in. I am going to show you them all!.
FOCUS
Once you know the opportunities we are then going to get super focused on the direction YOU want to take your business in.
A PLAN
Not a 20 page business plan that will take you forever to write and never get round to implementing. A plan of actionable steps you can start NOW to move your business forward.
ACTION
This programme is all about supporting you to take action to ramp up your business. Throughout the programme there will be work for you to start to do in order to move your business forward and you will leave with a list of actions you can take to grow your business now.
GROWTH
This programme is all about growing your business and making you money. If you only implement a fraction of the course content you will absolutely grow your business and make more profit.
SUPPORT & ACCOUNTABILITY
Support to realise your goals. Support to sort out them mind monkeys telling you you can’t do this. Support to become more productive as you grow so you don’t end up more exhausted. Support to realise your dreams.
What exactly will we cover in the programme?
Business Rules & Foundations
The stuff you need to be able to really launch your business forward from with out the overwhelm. We are going to cover insurance, pricing for profit, managing cash flow, goal setting, planning and really learning to love those numbers!
Selling balloon decor to other businesses
Not just the fact you could do this but HOW you actually go about doing this from finding the person you need to talk to, coming up with the proposal and right through to installation and everything you need to continue this relationship moving forward.
Making the most from calendar events
How to have the most stonking Christmas, mothers day, valentines etc I will show you every step from coming up with the best designs for mass production to really capitalising on these key events in the calendar and supercharging your sales. This module alone is guaranteed to boost your income!
Making the most of existing customers
The art of selling and why people buy. How to give them that wow factor service so they not only come back time and time again but they bring their friends and families with them. How you use their reviews to find more perfect customers just like them! Understanding how to make the most of every single customer and how to build the relationship with them to get them to come back time and time again. The art of anniversary selling and the use of messengerbots!
Productivity
There is no doubt that once you start implementing what you learn in this program you are going to get really really busy! I am going to show you how to scale your business without the overwhelm from dealing with enquiries, marketing, taking orders and everything in between right through to dealing with all the orders in the week I am going to show you how to automate, outsource and manage your time so you can be so much more productive grow your business without the overwhelm!
Networking to grow your business
We are talking how to become the preferred supplier at venues, getting other companies to use and recommend you, local organisations, trade groups, everyone who can help you grow your business. What you need to know to build your own network of referral partners and how to go about it. It’s also about building a network of support and friendship around you to give you strength in your business.
Resources for developing your practical skills and portfolio
Whilst this is a programme for building the business side of your business I am going to show you where to find all the free resources for developing your skills and portfolio and what to consider when looking at attending paid courses. Also what you can do easily and ethically when you don’t have your own photos of the work you would like to do moving forward to start attracting the type of customers you want to work with moving forward.
Finding the right customers with your marketing.
I am going to show you soooo many opportunities that you are missing as to why people NEED your balloons. There is sooo much business to go after out there! We are going to look at how you can get more visible online and in social media. The most effective use of Ads. What you can do in terms of local marketing. How you attract the RIGHT customers for you. The ones who will love what you do and be happy to pay your prices. We are going to make sure the time you spend in marketing drives results every time delivering those leads you need which turn into confirmed bookings.
Tapping into the wedding market
The wedding market is booming right now in the UK. I am going to show you how you can book more brides and most importantly how you book more brides with the budget and the love for balloons! How you can utilise social media to find them book them and survive and thrive in the busiest wedding season you have ever had! In the summer months I make 60-70% of my total revenue and I am going to show you how to do it too!
Add On Services
This is very much optional. You do not HAVE to expand your services to grow your balloon business! I know from the questions I get though that there are business owners who would like to use this model of really tapping into providing a total service to customers. I am going to cover the types of services you can add to your existing business, the investment you need and how to claw back that investment and really make it work for you moving forward. The mistakes you need to avoid and the things you REALLY need to consider before you spend any money!
The Plan.
This is probably THE most important part of the programme! Having seen the huge amount of opportunities outside your front door you absolutely will not be able to implement them all from day one!. Where you focus your attention is what grows the most! This is where you get to decide what direction is right for you and YOUR business and what you need to FOCUS on now and what you will focus on later! We are going to get down and dirty with what you want to earn and what products you need to sell to do this. We are going to draw up an action plan of your next steps for the next 3-6 months to really grow your business. – Don’t worry we are going to break it down in to simple quick and easy steps so its not a huge overwhelming plan you never implement but something you can work on everyday alongside running your business.
Action
We are going to have monthly check-ins after the programme finishes for the next 3 months to make sure you are on track, celebrate your wins and answer any of those questions that are coming up as you implement so I can really support you as you drive your business forward. I am going to be there to congratulate and support you as your business grows rapidly and you move towards having the life you dreamed your business could bring you.
All of the course content will be available to you forever so that you can go back to it over and over as you are out there implementing your plan and growing your business.
Wait… Thats not all… There are so many additional features to this type of programme!
YOU WILL GET:
Access to a Private Facebook Group
Access to a private facebook group just for this intake of Boss your Balloon Biz where you will be supported by me and the other amazing business owners on the course.
Weekly video tutorials, ebooks, and lots more!
Access to weekly video tutorials, ebooks, workbooks and all the tools you need to create your plan of action.
Your own Business buddy
The opportunity to buddy up with a support partner within the group if you wish.
Weekly Live sessions with me
Access to a weekly group live session with me where we can dive deeper into the topics and you can ask me questions specifically for your business! Also a place to get support with things you are not sure about and to get you unstuck and moving forward.
My feedback directly on your business
You will have access to a designated area for you to submit your work for me to feedback on to help grow YOUR business.
Your own action plan of the steps you will actually take to grow your business!
The opportunity to define your plan for the next 3-6 months and beyond – giving you a personalised road map to really grow your business and make more money and most importantly more profit!
Three Months on going support after the course!
Monthly group lives with me to check-in and follow up for 3 months after the programme finishes whilst implementing your plan allowing us to celebrate your wins and that added extra support from me whilst you are experiencing the rapid growth of your business – giving you a total of a whopping 6 months support from me in growing your business!.
I have been using Sonia’s Balloons for many years now, Sonia has supplied balloons for my sons christening, birthday parties and my 30th Cowboy Themed Party. Sonia is very talented, reliable and very professional. Sonia has made balloons in different themes, different occasions and I wouldn’t use any one else. I am also a supplier / hirer of equipment therefore see a lot of suppliers providing balloons and Sonia is by far the most creative, talented and organised that I have come across. If you are looking to learn the craft, you couldn’t ask for a better tutor. With Sonia you will receive a wealth of knowledge and experience, I know Sonia is very calm and patient. If you are looking to really grow your own business Sonia will give you the tools to get going.
I HEAR YOU RIGHT NOW…
Taking the leap and investing in your business is super scarey. Having invested to make my business grow I know the kind of thoughts that start racing through your mind….
Am I making the right investment? You’ll know whether this is for you, trust yourself. Ask yourself… Realistically how long can you stay stuck for?… What impact will that have on you and your family? Only you can bring about the changes you need in your business but you can’t do that if you don’t invest in the tools to get you there… Yep you might be clenching your butt cheeks and saying a little prayer as you do it… but without investing in you and in your business nothing changes.
What if I fail? This isn’t the kind of programme where the logins are going to gather dust in your inbox. This programme is hands on. You are going to be working on YOUR business the whole way through. I have bought together a safe and empowering environment where the support is robust, but you can take on ownership of the growth of your business. I have also ensured that it is just the right blend of work as its important to me that you still have time to run your business whilst undergoing the programme.
Not sure if this course is for you? Let me help….
THIS IS FOR YOU IF
YOU are a Balloon and venue decor business owner who wants to take your business to the next level.
YOU are ready to make a change, embrace new ways of working and make a difference
YOU are prepared to embrace the feelings you will encounter including the odd pang of fear as you transform into the better more confident version of you as a business owner!
YOU are prepared to step out of your stuck, make decisions and take actions to give you and your business the future you deserve.
YOU are willing to turn up and take part! There is no hiding in this programme I am here to make you accountable but you must invest your time and energy as well as your money! You have to do the work!
YOU are ready to move towards your dream, make more profit and enjoy the choices in life being a better business owner will give you.
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF
YOU are invested in your stuck and make excuses to stay there
YOU are not prepared to embrace change and transform into a better version of you as a business owner
You are not prepared to be accountable and do the work to make the changes you need to grow your business
You are not ready to invest in you and your future right now.
You want a one size fits all approach to business - This course is about designing the approach for YOUR business!
You are just not ready - no judgement here.... we get that right now is just not your time to make the changes in your life....
Let me answer your questions….
Right now I bet you have a million thoughts whizzing round your head! Excitement at the possibilities and then those nagging voices making you wonder if this is right for you?! I get it…. You might be thinking….
Its a big investment!
Too right it is! I want to work with people who really want to make the change in their business and I want to make sure they DO make the change in their business. Having purchased many courses myself I know that the cheaper courses really don’t have the impact in my business I would have liked. I have watched them and thought ooooo yess I should do that. A couple of years later I had only implemented a tiny fraction of them in my business. This is essentially 12 programmes rolled into one that I take my one-2-one clients through. This is a BIG ASS programme that is not just educational it is transformational! The level of support you will get through the programme is unlike any other course you may have done!
The money you make from 2-3 new client jobs from doing this course will easily cover the cost of this course and set you on a path to earn far more than you could have considered in your business and take you towards the life you want your business to give you!
I can't justify spending that amount of money on me....
I have so been there! It’s hard when you are trying to do something to better your life and the life of your family and it feels like it is actually sucking more out than giving in return! Guilt starts to creep in and you wonder if you are actually able to do this “business” thing. The thought of investing more money is gut clenching! Now consider this…. most successful businesses will have needed a level of investment to propel them somewhere near the beginning and this is an investment in your business!. How much have you already spent learning your art and starting out your business? Are you going to now waste that investment by giving it all up or muddling along as you are? Or are you ready for the next stage in your business where you really step it up a gear and take your business to the next level so it really does make a difference to your life and that of your family? For as little as one small decor job per month you can accelerate the growth of your business beyond your expectations.
Can I pay by instalments?
Absolutely! I want this programme to be accessible to everyone running a balloons and venue decor business. For the cost of 1 small decor job per month you can access this course and set yourself on the path to growing your amazing business.
How do I know if I am capable of doing this?
A question I have asked myself many times in my business and my career in sales and marketing. Usually right before I took a risk and put myself out there to achieve something great.
A little bit of science here… but did you know the feelings of excitement and anxiety are fed by the exact same hormones! It is totally normal to feel a little anxiety, fear and doubt when you get excited considering the opportunities and the possibilities that something could bring to you?! You will probably experience these emotions further as you move through the course but I have got you! I will give you soooo much support to show you – you can do this!
The truth is none of us ever know what we can achieve until we try. Those who tell themselves they can’t simply won’t. Those who tell themselves they can are the ones who go on to make a change. I am guessing the fact you are reading this means you have found something you LOVE doing – just like I did. You LOVE working with balloons, designing amazing decor and being part of really special times in other peoples lives. You are decorating THEIR celebrations and the memories they are creating and that is a HUGE honour! You would love to do this every day for the rest of your life – if only you could get a hang of this business thing! Well business isn’t hard when you know HOW! This programme is designed to give you all you need to know to show you HOW to run your business, to make it profitable and to enable you to continue doing the thing you LOVE every single day!
What results can I expect from this programme and how quickly?
Truthfully that depends on you… This course is about showing your the ways it is absolutely possible to grow your business, and to grow it quickly. I will show you all the opportunities out there, many of which you are probably missing. Which opportunities are right for you and your business is for you to decide but there are so many I guarantee there will be lots of opportunity for you to tap into and grow your business.
I will show you how to run your business like a CEO looking for growth. How to scale your business to increase your income and profit. I will show you exactly what you need to do and I will be there holding your hand as you do it. I will keep you accountable and kick your butt a little if it looks like you aren’t making the most of the programme but ultimately it is up to you!
You are responsible for putting into action the steps you need to take to grow your business but I can promise that I will provide you with the optimum environment to absolutely rock the changes you need to make and it is absolutely possible to return your investment and more within the programme!
How do I access the course?
The course is run through our Membership site on our website. The modules will be opened up to you on a weekly basis through the programme and be able to dive in as and when it suits you. The live elements of the programme and the support will be run through our private, members only, Facebook Community and you will be able to submit your work for feedback from me through an easy online system we use.
What if I can't make the live calls?
I encourage you to try and make as many live calls as is humanly possible but I do understand that sometimes life doesnt always want to let us do this! I will schedule the live calls for the beginning of the week and take a poll in the group as to the best time so avoiding key times (like weekends) when you are going to be busy with your business.
If the times clash still don’t worry you can submit any questions to me before hand and the recordings of the live calls will be available to you in the members section and on the facebook group.
What if its too much or life gets in the way?
First of all shout up! I don’t want any of the programme members stuck in overwhelm! I am here to support you EVERY step of the way.
Sometimes though life throws us an unforseen curve ball and I have been there believe me! You will continue to have access to all the content on the members area and facebook group after the course has finished so if you have to pause don’t worry you can pick it up again when life calms down and it is always there for your to refer to in the future!
Can I join at any time?
Due to the transformational and very robust nature of this course it is important the group all start at exactly the same time. You can secure your place for the next Boss Your Balloon Biz Programme but you won’t be able to start until week one.
How do I sign up?
Look for my gorgeous pink buttons throughout this site. This will take you through to the simple sign up process.
I have a question...... and its not here.....
No problem at all! Feel free to get in touch! I would love to hear from you and I can answer any more questions you have. Just email me at sonia@balloonbizacademy.co.uk
So now its time to make a decision!
Okay… So you have reached the point where its time for you to make a decision… Are you ready to make the change you need to supercharge your business… To invest in you because at the end of the day YOU are your business?? To start taking the steps to realising your dreams?
I am here… I am ready and waiting to help you realise your business potential but You need to hurry… The doors will soon be closing and places are limited!
Click here to take the first step in supercharging your business!
Okay… So you have reached the point where its time for you to make a decision… Are you ready to make the change you need to supercharge your business… To invest in you because at the end of the day YOU are your business?? To start taking the steps to realising your dreams?
I am here… I am ready and waiting to help you realise your business potential but You need to hurry… The doors will soon be closing and places are limited!
Click here to take the first step in supercharging your business!