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  1. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

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    G'day @Amaravil l from Oz, Thank you! It's a privilege to share my experiences with you. Dark tunnels are a part of being in business. Everyone travels down at least one. Probably more. During their business life. The trick is this. Accept that it's a given. And. Make sure you arm yourself...
  2. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day @flower_girl from Oz, Thank you so much! And welcome to The Fastlane Forum! What are your dreams? Where do you want to be? I'd love to know. ~Carol❤
  3. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day again @trafalgar_law, There are many relationships in business that need to be nurtured. Your customers. People who are more experienced than you. Who can be your mentors. And help you get to the next level. Your suppliers. Any person you buy from. They're often treated with disdain...
  4. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day @Gtas from Oz, Welcome to The Fastlane Forum! Thank you for your kind words. We all face obstacles. Sometimes many times in one day. But it's how we respond to them that makes a difference in our lives. We're all different. And we all have different thresholds for pain and suffering...
  5. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day @trafalgar_law from Oz, Thank you so much for reading this thread. Our first customers came from word of mouth. From the Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover we made for Victor's mother. After that. When we realised this was going to be a business. We hit the road. We drove 60,000kms...
  6. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day @fishgodeep from Oz, Thank you so much for reading this thread. And for leaving such a lovely thought. I read it out to Victor. He was speechless. You've certainly made a fabulous first impression! Business is all about engaging with people. Even in the anonymity of online. People...
  7. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day @Vangoue from Oz, I should have been an engineer! But it wasn't a career choice for a gal like me when I was starting out in my adult life. My thoughts when we knew ironing board covers could be a business? I thought: "How bizarre that people could care about something as mundane as an...
  8. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day @VIVEKSINGHJADONS from Oz, Thank you. I LOVE reading this. Your time is valuable. And if you take time out of your day to write to me. It's remiss of me to not reply. I also love meeting you. And hope to get to know you better. Best wishes on your road to entrepreneurship. It's a bumpy...
  9. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day again @LinorCG, We all make bad decisions. And we all lose money. It's more tragic when that happens when you don't have any money to lose. When Kerry Packer was Austalia's wealthiest man. And our first billionaire. He was an intrepid gambler. He lost more at the gaming tables than he...
  10. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    And G'day to you @LinorCG! We all fall into that pattern, don't we? We know something should be better. But it isn't. And the energy required to find an alternative. Or create an alternative. May not be how we want to spend our time. I have a long list of . . . "I wonder if the manufacturer...
  11. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    Good morning @Tanu1234 from Oz, Thank you for your very kind words. How do we handle competition? When I key in the search term ironing board cover/s into Google Australia, I'm told there are 19 million results that answer to the search term. I have always operated in a very intensely...
  12. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day @JWM, LOVE your dreams! Both material. And professional. You've identified several things that are so important to you personally. Your need to work with your hands. Have a workshop. And have hobbies that aren't connected to being a source of income. Too many people don't take the time...
  13. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day @Sunni from rural Australia, I was positive I responded to your lovely comment. So forgive me for my tardiness in saying thank you so much. And welcome to The Fastlane Forum. You'll find so many people here who are willing to help you. Share information. Give free advice. I wish you...
  14. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day @The-J from Oz, Wow! That's an unexpected response from a digital marketer. Thank you! I've often thought about putting on my website that I don't engage in predatory marketing activities. Because this is my experience with digital marketers and paid advertising. In 2015 my partner...
  15. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day @JWM, Thank you so much! I love reading this. I'm now closer to your part of Australia. My partner, Victor Pleshev, the architect who designed the Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover for his mother, and I left NSW in December. With no fixed location in mind. Just a desire to start...
  16. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day @MTF, Thank you for this. Victor is very interested. He's been talking to solar power installers and no one in this area has ever installed a Tesla battery. So no one recommends them. And no one will install one. This is a very small area. The tradespeople come from 2 hours away. And...
  17. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day again @MTF, We have to be totally off the grid. So it will be solar power. There are problems with that. Backup at night is by battery. And so far we can only find battery backup for 15Kw. More than that, and a diesel backup is required. The refrigerator is the problem. Finding one that's...
  18. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    ~Carol❤
  19. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day @MTF, Thank you for asking! There were many factors in play. One was that my partner, Victor Pleshev, is an architect. And has always wanted us to live in a home that he designed. Up until now, we've always purchased properties with a house on them. And renovated them. He was hankering...
  20. Carol Jones

    I Built A Worldwide Business From Broke.

    GOLD! 
    G'day @NMdad from rural Australia, My apologies for such a tardy reply. This move from one state to another is all consuming. Add in the complexities of purchasing a new rural property. Designing a home to put on it. Restarting my business. And life becomes very busy. LOVE the podcast. How...

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