032: Four Years of Business Lessons - Happy Birthday!

04/02/2016 45 min
032: Four Years of Business Lessons - Happy Birthday!

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Episode Synopsis

Today we're celebrating the 4th Birthday of the Law School Toolbox!!! What started as a chance meeting on Twitter has matured into what we like to call a "real business." What have we learned along the way? Tune in to find out!
In this episode we discuss:

Why Alison and Lee prefer entrepreneurship to a law setting
What was the biggest surprise about starting our own business?
How Alison and Lee met and how the Law School Toolbox came about
How to connect with others and build a community when starting a business
How to keep your investment to a minimum
How Alison slicing her finger open was (ultimately) good for the business!
Finding tasks to delegate
What you should and shouldn't outsource
Benefits and challenges of being a woman-owned business
Lessons learned over the last 4 years

Resources:

Influence by Robert Cialdini (http://www.amazon.com/Influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Revised-Edition/dp/006124189X)

We'd love a nice review and/or rating on iTunes. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). 
Thanks for listening! And for four great years!
Alison & Lee

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