127 Planning For Business Longivity With Andrena Sawyer

Guest featured in this episode:

​Andrena Sawyer is an author, consultant, strategist and ministry founder whose background includes surviving the civil war in Sierra Leone. Her authenticity and battle-tested principles inspire audiences to embrace their past, own their present and maximize their future.

She is the President of P.E.R.K. Consulting, an advisory firm for small to mid-sized nonprofits and businesses, and the Founder of MCWEN—a faith-based network for women of color entrepreneurs.

Originally from Freetown, Sierra Leone, she and her family moved to the United States when she was nine years old due to a civil war that left thousands dead and untold numbers maimed and displaced. She now credits her family’s move during the war for her interest in human triumph and perseverance. She has since actively worked to mobilize and empower others.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• • Bloomberg Research suggests that 8 out of every 10 businesses fail within the first 19 months. The Small Business Administration suggests that only half of new businesses survive the first five years, while only 35% are able to survive for 10 years. What does she think is the determining factor for a business’s success?
  • How to plan for the future/longevity for your business?
  • The importance of a business plan if you are only a small business? 
  • How to navigate your way around barriers such as access to resources and funding
  • How has being a civil war survivor shaped her life and helped her with her businesses? 
  • Last tip on how entrepreneurs and visionaries can navigate discouragement?
  • and much more…