hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to the edition of ask Evan I just closed my
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video here today I’m answering a
video here today I’m answering a question let me find it no not that one
question let me find it no not that one
question let me find it no not that one back back back back back back back here
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back back back back back back back here from Marty’s all right so Marty wrote in
from Marty’s all right so Marty wrote in
from Marty’s all right so Marty wrote in saying hey Evan I have a question
saying hey Evan I have a question
saying hey Evan I have a question instead of blazing the trail on your own
instead of blazing the trail on your own
instead of blazing the trail on your own where do you go about finding business
where do you go about finding business
where do you go about finding business partners or even better mastermind
partners or even better mastermind
partners or even better mastermind partners who are the same level as you
partners who are the same level as you
partners who are the same level as you are and will help you to create better
are and will help you to create better
are and will help you to create better ideas and be more productive it seems
ideas and be more productive it seems
ideas and be more productive it seems like it’s the hardest thing in the world
like it’s the hardest thing in the world
like it’s the hardest thing in the world to find those types of people so thanks
to find those types of people so thanks
to find those types of people so thanks for the question Marty’s a great
for the question Marty’s a great
for the question Marty’s a great question coming from a YouTube viewer it
question coming from a YouTube viewer it
question coming from a YouTube viewer it is tough and congratulations to you at
is tough and congratulations to you at
is tough and congratulations to you at least a start for knowing that you can’t
least a start for knowing that you can’t
least a start for knowing that you can’t do everything on your own and for
do everything on your own and for
do everything on your own and for looking for help a lot of entrepreneurs
looking for help a lot of entrepreneurs
looking for help a lot of entrepreneurs are afraid to ask for help try to do
are afraid to ask for help try to do
are afraid to ask for help try to do within themselves and you’re you’re
within themselves and you’re you’re
within themselves and you’re you’re always limited right you you cannot do
always limited right you you cannot do
always limited right you you cannot do everything yourself you don’t have the
everything yourself you don’t have the
everything yourself you don’t have the skill set or the knowledge and the most
skill set or the knowledge and the most
skill set or the knowledge and the most successful entrepreneurs are the ones
successful entrepreneurs are the ones
successful entrepreneurs are the ones who reach out to get help and it may not
who reach out to get help and it may not
who reach out to get help and it may not be a business partner or a mastermind
be a business partner or a mastermind
be a business partner or a mastermind partner but they are going out looking
partner but they are going out looking
partner but they are going out looking for help and recognizing that they don’t
for help and recognizing that they don’t
for help and recognizing that they don’t know everything themselves so Congrats
know everything themselves so Congrats
know everything themselves so Congrats already making it past that step and
already making it past that step and
already making it past that step and recognizing that you you know do need to
recognizing that you you know do need to
recognizing that you you know do need to go find some people to help grow so you
go find some people to help grow so you
go find some people to help grow so you ask about business partners you ask
ask about business partners you ask
ask about business partners you ask about math my groups for the business
about math my groups for the business
about math my groups for the business partners it’s like getting married you
partners it’s like getting married you
partners it’s like getting married you know you have to really really really
know you have to really really really
know you have to really really really know the person before you jump into
know the person before you jump into
know the person before you jump into business together and I think a lot of
business together and I think a lot of
business together and I think a lot of entrepreneurs make the mistake of
entrepreneurs make the mistake of
entrepreneurs make the mistake of finding somebody who has a good skill
finding somebody who has a good skill
finding somebody who has a good skill set that matches what they’re you know
set that matches what they’re you know
set that matches what they’re you know not good at so if you’re good at
not good at so if you’re good at
not good at so if you’re good at operations or creating the product and
operations or creating the product and
operations or creating the product and you partner up somebody’s really good at
you partner up somebody’s really good at
you partner up somebody’s really good at sales it makes sense on paper right you
sales it makes sense on paper right you
sales it makes sense on paper right you have the skills that complement each
have the skills that complement each
have the skills that complement each other but it doesn’t mean you’re going
other but it doesn’t mean you’re going
other but it doesn’t mean you’re going to get along or have the same vision or
to get along or have the same vision or
to get along or have the same vision or have the same personality and have the
have the same personality and have the
have the same personality and have the same values right just the things you
same values right just the things you
same values right just the things you look for when you’re getting married
look for when you’re getting married
look for when you’re getting married right do we have the same values we want
right do we have the same values we want
right do we have the same values we want the same thing do we have personalities
the same thing do we have personalities
the same thing do we have personalities that that will work well together or not
that that will work well together or not
that that will work well together or not and in the first year or so of business
and in the first year or so of business
and in the first year or so of business it’s easy to get going and get excited
it’s easy to get going and get excited
it’s easy to get going and get excited because you got the momentum going you
because you got the momentum going you
because you got the momentum going you know you you have the energy and
know you you have the energy and
know you you have the energy and excitement that comes with a startup and
excitement that comes with a startup and
excitement that comes with a startup and so everybody is on the same page but
so everybody is on the same page but
so everybody is on the same page but after that you start to hit roadblocks
after that you start to hit roadblocks
after that you start to hit roadblocks and it gets tougher than you ever
and it gets tougher than you ever
and it gets tougher than you ever thought it would be and you have bills
thought it would be and you have bills
thought it would be and you have bills that are due and it becomes really hard
that are due and it becomes really hard
that are due and it becomes really hard and so that’s when partnerships can
and so that’s when partnerships can
and so that’s when partnerships can break apart and come you know have have
break apart and come you know have have
break apart and come you know have have a lot of challenges that are associated
a lot of challenges that are associated
a lot of challenges that are associated with them and so you really want to make
with them and so you really want to make
with them and so you really want to make sure you do your work before you go out
sure you do your work before you go out
sure you do your work before you go out and and bring on you know partners into
and and bring on you know partners into
and and bring on you know partners into your business
your business
your business I’ve had some businesses with business
I’ve had some businesses with business
I’ve had some businesses with business partners in the past and how I’ve always
partners in the past and how I’ve always
partners in the past and how I’ve always done it is I’ve worked with the person
done it is I’ve worked with the person
done it is I’ve worked with the person in some capacity before so it’s not just
in some capacity before so it’s not just
in some capacity before so it’s not just you know meeting somebody at random or
you know meeting somebody at random or
you know meeting somebody at random or we’ve got an event and striking up you
we’ve got an event and striking up you
we’ve got an event and striking up you know a business partnership we might try
know a business partnership we might try
know a business partnership we might try something small some kind of joint
something small some kind of joint
something small some kind of joint venture some small deal on the side see
venture some small deal on the side see
venture some small deal on the side see how we work together see if it’s a good
how we work together see if it’s a good
how we work together see if it’s a good fit or not see if I get excited about
fit or not see if I get excited about
fit or not see if I get excited about you know the phone call or meeting
you know the phone call or meeting
you know the phone call or meeting that’s coming up with that person and
that’s coming up with that person and
that’s coming up with that person and and try to get through some kind of hard
and try to get through some kind of hard
and try to get through some kind of hard point with them you know try to go
point with them you know try to go
point with them you know try to go through some kind of struggle you know
through some kind of struggle you know
through some kind of struggle you know before you get married you want to have
before you get married you want to have
before you get married you want to have gone through some tough times as well
gone through some tough times as well
gone through some tough times as well and not just experienced it good because
and not just experienced it good because
and not just experienced it good because you want to know you can last together
you want to know you can last together
you want to know you can last together through the hard times and so the same
through the hard times and so the same
through the hard times and so the same thing with a business partnership I
thing with a business partnership I
thing with a business partnership I would start it off with something small
would start it off with something small
would start it off with something small part time on the side see if you guys
part time on the side see if you guys
part time on the side see if you guys work together and then try to expand it
work together and then try to expand it
work together and then try to expand it out I’ve always started businesses with
out I’ve always started businesses with
out I’ve always started businesses with people who I know from some kind of
people who I know from some kind of
people who I know from some kind of background before so it wasn’t going in
background before so it wasn’t going in
background before so it wasn’t going in cold it was people who had some kind of
cold it was people who had some kind of
cold it was people who had some kind of relationship with and thought that we
relationship with and thought that we
relationship with and thought that we you know could be able to work together
you know could be able to work together
you know could be able to work together as business partners on the mastermind
as business partners on the mastermind
as business partners on the mastermind group side that’s another great
group side that’s another great
group side that’s another great opportunity and we run a couple of
opportunity and we run a couple of
opportunity and we run a couple of mastermind groups here in Toronto for
mastermind groups here in Toronto for
mastermind groups here in Toronto for local entrepreneurs who are trying to
local entrepreneurs who are trying to
local entrepreneurs who are trying to grow their business and I think of it as
grow their business and I think of it as
grow their business and I think of it as an informal Board of Advisors so with a
an informal Board of Advisors so with a
an informal Board of Advisors so with a business partner then you own part of
business partner then you own part of
business partner then you own part of your company with a mastermind group
your company with a mastermind group
your company with a mastermind group they don’t own part of your but your
they don’t own part of your but your
they don’t own part of your but your company but you’re all just trying to
company but you’re all just trying to
company but you’re all just trying to help each other out and I have a
help each other out and I have a
help each other out and I have a worksheet that explains how we recruit
worksheet that explains how we recruit
worksheet that explains how we recruit members and
members and
members and the way we run a group that may be
the way we run a group that may be
the way we run a group that may be helpful for you if you’re trying to
helpful for you if you’re trying to
helpful for you if you’re trying to start a group but really you have to
start a group but really you have to
start a group but really you have to make sure again you do your homework and
make sure again you do your homework and
make sure again you do your homework and a lot of these groups will just bring in
a lot of these groups will just bring in
a lot of these groups will just bring in a warm body
a warm body
a warm body you know anybody because they’re
you know anybody because they’re
you know anybody because they’re interested in signing up you have to
interested in signing up you have to
interested in signing up you have to make sure you take them through a
make sure you take them through a
make sure you take them through a process to make sure they’re going to
process to make sure they’re going to
process to make sure they’re going to fit with the group and it’s not just a
fit with the group and it’s not just a
fit with the group and it’s not just a skill set and it’s not just the size of
skill set and it’s not just the size of
skill set and it’s not just the size of their business and expertise but again
their business and expertise but again
their business and expertise but again thinking about the personality and are
thinking about the personality and are
thinking about the personality and are they of the right mindset or not to be
they of the right mindset or not to be
they of the right mindset or not to be able to fit into the group so for our
able to fit into the group so for our
able to fit into the group so for our groups we look for people who are beyond
groups we look for people who are beyond
groups we look for people who are beyond the startup stage we look for people who
the startup stage we look for people who
the startup stage we look for people who are wanting to grow business beyond
are wanting to grow business beyond
are wanting to grow business beyond themselves and there’s nothing wrong
themselves and there’s nothing wrong
themselves and there’s nothing wrong with people who are set ups there are
with people who are set ups there are
with people who are set ups there are nothing wrong with people who want to be
nothing wrong with people who want to be
nothing wrong with people who want to be one person show it just doesn’t fit with
one person show it just doesn’t fit with
one person show it just doesn’t fit with our group you know if I tried to bring
our group you know if I tried to bring
our group you know if I tried to bring something like that into one of our
something like that into one of our
something like that into one of our groups they would say no because it just
groups they would say no because it just
groups they would say no because it just doesn’t fit so you have to define what
doesn’t fit so you have to define what
doesn’t fit so you have to define what each group is about I meet with
each group is about I meet with
each group is about I meet with everybody over coffee and we see you
everybody over coffee and we see you
everybody over coffee and we see you know I learn about their business and I
know I learn about their business and I
know I learn about their business and I get to know their personality and I see
get to know their personality and I see
get to know their personality and I see that is this somebody who I would want
that is this somebody who I would want
that is this somebody who I would want to hang out with you know a lot of the
to hang out with you know a lot of the
to hang out with you know a lot of the people in our groups are kind of like me
people in our groups are kind of like me
people in our groups are kind of like me same kind of personality and that’s fun
same kind of personality and that’s fun
same kind of personality and that’s fun you know it’s fun for me because I want
you know it’s fun for me because I want
you know it’s fun for me because I want to be around people who who I get energy
to be around people who who I get energy
to be around people who who I get energy from and who I like hanging around and
from and who I like hanging around and
from and who I like hanging around and not people who I don’t look forward to
not people who I don’t look forward to
not people who I don’t look forward to seeing every month right so I meet with
seeing every month right so I meet with
seeing every month right so I meet with them over coffee we talk about the group
them over coffee we talk about the group
them over coffee we talk about the group there’s a whole process they have to go
there’s a whole process they have to go
there’s a whole process they have to go through there’s an envier they have to
through there’s an envier they have to
through there’s an envier they have to sign is that there’s a one-page letter
sign is that there’s a one-page letter
sign is that there’s a one-page letter they have to write there’s a trial
they have to write there’s a trial
they have to write there’s a trial meeting that they have to have and so it
meeting that they have to have and so it
meeting that they have to have and so it really helps weed out the people and
really helps weed out the people and
really helps weed out the people and make sure that when you’re bringing
make sure that when you’re bringing
make sure that when you’re bringing somebody in to be officially part of the
somebody in to be officially part of the
somebody in to be officially part of the group then they are accepted in terms of
group then they are accepted in terms of
group then they are accepted in terms of how to find the people a lot of it comes
how to find the people a lot of it comes
how to find the people a lot of it comes from online so we set up a website
from online so we set up a website
from online so we set up a website talking about creating the groups some
talking about creating the groups some
talking about creating the groups some of our process and people are searching
of our process and people are searching
of our process and people are searching for all sorts of different keywords and
for all sorts of different keywords and
for all sorts of different keywords and they end up finding us and contacting me
they end up finding us and contacting me
they end up finding us and contacting me a little bit happens to the word of
a little bit happens to the word of
a little bit happens to the word of mouth I think some of our members have
mouth I think some of our members have
mouth I think some of our members have come from people who are existing
come from people who are existing
come from people who are existing members and they referred their their
members and they referred their their
members and they referred their their friends and colleagues on a lot of
friends and colleagues on a lot of
friends and colleagues on a lot of people who join the groups it’s tough
people who join the groups it’s tough
people who join the groups it’s tough because as entrepreneur you don’t have a
because as entrepreneur you don’t have a
because as entrepreneur you don’t have a lot of other entrepreneurs who you can
lot of other entrepreneurs who you can
lot of other entrepreneurs who you can connect with on a regular basis not
connect with on a regular basis not
connect with on a regular basis not Sophie
Sophie
Sophie back on you know we may have friends and
back on you know we may have friends and
back on you know we may have friends and family and they they like to listen but
family and they they like to listen but
family and they they like to listen but they maybe can’t provide support because
they maybe can’t provide support because
they maybe can’t provide support because they don’t know they haven’t been
they don’t know they haven’t been
they don’t know they haven’t been through what you’re going through and so
through what you’re going through and so
through what you’re going through and so if you had a really good support network
if you had a really good support network
if you had a really good support network of entrepreneurs you probably wouldn’t
of entrepreneurs you probably wouldn’t
of entrepreneurs you probably wouldn’t be looking to join a mastermind group so
be looking to join a mastermind group so
be looking to join a mastermind group so a lot of the members don’t necessarily
a lot of the members don’t necessarily
a lot of the members don’t necessarily know other people who would be good fits
know other people who would be good fits
know other people who would be good fits and so it’s it’s you know your role if
and so it’s it’s you know your role if
and so it’s it’s you know your role if you’re organizing it to you know be the
you’re organizing it to you know be the
you’re organizing it to you know be the one out recruiting create a webpage
one out recruiting create a webpage
one out recruiting create a webpage promote a little bit and get people
promote a little bit and get people
promote a little bit and get people interested you may be the phone some
interested you may be the phone some
interested you may be the phone some partnerships with other entrepreneur
partnerships with other entrepreneur
partnerships with other entrepreneur groups or government organizations who
groups or government organizations who
groups or government organizations who are promoting to entrepreneurs and
are promoting to entrepreneurs and
are promoting to entrepreneurs and here’s another resource for them to
here’s another resource for them to
here’s another resource for them to follow up on almost every city has some
follow up on almost every city has some
follow up on almost every city has some kind of government organization that is
kind of government organization that is
kind of government organization that is trying to help entrepreneurs out so you
trying to help entrepreneurs out so you
trying to help entrepreneurs out so you know let them know that you’re trying to
know let them know that you’re trying to
know let them know that you’re trying to create these groups maybe they’ll even
create these groups maybe they’ll even
create these groups maybe they’ll even help you out with it but you have to
help you out with it but you have to
help you out with it but you have to make sure you do your homework and you
make sure you do your homework and you
make sure you do your homework and you think about getting the right people in
think about getting the right people in
think about getting the right people in and skill sets you need and the
and skill sets you need and the
and skill sets you need and the personality fits and and you know do you
personality fits and and you know do you
personality fits and and you know do you want to spend the next year with these
want to spend the next year with these
want to spend the next year with these people are not are they going to help
people are not are they going to help
people are not are they going to help your business or not so it is definitely
your business or not so it is definitely
your business or not so it is definitely definitely a tough road but one worth
definitely a tough road but one worth
definitely a tough road but one worth following and think about it again for
following and think about it again for
following and think about it again for me the partnership side or for started a
me the partnership side or for started a
me the partnership side or for started a mastermind group to do your work you
mastermind group to do your work you
mastermind group to do your work you know make sure you know what you’re
know make sure you know what you’re
know make sure you know what you’re looking for in advance try something out
looking for in advance try something out
looking for in advance try something out small to start with and then invite you
small to start with and then invite you
small to start with and then invite you know then invite them for a potential
know then invite them for a potential
know then invite them for a potential further opportunity if it’s a business
further opportunity if it’s a business
further opportunity if it’s a business partnership or mastermind group but but
partnership or mastermind group but but
partnership or mastermind group but but keep looking out keep reaching out don’t
keep looking out keep reaching out don’t
keep looking out keep reaching out don’t get frustrated by the process and think
get frustrated by the process and think
get frustrated by the process and think you’re gonna have to do everything
you’re gonna have to do everything
you’re gonna have to do everything yourself because that’s always going to
yourself because that’s always going to
yourself because that’s always going to limit your thinking and how big your
limit your thinking and how big your
limit your thinking and how big your business is going to be able to grow so
business is going to be able to grow so
business is going to be able to grow so thank you for the question hopefully
thank you for the question hopefully
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