143 | 5 tips for starting and growing your business

MindsetDigital Marketing
Written By Danielle OReilly

Today I want to bring you not one, but two podcast episodes and this isn't just to create more work for myself, although I've been guilty of that in the past, but to deliver some really specific tips for whatever stage your business is at. 

So this first episode is all about starting and growing your business and I want to share with you my 5 tips that I wish I had known when I started my business. 

To see my business journey check out my Instagram post showing how things have grown and why I'm such a believer in slow growth: Instagram 

This episode has been created in partnership with Penfold. 

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