How my Business Thrived in the Pandemic, with Abigail Amankwa

When Abigail Amankwa’s wedding cake side business came to a halt in June 2020 she turned an idea to send cake to friends into a high growth full time business!

A new direction, plus a pandemic, plus growth comes with some lessons and some rock solid financial advice. Hear how Abigail is making better decisions and changing pace in her business in 2021.

And hold tight for incredible financial advice when we get super geeky and Abigail rolls up her sleeves (literally), revealing her inner nerd and with her excellent business profit saving advice - it is pure gold!

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7.19 19 year old Abigail’s influences and passion for baking starting a cake business in her personal time

13.02 How the pandemic gave an opportunity to explore an idea, quit her main job and experience growth

16.32 How savings meant that the pandemic gave her an opportunity to experiment

17.50 Learning to switch off, managing ideas and implementation and recognising what you can and can’t control to make better decisions 

20.38 Growth, the need to find community when you are not a new business and hard work

22.38 Getting back to weddings

24.37 The expense of fast growth and the need for peer support

27.56 Boundaries for health and being satisfied with making a comfortable living 

31.52 My quick fire questions and the joy of bread and butter and tea

36.01 Bonus best business advice quick fire extended answer all about how Abigail manages her money and stops unnecessary spending

Profit first by Mike Michalowicz https://mikemichalowicz.com/profit-first/

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