<description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes: &lt;a href= "http://intrepidentrepreneur.net/sonya-looney-2/"&gt;www.IntrepidEntrepreneur.net/Ron-Andrews/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;How many of you are&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;working in a small town?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Maybe some of you, like me, sometimes&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;work out of your house&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;and love it. Well this episode is for you!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;I'm sitting down with&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Ron Andrews of King Cage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;. Ron runs this highly successful company from his home right here in Durango, and he's sharing is&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;secrets to small-town success.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;We're getting into&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;keeping with your founder's vision&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;, knowing&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;how big&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;you want, or don't want, to your company to be, and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;keeping your business organized&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;in your house.  Ron's also talking about how he got the idea for King Cage, and where his product line has expanded from his original product.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;For all of you trying to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;hustle outside the big city&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;, this episode is full of advice from someone who's living the passion-driven entrepreneur's dream!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bravery and Business Quote&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;h4 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;"Quality and consistency is what you've really got to stick with." Ron Andrews &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "http://ctt.ec/aKZ0E" target="_blank"&gt;(click to tweet)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2 style="text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;/h2&gt; &lt;h2 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Cliff Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Living near people who are experts in their field is a great asset to you, no matter where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Having customers who are excited about your product brings more enthusiasm and energy to your work and company psyche.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Don't feel unable to leave your current job. Find a way to support yourself doing what you love.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Look for trade shows in your industry to expand your reach and customer base.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Specialize your products. Once you have a product that sells well, look for ways to improve and personalize it to your niche.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Add value to your product. What can you do to help your clients even more than you already are?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Advertise at a rate that you can sustain your business. Don't look for orders so big you won't be able to fulfill them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Keep your company the size you want it. Don't feel pressured to expand or grow in ways that aren't consistent with your founder's vision.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;h4 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;"It's easy to connect with a person because it is so intimate here and close." Ron Andrews&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://ctt.ec/ygbpa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(click to tweet)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h4 style="text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;/h4&gt; &lt;h2 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.kingcage.com" target="_blank"&gt;King Cage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.interbike.com" target="_blank"&gt;Interbike Expo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2&gt; &lt;/h2&gt; &lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes: &lt;a href= "http://intrepidentrepreneur.net/sonya-looney-2/"&gt;www.IntrepidEntrepreneur.net/Ron-Andrews/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Intrepid Entrepreneur

Kristin Carpenter-Ogden

Finding Success Outside the Big City with Ron Andrews

DEC 16, 201619 MIN
The Intrepid Entrepreneur

Finding Success Outside the Big City with Ron Andrews

DEC 16, 201619 MIN

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Show Notes: www.IntrepidEntrepreneur.net/Ron-Andrews/ How many of you are working in a small town? Maybe some of you, like me, sometimes work out of your house and love it. Well this episode is for you! I'm sitting down with Ron Andrews of King Cage. Ron runs this highly successful company from his home right here in Durango, and he's sharing is secrets to small-town success. We're getting into keeping with your founder's vision, knowing how big you want, or don't want, to your company to be, and keeping your business organized in your house. Ron's also talking about how he got the idea for King Cage, and where his product line has expanded from his original product. For all of you trying to hustle outside the big city, this episode is full of advice from someone who's living the passion-driven entrepreneur's dream! Bravery and Business Quote "Quality and consistency is what you've really got to stick with." Ron Andrews (click to tweet) The Cliff Notes Living near people who are experts in their field is a great asset to you, no matter where you live. Having customers who are excited about your product brings more enthusiasm and energy to your work and company psyche. Don't feel unable to leave your current job. Find a way to support yourself doing what you love. Look for trade shows in your industry to expand your reach and customer base. Specialize your products. Once you have a product that sells well, look for ways to improve and personalize it to your niche. Add value to your product. What can you do to help your clients even more than you already are? Advertise at a rate that you can sustain your business. Don't look for orders so big you won't be able to fulfill them. Keep your company the size you want it. Don't feel pressured to expand or grow in ways that aren't consistent with your founder's vision. "It's easy to connect with a person because it is so intimate here and close." Ron Andrews (click to tweet) Resources King Cage Interbike Expo Show Notes: www.IntrepidEntrepreneur.net/Ron-Andrews/