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The Four Tools Every Entrepreneur Must Implement to Grow Revenue and Save Time Matt Gartland breaks down all the tools you need, and how much you should spend on them

By Terry Rice

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To launch and scale your business; you need to leverage the right actions, tools and mindset. Actions lead to outcomes, tools increase efficiency and mindset is crucial to overcoming the challenges you'll encounter along the way.

But, if you've invested in technology to grow your business, you know how confusing - and potentially costly - the process can be. Fortunately, Matt Gartland is here to help. He's the Co-Founder of SPI Media (the company behind Smart Passive Income), FuseBox and advises several tech startups. Matt is an expert when it comes to operations, finance, pricing, product development, and customer experience as well as empowering marketing and sales.

However - as you'll see in this video - he's also a pro at demystifying these seemingly complex topics so founders can confidently make the right decisions to help grow their business.

In this conversation full of tactic-level guidance, Matt shares:

  • How to select the right tools to scale your business and increase efficiency
  • How much you should spend on these tools, based on your needs and budget
  • When to manage technology in-house, or outsource the day to day operations
  • Tips for getting over any apprehension around leveraging technology

Watch the video above for all these tips and more!

Want to keep learning from Matt? There are a few ways to do so. He shares more great advice during The Audience Driven Summit. A free deep-dive into the most effective and most relevant ways to approach building an audience. The full replay is now available on demand.

And, I'll be interviewing Matt during the live webinar How to Scale and Simplify Spend Management With a Small Finance Team. He'll cover more tools and tips before answering your specific questions during Q&A.


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Terry Rice

Entrepreneur Staff

Business Development Expert-in-Residence

Terry Rice is the Business Development Expert-in-Residence at Entrepreneur and Managing Director of Growth & Partnerships at Good People Digital; an agency that provides marketing and monetization solutions for entrepreneurs. He writes a newsletter about how to build your business and personal resilience and personal brand in just 5 minutes per week and created a revenue optimization checklist to help you multiply your income potential. 

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