Empowering Entrepreneurship and Startups

Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in business services but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Raheel Sheikh, Founder of Startup Business Bureau, located in Chantilly, VA, USA.

What's your business, and who are your customers?

FlipAnyBusiness.com was started by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. It is a business brokerage firm and online business matchmaking marketplace to Buy, Sell or Invest in a Business or Franchise nationwide and in the international market as well.

We assist both individual and institutional investors in realizing their dream of owning or expanding their business portfolio by connecting them with franchise & business sellers and assisting them in finding well-qualified business opportunities.

For the businesses, whether the scope is expanding the business both horizontal or vertical, raising the investment for their growing business, or taking an exit from their successful venture, we take pride in connecting them with accredited investors and buyers and fulfill their business objectives.

Tell us about yourself

A versatile and professionally invigorated veteran entrepreneur with business acumen, having a result-oriented approach and potential to grow by self-motivation with professional qualifications.

I'm a passionate business-oriented person with the capacity to transform struggling businesses into a most sustained organization in a short period of time and open multiple revenue streams with Cost Minimization & Profit Maximization. A growth consultant with proven management skills & expertise.

Thanks to the resilience of my progressive vision and a robust adaptation to an ever-changing economic environment, I have maintained stable growth and achieved all the traditional industry benchmarks for almost one and a half decades now.

I process a collaborative approach in leadership with the aptitude to foster a team-oriented environment while imparting knowledge to others on how to increase productivity, with the high ability to utilize diverse business tactics, including qualification, persuasion, strategy, execution with focus & dedication. Armed with years of extensive investment management experience, along with solid communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to establish & maintain rapport with stakeholders.

What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?

As a business owner, I believe that accomplishment is an ongoing and consistent process. One of the achievements which I believe is the core of my business is the value we create for our clients, whether it is financial or strategic. Nothing makes me more satisfied than my clients finding value in our all-business prepositions.

What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?

The hardest thing about being a business owner is BEING A BUSINESS OWNER itself. One needs to understand that they are leaving a 9-5 job to work for 24 Hours when it is decided to start a business. Every day there are new challenges and new obstacles, but at the end of the day, it is still rewarding.

What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?

Go all in - exhaust all your options and don't depend on your Plan B. That's the only way your Plan A will work.
Persistence, consistency, and continuity with passion is the only way to create value in your business.
Don't play short-term. A broader vision creates magnificent success.

Where can people find you and your business?

Website: https://us.startupbusinessbureau.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StartupBusinessBureau
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupbusinessbureau/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BureauStartup
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raheel-sheikh/

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