As we step into 2025, I spy continued reinvention for service providers, creators, and expertise-based business owners. These predictions stem from my work with clients, observations within my community, and musings on what 2024 taught us—a year of platform chaos (hello X and TikTok), AI’s big breakthrough, and waves of job layoffs and burnout across industries.

2025 has arrived! Time to get inspired about making your business goals a reality, by answering these 10 questions. Whether you’re hoping to go full time, launch a new product or increase your fees, these reflective questions will help you get focused for the year ahead.

If you are wondering how a seasoned startup founder coach would guide you to turn your business ideas into reality, this blog includes three essential steps from our Chief Coach, Ellen Donnelly about taking your big ideas and making sure they become tangible in 2025 and beyond.

Feeling stuck in your business? The Vision Blurrers guide helps experienced entrepreneurs clear the path to their next big move. Discover how to align your vision, overcome doubts, and create a meaningful legacy with actionable strategies tailored for seasoned founders. Download the guide now and see your next steps clearly.

Are you unsure about your next steps in business? Take the Entrepreneurial Climb Quiz to discover exactly where you are in your journey. As a business coach in London, UK, I help entrepreneurs navigate every phase of growth. Whether you’re preparing for your next big move or scaling a successful business, this quiz will provide the clarity and guidance you need to make strategic decisions.

Entrepreneurs at crossroads crave the clarity to assess their various options and to make sense of all the questions running through their minds. Questions like: Do I burn my existing business down? Do I find someone else to run my business? Am I crazy/stupid to add more to my plate? If you are navigating the next phase of entrepreneurship, here are eight lessons to help you navigate it.

Struggling to stand out in a crowded market? You don’t need to be 'The Only' in your field to succeed. Instead, focus on building your unique authority through your Vibes—your personality, brand, and client energy—and Beliefs—the insights and values that set you apart. Learn how these two elements can help you attract loyal clients, communicate your value, and position yourself as an authority without the pressure of being at the top of your industry

Entrepreneurs at crossroads often ask: Should I keep this going or burn it all down? This year, I faced these questions myself. Thankfully, with support from mentors, I avoided drastic moves and found a way to gradually integrate new ideas. Here are the tool if you too want to navigate your next phase of business.

Ellen shares her most impactful productivity practices, advice and toolkit after four years running The Ask and writing the original version of this post.

Sara Loretta is an operations wizard. She is 10th US Certified Notion Consultant and 1st Certified Paperform Expert, and the Founder & Chief Digital Architect at SYSTMS™ an operations agency for agencies and small startups. This conversation is unfiltered, authentic and insightful, taking you behind the scenes of Sara’s business and brain and the ups and downs that led her to where she is today.

Take the Authority Archetype Quiz! Discover the blueprint for promoting your own business, that makes content creation a breeze, faster and more fun. And ultimately, attracts those dream clients.

Build your Authority faster and with more results with The Ask’s 12 Principles of Authority Building and 99 Content Prompts. Simplify your content strategy and effectively reach your dream clients, without wasting time wondering what to post.

Alex Merry is a Public Speaking Coach and founder of community-based speaking startup called MicDrop. In this One Person Business interview, Ellen discusses Alex’s journey from COO of a fast-growing startup to Public Speaking Coach, despite not liking public speaking.

Discover how you can master the Authority Economy by learning from business Titans who have successfully scaled their businesses to 6 or 7 figures. Learn how to get noticed, leverage your skills and create a profitable gap for yourself in today’s digital world.

Christmas gifts for small business owners, by small business owners! Shop my top recommendations of gift ideas created by clients and mentors. From courses and learning experiences, to luxury items and intimacy games, enjoy unique gift items made by people who have made the leap into entrepreneurship

Dan Oshinsky is an email marketing expert who cut his teeth at Buzzfeed. His business, Inbox Collective started by accident, simply by becoming an expert is his field and sharing his knowledge with others. He now has over 10,000 readers on his own newsletter and supports other soloprenerus, businesses and NGO’s leverage the power of email to grow their own ventures.

When running a one person business, you are the focal element. Your character, strengths and quirks could all merge with your brand identity. But how much of your true self is the ‘right’ amount to share with the world, with your customers? This deepdive with give you the answers.

Phoebe Dodds never had the original intention of becoming an entrepreneur or starting her own one person business. Today, she the successful owner of Buro155 a marketing consultancy that specialises in helping brands reach new audience via content. Ellen Donnelly sits down to join the dots looking back on her career, discussing how she gets new clients despite never selling her services, how taking a few risks can really pay off and how she intends to scale further, despite having a full roster of clients.

Every solopreneur wants to enjoy more success in their one person business. The most common barrier to success isn’t a tool, technique or strategy - it is in fact your mindset. Learning to hone your mindset to be positive, proactive and resilient is one of the most powerful things you can do to ensure you always make progress. In this article discover what the top three mental models are that keep you playing small and how to overcome them. Written by Ellen Donnelly Startup Coach UK

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