{"id":55305,"date":"2021-12-12T06:11:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T10:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=55305"},"modified":"2021-12-20T11:51:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T15:51:59","slug":"b-quadrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/b-quadrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Kiyosaki’s B Quadrant and How to Break Into It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is the B quadrant? How does one break into Kiyosaki’s B quadrant from the E or S quadrants? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Kiyosaki, the B quadrant (big business owner) is a far likelier path to wealth than working in the E or S quadrants because you can take advantage of other people\u2019s time to generate wealth. Kiyosaki says you have two choices when trying to establish yourself in the B quadrant: create your own business system, or buy one that already exists. Kiyosaki offers four routes to owning your own system in the B quadrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is how to break into the B quadrant, according to Kiyosaki. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Is the B Quadrant?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Robert Kiyosaki’s ESBI quadrant<\/a>, people in the B category control not only a business, but a business system<\/strong>. If they leave, the work still gets done. People in the B category own their business and generate income by its profit, though they no longer do the day-to-day labor of making it function. A B\u2019s income is the profit from their business, and their business is considered an asset. <\/strong>B\u2019s need to be skilled in delegation and leadership, as well as have a high degree of financial literacy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Break Into the B Quadrant\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Find a mentor in the kind of business you want to enter.<\/strong> Remember Kiyosaki\u2019s warning about whose advice you take. Make sure your mentor has actually succeeded in the field you want to enter and isn\u2019t just someone who gets paid to dispense advice. (You\u2019d be taking advice about being a B from a person who is an E\u2014not a good idea, according to Kiyosaki.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can do it, finding a mentor is one of the best ways to learn how to succeed in the B quadrant. A mentor will help you sift through the noise and will teach you what\u2019s really important. Not only will a mentor teach you what they know, they can also be a sounding board and a guide as you learn by doing. Be sure your mentor is successful in the field you want to enter, not a professional advisor you\u2019re paying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Research shows that having a mentor makes you better at your work, happier doing your work, and more likely to move up in your career<\/a>. Three-quarters of people say having a mentor<\/a> would help them, but more than half of people don\u2019t have one. Once you scour your networks for a good candidate, experts recommend starting small and asking for an informational interview first. If the first meeting goes well, have specific goals your mentor can help you achieve, and make follow-up plans<\/a> to keep the relationship going and hold yourself accountable<\/a>.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Work for a company in the field you want to work in for 10-15 years.<\/strong> After that amount of time, Kiyosaki says you\u2019ll understand all the elements of that kind of business system and be ready to strike out on your own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: The company you work for today could be your competition in the future<\/a>. Even if your employer won\u2019t be a primary competitor, you can learn a lot from studying competitors that sell to a slightly different audience, or that offer a different but related product.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Buy a franchise<\/strong>. In the above two strategies, you\u2019re learning to build a business system. When you own a franchise, the system already exists<\/em>. Your job is to make sure the people who work for you are running the system as best as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you go this route, you have to do it by the book. Franchises aren\u2019t for people looking to be creative in business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pitfalls of Buying a Franchise <\/strong>

In addition to having to follow someone else\u2019s rigid rules for a business you own, there are a few other common pitfalls<\/a> for franchisees: 

Hidden costs.<\/strong> Make sure you\u2019re aware of all the fees you may be on the hook for when you buy a franchise, in addition to the share of profits you have to pay back to the company you franchised from. 

Misleading success statistics. <\/strong>Average revenue statistics may make your chances look better than they really are, because stand-out franchisees may be skewing a pool that actually earns much less. Franchises perform differently according to geography, so make sure you\u2019re researching franchises in your area. 

Noncompete requirements<\/strong>. You may be barred from working in the same business sector for a certain amount of time or for a certain period of time after you sell your franchise. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

4. Try network marketing<\/strong>. Also called multi-level marketing, network marketing <\/strong>is another way to join a pre-existing business system<\/em>, and it can be a good choice because you don\u2019t need nearly as much capital (Kiyosaki says you can buy into a reputable network marketing organization for as little as $200). You also don\u2019t need as much business acumen as you do when you buy a franchise, and the organization you work with can offer you valuable business education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Network marketing gets a bad rap, but Kiyosaki says that if you can find an organization that aims to develop your business<\/a> skills, leadership skills, and confidence, the experience can be well worth it. When you\u2019re researching organizations, you should: <\/p>\n\n\n\n