Over the years, I've tried to answer this one question: What do small businesses that achieve steady growth do differently from those that don't? As a Senior Consultant for Inc. Magazine, I speak to thousands of business owners each year. I've learned that there are no silver bullets or 17-point checklists that will lead to guaranteed growth. However, there are seven specific areas in which growth companies focus their efforts.
1. Strong sense of purpose. Most leaders of growth-seeking companies find that meeting their aspirations and ambitions takes much longer than promised to increase the financial reward. They find a higher calling than simply searching for "more money"
. 2. Outstanding market intelligence. It is an organization's ability to first recognize, then adapt to, fundamental changes in the market. Many times, small-business owners become too short-sighted, given their limited view of the markets in which they compete. Growth leaders ****** see the picture.
3. Effective development planning. It is the best predictor of whether a business will grow or not. To be effective, development planning does not need to be overly formal or complex. However, it needs to be written, well communicated and updated regularly.
4. Customer-driven processes. These days, every company I talk to believes it to be customer-driven, while very few actually are. Take a look at all business processes from the point of view of the customer. Are they there to make it easier for the company, or to help deliver on the promise of faster, cheaper, and better for the customer?
5. The power of technology. Successful leaders don't give the boom and bust of the technology cycle an excuse to ignore the fact that we live in an information age. If a company is in business, it is in the technology business.
6. The coolest and brightest people. Growth leaders believe that they are only as good as the people they work with. The ability to hire, train and retain the best and brightest people is often the difference between success and failure.
7. Seeing the future. Some organizations regularly take time to reflect on the future. Growth leaders learn how to diligently monitor and interpret the larger forces of change affecting the world in which they live.
For the amount of depth covered in the book, Start Your Own Business: The Only Start-up Book You Will Ever Need by Riva Lessonsky is a surprisingly easy read. Anyone over the age of 16 will be able to understand the simple nature of the book. Reading this book is not a guarantee of your success as an entrepreneur, but it will help you reduce the risk of starting a business by providing you with a strong foundation.
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