Thursday, June 12, 2008

What you need to do for a successful business

What you need to do for a successful business? Here is a list that provides you insight for things that need to be done constantly:-

1) Seek out new information and use it to improve business skills.
2) Improve presentation skill for ideas (written, face-to-face, over the telephone).
3) Prioritize and maintain an effective schedule based on time and resources available.
4) Use an effective decision-making process for all key business issues.
5) Seek advice from business experts.
6) Find out what the biggest challenges to the business are, and work to fix them.
7) Write systems and processes in place that allow for delegation of some day-to-day duties.
8) Take responsibility for your own decisions.
9) Be passionate about the business.
10) Write a business and marketing plan and review it frequently.
11) Be committed to becoming a student of business and marketing.
12) Find out the greatest strengths and weaknesses of your self and the employees.
13) Be committed to investing time, effort and focus to learning better ways to improve sales, profits and performance.
14) Actively seek out strategic partners.
15) Be ready and prepared to invest the necessary resources (time, effort, money) to build the business.
16) Do not put off until tomorrow what need to be done today.
17) Seek and accept constructive feedback.
18) Gain respect from people in the industry, market and community.
19) Have a well-thought-out and communicated business vision.
20) Conducts weekly training sessions with employees.
21) Adjust, improve, or replace areas or activities whenever established performance levels are not met.
22) Find out where to locate information on the target market and do so regularly.
23) Write business personal and business goal and review it frequently.
24) Value the business coaches and/or mentors.
25) Do what need to be done today but maintain a long-term perspective on the business and personal life.
26) Promise only what can be done and delivered.
27) Understand no person is an island and no one can run business alone.
28) Understand the importance of sticking to a plan but remaining flexible.
29) Have work ethic which is consistent with the business goals.
30) Always try to find the good in situations and people.


Constantly do the above things and you will find your s business improving. Good luck!

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