Are your processes designed to flow with maximum efficiency?
In today’s market business efficiency is paramount in reducing lead times and maintaining quality. It makes sense for your business to operate in an efficient way this will put you ahead of your competitor
Following an customer order through your business to delivery can identify areas that are wasteful and actions taken will improve your capability and productivity.
Does your business get a return on investment?
Nowadays some businesses struggle to breakeven let alone make a profit; cash flow and debtors can be hard to manage. Your business should be able to understand what it needs to breakeven and should generate a healthy return on the investment made in it.
Do you have committed and loyal employees who are supportive?
Exiting employees can cause major problems for business especially when they have played a key part of the business. You may have invested a great deal in their training and they may have invested considerable time in your product or customer relations. When those investments walk with your employee it presents a considerable business challenge.
Never assume employees are happy at their work, employees need to feel encouraged, given feedback, rewarded not just in monetary terms. Building loyalty will retain your staff.
Are you as a business, supported by an advisor, mentor or coach and is there someone you can turn to?
Business takes up a lot of time and energy and if you are in the thick of it you often don’t see the problems.
Successful businesses have advisors at hand to help them and guide their decision making; an external pair of eyes can often see what you miss.
Do you have a detailed business plan that guides your business?
Preparing a business plan allows you to think clearly what your objectives are, where you are in the market place and creates a vision of where you want to be; it guides you to your vision and helps you to develop a strategic plan to keep you on the right track
Is your business in a suitable location?
Position of your business is essential whether you are in warehousing, (being near to main road routes), in retail (good passing trade and parking), and also having enough space for future growth.
Is your intellectual property protected?
Intellectual Property (IP) isn’t always tangible, relationships built over the years are of great value but intangible. Tangible (IP) such as Trademark, Patents and copyright are tools to protect your IP whether from ex-employees or competitors.
Are you supported by family and friends?
Balancing work and your personal life can be extremely hard; the demands can pull you in both directions creating stress. This can affect your personal life and the decision making process in your business.
Do you have key clients and good relations with your customers?
Regular sales every day or week are the bread and butter of any business and maintaining and growing your customer base is one of your biggest barriers to new entrants into your market.
Are you able to manage your time and organise you work to focus on the things that are important in your business?
Concentrating on the things to keep your business going like operations often does not allow you time to focus on other important tasks like Strategic Planning, the route to your success. Maintaining a balance is essential in business growth and survival.
Conclusion
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