The Road To Success Is Bumpy, Don’t Let These Obstacles Derail You

March 19, 2018

Nobody ever said the world of business was easy. In fact, the vast majority of startups are destined for failure. This is why you must take the right precautions to ensure yours stays on the right track.   
Removing those obstacles won’t guarantee success, but should boost your chances greatly. Here are five largely preventable issues that you should pay extra attention to.
Keep moving in the right direction by removing these mistakes.
Staff Absences
Every entrepreneur should appreciate the importance of their employees. Even if the team is small, they provide the engine that drives the company forward. Unfortunately, illnesses can quickly ruin productivity. Keeping the workplace clean should help prevent the spreading of germs. Meanwhile, having a temporary agency on standby can make a telling difference. Depending on the nature of the work, it may be possible to let some employees complete their tasks from home too.   
Office Faults
The office spaces form the heartbeat of your business operation. And even the smallest issues can cause major damage to productivity. A good layout provides a winning foundation. However, you need to ensure all computers are in good health while printers have the right toner cartridges at all time. If employees are forced to waste time correcting those mistakes, the whole business will suffer. On a similar note, employing an organised filing system is crucial.   
A productive office influences the entire business
Running Costs
While you naturally spend most of your time worrying about revenue, you mustn’t overlook the importance of overheads. This is especially true during the infancy as you’ll be required to make many investments. Learn to make your money work harder with cheaper energy rates, insurances, and suppliers. Meanwhile, shopping around for web hosting and delivery services can save you a lot of money without sacrificing the quality. This will buy you more time and maximise profit margins.
Mindset
It’s very easy to assume that it’s your company versus the world. However, forming partnerships with other businesses can be one of your greatest assets. From joint marketing and shared items to turning them into clients, those steps will make a huge impact. Besides, you can’t target all audiences, so many of those perceived competitors won’t actually pose a threat to the company anyway. When your energy is focused on the right aspects, you’ll see far better results.
Other businesses can be your greatest asset.
Difficult Clients
The entire business revolves around an ability to win clients. However, some customers are problematic. There are ways to deal with them in a productive fashion. Sometimes, though, it may be worth cutting the ties. After all, time is money and the hours spent satisfying them could cost you sales with less difficult consumers. While no business wants to turn money away, looking at the big picture is essential. Aside from anything else, it’ll save you a huge amount of stress.
Your business journey will be filled with many difficult twists and turn. Allowing those preventable issues to disrupt your progress would be a major mistake. Incorporate those tips above, and you should see noticeable improvements in no time.

Mark Asquith

That British podcast guy, Mark is co-founder of Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast host. A Harvard, TEDx, Podcast Movement and Podfest speaker (amongst many more!), he's a wildly approachable Brit and Star Wars/DC Comics geek.

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