Happy Holidays.

22nd July 2010

So the holiday season is upon us and after a tough year or so, there is no doubt we all deserve a break. However, what will a break mean to the success of your business, and as the business owner can you really afford to go away? The next few weeks will tell you if you have a business or a job.
If you find that without you everything comes to a grinding halt, and that no income is being generated, and that you customers will only speak to you, then without doubt you still have a job, albeit one which is responsible for the success or otherwise of the entire business. So your holiday (if you take one) is likely to be taken with the laptop constantly beside you, and a phone stuck to your ear. Not the best way for you to get way, or for your family to be able to have some quality time together. If you recognise this scenario, isn’t it time you thought about changing it?
Creating a business that works without you, which generates income, and which runs smoothly whether you are there or not, doesn’t just happen. You need to have the right staff in place, have systems and procedures to allow them to do their jobs consistently and efficiently, and ideally have repeat business which produces monthly revenues, so there isn’t the constant need to find new customers. Granted this doesn’t happen overnight, but wouldn’t it be nice to be able to take your holiday, and still know that the business is working well in your absence and that on your return you want to be spending weeks catching up and fighting fires.
Perhaps this holiday, take some time to think this through, and decide on your return, to take the first steps.

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