No To Triple Dip

29th November 2012

Reading the papers yesterday, I was alarmed to see a comment that if we are not careful we may be heading for a triple dip recession! Now I don’t claim to be an economist, and I don’t have the inside knowledge of some of the “experts” in the city who apparently know it all. However, I do know that what I am seeing and feeling in the real world at the moment is much more positive, and it seems to me to be extremely foolhardy to start talking things down, just when there appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel.

It isn’t just me with my eternal optimism who is saying more positive things either. I do a lot of networking, and the majority of business owners I meet will say that they too are feeling a lot more positive, which is backed up by their recent financial results. Surely, now is the time to build on this, and start encouraging people to re-invest, and take their businesses forward.

I’m very pleased to report that “I am a registered and approved Growth Coach for GrowthAccelerator providing expert, tailored advice to help ambitious businesses achieve rapid, sustainable growth.” You can find out more at www.growthaccelerator.com. This is part of a government funded incentive to get things moving again. The key factors which allow businesses to qualify, is their commitment to growth, both in terms of turnover and profits, but also in terms of employing people. In the few months it has been going, well over 1500 businesses have taken this up, and the enquiries are coming in all the time (hence the need for more associate coaches).

For me this is just another indication of the positive attitude of many businesses, and the economic outlook in the U.K. in general. Therefore suppose you knew that the recession was well and truly over, and there was no likelihood of it coming back, what would you be doing with your business now? Where could you see it being in one year’s time?

As ever I advocate looking at the positives. What if everything is getting better, rather than what if a triple dip recession is coming? I don’t want to offer false hope or naive optimism, but I truly believe things are on the up, and now is the time to plan to grow your business.

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