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As you take the time to lay the right foundation for your startup, you’ll be able to create a framework that helps you build up your strengths and overcome your weaknesses. By ensuring that your growing business is truly prepared to scale, you’ll enjoy long-term success as you grow your business.

I have had a lot of business owners asking me lately about the best time to access the services we offer here. You might be surprised to know that there are times I turn people away because they are just not ready to make the most of the work we would do together....

In every business, it is important to establish standards. Employees should be familiar with what the company expects from them. They need to know what they should be doing as well as their assigned roles.

The new generation introduces its challenges to the workplace, but it also brings unique assets that should not be ignored. Employ these strategies, not only to build your team, but particularly to empower millennials to take up their role in terms of your business growth.

Streamlining your business removes wasteful or redundant steps to improve efficiency. In business, time is money, so a small business achieves key financial and operational advantages from streamlined operations. You reduce costs, attract more customers through nimble response times, drive higher revenue and compete effectively. When is the best time to streamline your processes? Asthe Chinese proverb says, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, and the second best time is today.”

We have learned so much over these last few months, and now, it is time to apply that learning. We can apply it to create more certainty, more efficiency, and more capacity for growth in our business. This coming financial year is the time to make these resolutions and grow your business even better than before.

If you’re getting bogged down with endless tasks or find yourself feeling burnt out before the day even starts, it could be a sign that something is wrong with your current routine. There may be little you can to do make that to-do list go away, but the more efficiently you use every hour you have by developing systems for your business, the more successful you’ll be at managing those hectic days.

As you continue to plan for the future of your startup, it’s essential to focus on scalability. You are so close to being able to make that big impact in the marketplace and create a significant contribution in the world. Keep your eyes on the prize.

Every business owner wants to deliver a really happy, wonderful, reliable experience for their staff and customers alike, where you’re solving problems and exceeding expectations You want to earn great word of mouth feedback to go out into the community for referrals and testimonials and it takes great systems to achieve that. When systems are bedded down and clear for everyone, you will be able to nail those goals every single time.

If you invest time in clarifying your company goals, establish KPIs which contribute directly to these goals, and foster a deep sense of motivation in your team, you have a massive recipe for success! It will definitely set you up for growth that lasts.

When leaders are committed to their accountability, they can make a positive impact on their organisation’s culture, leading to alignment and success across the entire organisation.

Processes can actually increase levels of humanity and connection in your business.

Setting goals for your business is a great way to break down your work into more manageable pieces.

Working productively relies on getting all of the information out of people’s memories, stopping them from relying on just what they recall at any given moment and turning that information into valuable workflow systems that maintain efficiency and productivity.

I always recommend that business owners build systems and processes to help them deal with the “human factor” in their growing company.

There is no place for perfectionism in business scaling and if you’re growing your business, you’ll know the value of the trial and error approach. You’ll know what it is to jump in and jump out of that plane or build the parachute on the way down.

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