There's one thing that every business owner must do every day. Think ahead. You need to think about tomorrow, and you need to think about a year from tomorrow. What needs to happen to be ready when you open the doors tomorrow morning? What needs to happen a year from now if your business is to remain relevant and successful? New products? New markets? New locations?
The business of business is to plan ahead so that the company can serve its customers with its products and services. You've heard me talk about business plans in the past, and you'll hear it in the future. Business plans are not for putting on a shelf. The reason is that planning is at the heart of what makes a business successful. To be sure there are lots of other pieces to success. Operations. Human resources. Technology. Marketing. Finance. All of these are critical. But if there's no overall business plan or direction, none of these other pieces can be put to their best use. Good luck in your business planning, and thinking ahead.
Next week: An update on our new business. Visit amazon.com or area book stores for a copy of Business Success Secrets and use it as a guide in building your company. This is Don Kornblet.
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