Building Your Business is Like Building a House...
Building your business has a lot in common with building a home... there are steps and processes that you need to follow, you need to follow a plan (blueprint) and do things in a certain order.
Just like a house, it all starts with a plan, a blueprint for your success. The plan details the tools needed, the materials, the steps from start to finish, and shows the end result. So the question here that you need to answer is... do you have a plan for success that you are following?
Like a house the first step is building the foundation, and without this the rest of the plan comes crashing down. The foundation includes...
Without these items you cannot effectively go forward. There are certainly more you can add, but the core elements of success are based upon the plan you follow and the foundation that you build. Everything else is built upon this, and will fall apart if the base is not solid. So here are 5 tips for ensuring your foundation is in place...
So what do you do first? The answer is simple, yet the work may not be. You need to set goals so you understand what you are trying to accomplish. The more defined your goals are, the more accurate your plan can be and the more likely to get you to the result you want to achieve.
There are a lot of free resources online that you can use to help you with this process, from free business plan templates, advice and education. Your peers and managers should be able to help as well. Books are available, as are classes and webinars, so take advantage of them.
Build your plan and foundation, the rest will then fall into place.