It
is never easy to run a business because you have to give up a lot of
things to ensure its smooth running. There will be times when it may
seem everything is going fine but unknown to you are not achieving your
business's mission and objectives. Therefore, it is important for you to
looking for warning signs that your business is going off tangent or is
failing. Here are some of them.
You have not spoken interacted with any customer
After
your amazing effort ensuring the smooth management of your business for
over a month and you have not spoken to any customer or a customer have
not patronized you, there must be something wrong. Perhaps, you should
rethink your marketing strategy. For this, you can use social media. You
don't need to break the bank.
You always repeat the same mistakes
Mistakes
are acceptable in business. You may have spent money on employing more
people or purchased more machines against the advice of your business
consultant. You should learn from these mistakes. But if you repeat this
same mistake again and again, you will soon run the business aground.
You recruit new employees weekly or monthly
Your
employees cannot work with you for more than two or three months before
they leave. This means there is something fundamentally wrong. It may
be your relationship or your management skills that may be prompting
them to leave.
Your business is indebted
This
sign is very obvious. If your business is heavily indebted, it is a
warning sign you will soon be unable to service your debts and you have
no choice than to liquidate. Before it gets to that level, you should do
something about the debts.
Significant drop in turnover
The economic outlook of Nigeria is not encouraging. The naira is fluctuating and it has just recently stable at
N497 at the parallel market and even the government is not helping
matters with its unclear monetary and economic policies.
Notwithstanding, it doesn’t spell doom for your business. Your business
should still run normally even with the recession. If this is the case,
it may be time to overhaul your business strategy.
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