THREE TIME TESTED STRATEGIES YOU NEED TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS
There are time tested business secrets you need to succeed in that your business you are currently doing. You can grow your business from where it is right now to where you would want it to be if and only if you can open up your mind to absolve new informations. The twenty first century has taught us alot of lessons. One of such lessons is that we have to keep learning, unlearning and relearning in order to grow and develop. A man who stops learning will start dying. Let me say it here, that, until you intentionally desire to grow, you may not experience any growth. Also, your business cannot grow more than your personal growth. Your growth and personal development are directly proportional to the growth of your own business. I do come across many business persons who desire to grow their businesses. They tell you how they would want their businesses to grow big. It's unfortunately, the same set of persons don't want to develop themselves. You will find a man who has been doing business for over ten years but has not read one single book or articles about his business. This is the tragedy of most business persons in Nigeria. We can waste time charting, partying, but reading any piece of information that would help us become more competent enough to grow our business is difficult. This is the major reason why most businesses in Nigeria remain stagnant. Let's me show you some business strategies that would help you in no small way to grow your business.
1.Take advantage of technology to grow your business. Personally I feel we are the luckiest generation so far in the entire history of mankind. The world is now a global village. The Internet has helped to remove any boundaries or limitation both in terms of communication and information. So as business man, its up to you to take advantage of this wonderful technology to sell out your product or services. So leverage on technology, built a business website, create personal business social media handles where you can easily connect with more customers. Use the Internet not only to advertise but also to sell. You can also partners with online stores to sell your products online easily.
2. Take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way. A broadcaster was interviewing Bill Gate. She asked him; " sir! what is your greatest secrets to success?" He paused for a while to think, then he handed to her a blank check for her to write any amount of money she wants, but she insisted on him answering the question first. After some moment of silence, Bill Gate looked at her and said; " the secret of my success is that I never allow opportunity to pass me bye" he continued by saying, " you could have become the richest broadcaster few minutes ago, but you just lost that opportunity forever." As a business man, your secret to success is that you never miss any opportunity that comes your way. Maximise them, take good advantage of them and make something good out of them to grow your business.
3. Retain and maintain the current customers patronizing you. You are a bad business man or woman if a customer comes to buy from you more than once and you don't have any of his or her contacts; ( phone number, social media handles or home address). You also need to treat every customer with utmost courtesy, civility and respect. If you treat them right, if you pamper them, they will surely come back to buy from you. Always do things that would make them want to come back again, I assure you, when nest they are coming they will draw another customer to you. Its more easier to maintain a frequent customer than to get a new one. So built relationship with your customer, show them that you genuinely care about their welfare and don't pretent about it, because if you do, they will know. Diligently apply this time tested business strategy to that your business and watch it blossom before your very eyes. Thanks for reading, God bless you!
BY PATRICK JAMES
