Don’t let the political propaganda about the need for job creation mess with your entrepreneurial mind! Your primary concern must be to make your little business as profitable as possible, and return both psychic as well as monetary rewards.
Healthy growth in your business is very important, but do not confuse “expansion” with “growth”. Poorly thought out expansion can also be quite dangerous to your business health!!
It’s a FACT:
The real reason for your present success in your small business to this point has very much to do with your personality and your ability to project the kind of concern and confidence that wins a customer over. Your technical skills are far less important!
Now, at some point that will not be the case as you grow bigger!!
In short, the path to bigness is rough going in today’s market place, even if you have a tight grip on your business.
This is also a FACT:
There is an inherent weakness in small business growth that erodes profits exponentially, and it is called “LABOR”
There is an old farm saying that goes like this: “One boy = one worker— Two boys = half a worker, and Three boys = no worker at all.”
Unfortunately, you will find, as the number of your employees increases, time spent in idle talk or “standing around” increases, if it is nothing more than chatting civilly and greeting each other. It is a rare 2 person team that works as efficiently cleaning carpets as one well trained and well equipped technician.
Like it or not, this is reality 101!
A person working for him or herself is usually quite a bit more efficient and productive than a person working for another. The more persons grouped together working for another, the greater the inefficiency will increase.
When a cleaning business finds itself facing problems,especially inefficiency of employees, someone always recommends training as the ideal solution.Perhaps it is, but before you zero in on training as your salvation, slow down and examine your problem very carefully. Keep in your mind that there are other methods available for solving business problems that may be easier, less expensive and possibly better, that should be considered before making a decision that training is the way to go.Check out this article:
http://www.ecleanadvisor.com/public/83.cfm
Also, I have a special report designed to help you with employees available at: http://www.ecleanadvisor.com/public/847.cfm
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