Four Essential Programs To Ensure Business Success

If there is one thing that can be said for American business it's the fact that it works. And it is because of that simple fact that it has been copied and emulated around the world for almost as long as it has existed. Much of the credit for this can be attributed to two attributes of the American business psyche: 1. optimism for the future, and 2, the willingness to adapt and overcome circumstances in order to achieve success.

The Essential Four Programs

Inherent in these attributes are four essential programs that can ensure business success. These are: developed personal characteristics that exhibit themselves in their businesses, business intelligence for executives, adaptation to needs, and development of a strategic business plan, organizational structure and support systems.
This article focuses on the development and implementation of these attributes by using all of these attributes you will have a clearer vision of your business's future from its beginning.

* Development of personal characteristics that carry forth into their businesses. Successful business owners and managers exhibit many personal characteristics that they have in common. Among these are a commitment to the success of the business, honesty, integrity, a loyalty to their customers as well as their employees, persistence, an ability to "think outside the box" in order to solve problems and exploit opportunities as they arise.

* Business intelligence. No battlefield commander would ever consider engaging an enemy without as much intelligence about what he will be up against as possible. The same should hold true of the battlefield of the marketplace. Any businessperson who attempts to encounter his competition without knowing as much as he can about them is foolhardy. Without having as much good intelligence about your market as is possible, a business is shooting in the dark.

* A strategic business plan. A lesson from Alice in Wonderland is appropriate here: "When you don't know where you are doing, any road will take you there." And it's true. Without a strategic business plan, the day to day operation of a business will lead to nowhere. Instead, it is much more advantageous to envision where you want your business to go and have a plan to get it there.

* Organizational structure and support systems. If a businessperson wanted to open and operate a pizza restaurant that featured free delivery but didn't have the vehicles with which to deliver them, you would have to wonder about them, wouldn't you? Yet today, many businesses are operating without having the necessary support that will makes them successful. This might include a shortage of supplies, capital, or any number of other important assets. A business plan that is well developed will point to weaknesses in areas where you might need to develop areas that need more work.

They All Stand Together

These four essential programs could be best visualized as a stool with four legs. With all four legs your prospects for success are pretty good. Without one or more legs, you will be on shaky ground. By employing all four of these programs, your chances of success are much greater, as so many businesses and entrepreneurs have proven over the years.

About the author

Annabelle Smyth is a freelance writer who covers everything from HR to technology and leadership skills. She most recently worked with IActionable. She enjoys learning more about how to make leaders & businesses successful.

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