Starting a Business is relatively easy. The difficulty is in growing one, especially to the desired size. Below are a list of proven strategies that have been tried, tested and trusted to grow any business.
KEEP YOUR BUSINESS IN LINE WITH CURRENT TREND:
Whatever you business package is, one sure way to keep growth is to let your business flow with the current trend. Diversifying your products to meet up with current trends in the market would ensure that your business operates in perpetual relevance. Take for instance, imagine the way mobile phones were produced ten years ago and compare it with today’s trend. In the last decade hardly could you find a mobile phone company that invested in Social Networking however as of today, you find out that practically all the mobile phone companies dedicate a bulk of their time to developing new applications on Social Networking. The reason is quite simple, it is in line with the trend. It is the number one rule of growing your business. Never be out of tune with the current trend.
MARKET TARGETING/SEGMENTATION:
Market Targeting/Segmentation simply means focusing on a particular set of people who you have predetermined to be your best bet consumers. When a product is being advertised, from the point of view of the advertiser, it is as if such product is for the whole World. But in reality, there is no such product for the entire world. So targeting a set of people whom your business is most relevant to with your marketing efforts will guarantee that you get the highest returns on your investment and keep your business growing.
LEVERAGE ON PARTNERSHIPS:
A good Businessman would never attempt to build is business in isolation. Focus only on the aspect where you have the highest strength and get others to complement you on other aspects where you are relatively weak. Take for instance that you are an Engineer who has discovered a technology that would make basketball bounce better but you do not have the production equipments to mass produce with this technology. Trying to get this equipments on your own could lead to an excessive overhead costs that would take lots of years for you to eventually turn profits. However partnering with someone who already has this production equipment would take you to your destination faster. When you leverage partnerships,a business growth that ordinarily take ten years could be attained in ten weeks.
DISCREETLY INVESTIGATE YOUR COMPETITORS:
A good Businessman would discreetly investigate his Competitors. The essence of this is to ascertain the methods or techniques that they are using to get ahead. When you see a competitor that his edging out and standing right there in front of you , then you need to get out of your comfort zone and seek to learn the techniques such a Competitor is using.
CREATIVITY:
One major key to growing a successful business is creativity. People like creativity and people would always pay to get such products or services that show a lot of creativity. Whatever your business is, make creativity, your benchmark.
KEEP RECORDS METICULOUSLY:
Whatever your business is, always keep detailed record. Keeping records, gives you the ability to go back to the drawing board to see the specific things you were doing while you were experiencing a boom or fall. When you keep detailed records, it becomes a reference point for you in the future. You are able to determine what technique is working for you and focus on such techniques.
