Make Your Small Business A Winner: Teach Yourself

: Introduction: How to diagnose your own company’s strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats: Part One – Diagnosis: the Top Twelve Reasons Why Small Businesses Fail: 1. The biggest pitfall – “I’m too busy!”: 2. Running out of cash: 3. Costs too high: 4. Inadequate funding: 5. Sales too low: 6. Market changes: 7. Quality of Service: 8. Lack of commitment: 9. Overgrowth: 10. Undergrowth: 11. External factors – the economy, acts of God: 12. Product quality: Part Two – Solutions: the Top Twelve Tactics For Success: 13. The best success tactic  – Manage yourself: 14. Develop a financial feel for the business: 15. Evaluate your business and plan next steps: 16. A passion for what you do: 17. A feel for the market: 18. Build good business relationships: 19. Flexibility in business structure: 20. Getting the best from your people: 21. Ability to take calculated risks: 22. A clear focus: 23. Knowing when & where to get advice and the ability to take it: 24. Commitment to business success: Part Three – Moving on: taking your business to the next stage: 25. What do you want from your business? – defining success: 26. References & Resources