SUMMIT INSPIRATION CAN HELP DRIVE YOUR BUSINESS FORWARD

Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes.  Errors are inherent in political action.  Those who are in the centre of political struggle, who have to deal with practical and pressing problems, are afforded little time for reflection and no precedents to guide them and are bound to slip up many times.  But in due course, and provided they are flexible and prepared to examine their work self critically, they will acquire the necessary experience and foresight that will enable them to avoid the ordinary pitfalls and pick out their way ahead amidst the throb of events.

(Nelson Mandela - an excerpt from an unpublished manuscript)

Nelson Mandela is referring specifically to the dark and murky world of politics but the same can be said to apply to all business owners and managers.

Anyone starting out in business or new to the world of managing must be prepared to scale a very steep learning curve.  It can be a very fulfilling and exciting experience to create a start-up or plan to expand an already existing business - however it is also a time which can fill the budding entrepreneur with fear and bewilderment as they seek to grapple with developing their business concept whilst finding the additional time necesary to commit to assessing business drivers and the onerous task of controlling operations - record-keeping, budgeting and forecasting, financing, human resources, PR and marketing, IT support and infrastructure, procurement and a multitude of legal and compliance issues.....

Many business owners lack relevant business and management expertise  - recognition of what they do well and what they don't is paramount!  Failure to recognise weaknesses and knowledge gaps may result in business failure.

Successful business owners are self-critical, strategic thinkers, able to make a vision a reality, capable of confronting change and making transitions and can envision future potential.  But all business owners and leaders once started at the bottom of the ladder with just a vision and the passion, patience and determination to learn and suceed.  They recognised the need to seek help and support to gain footholds on the higher rungs.  The old adage "failure is not an option" is translated into "success is attributed to building on earlier failures and climbing the learning curve". 

Build your business with sound planning and a strong infrastructure.  Mistakes are inevitable but can be minimised by focusing on the basics and getting them right consistently. 

Summit Inspiration can help drive your business forward - time invested at the outset will reap rewards later and will allow your business to focus on why it was set up in the first place!