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3 Quick Tips For New Small Business Owners

As you build your small business, here are three smart tips to keep in mind.


Starting a business is not easy. Being an entrepreneur is one of the toughest careers and there is little room for error yet, there’s all the room in the world for error. It is quite a confusing conundrum and can be a challenge for anyone.

As an entrepreneur, there is something exciting about knowing you are in creative control of your own success. But perhaps the most thrilling part is conquering the learning curve. There will always be challenges intrinsic to entrepreneurship, but like much of life, it is not about the challenges themselves, but how you overcome them.

The smartest start of a business venture is a small one. The power of small business is undeniable, given owners have more control over every aspect of the company than that of larger enterprises. Small businesses require less human capital, which can easily be spread too thin. However, owners have more energy, money, and time to focus on business growth without having to cater to additional stakeholders.

As you build your business, here are three smart tips to keep in mind.

 

1. Plan wisely and mitigate risk

More than anything else, it is crucial to have a plan throughout your journey of owning and operating a small business – especially in those critical early-stages. When you purchase a house, you will get home insurance to hedge against future risks. In the same way, you may purchase business insurance to manage future and unknown risks.

Mitigating risk is a key part of business planning. Without a plan, even the most exciting business idea can fall flat. Planning provides a blueprint and ensures, when challenges arise, you have a pre-empted guide and understanding of how to best overcome them.

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2. Stay focused on your business

It might sound obvious, but one of the biggest mistakes first-time business owners make is focusing too much on competitors in a way that isn’t tied to a business outcome. They don’t spend nearly enough time focused on their own business. A strategic competitive analysis tied to specific objectives is fine. But to randomly stalk competitors and kindle insecurity without any real purposes is a recipe for disaster and self-doubt.

Instead, focus on and improving your own company. Stay in your lane. The more you focus on what everyone else is doing, the less focus you will have to grow your own business.

 

3. Know your target market

Know thy customer. This is probably the most important lesson a business owner can learn. Gain insight into the demographic you want to attract. When you know your customers, you’ll have a better idea of how to create value and market to them.

 

Craig Lebrau is the CMO of Media Insider, a Wyoming-based PR company that aims to disrupt the way companies communicate their brand in the digital era.

 

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