Business Wire:
As another year comes to a close, looming resolutions from last year may still be hanging over your head. New exercise routine? Check. Healthier diet? Check (for the most part). A super-charged small business that’s maximizing revenues? I know I was supposed to change a few things up… but…
‘Those ’shoulda, coulda, woulda’ business goals are attainable for every small business owner in 2008,’ says Ridgely Evers, CEO and founder of NetBooks. ‘By doing these 5 things, you can ensure success and avoid disaster.’
As a financial software expert, small business owner and CEO of several technology start-ups, Evers‘ has refined a tried-and-true game plan for revolutionizing a small business:
1. Define your success. It’s different for everyone
What’s your measure of success? Define realistic and measurable goals, and communicate them to your employees. Put goals up in the lunch room where everyone will see them on a daily basis, and track progress against them. Give out rewards when they’re met.
2. Understand and fix the sources of error
Pinpoint the errors that seem to keep happening, requiring everyone to run around and fix them. Cleaning up messes prevents employees from focusing on their jobs. Figure out what is causing the error, and fix it. Address one at a time, and when you’re finished with the most common one, move on to the next one. Your profit margins will thank you.
3. Make your data safe, and have a back-up plan… read on.
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