The Business Exchange Bath & Somerset Issue 16: Summer 2020 | Page 28

How to survive and thrive now
After bringing my business through four recession
hard it is. I know what works and what does not. I
large SME, I have been in your shoes and survived
my business in 2008 and we thrived.
So, stop and think about your business:
How are you now?
What is working?
What is not?
What needs to change?
I was very clear on this as I embarked on
a redesign of my business.
Then ask yourself – What does perfection
look like – What is your Vision of Success?
I knew exactly what success looked like. I
kept that in mind on every decision I took.
I kept focussed as I made huge changes.
Survival was about a three-month plan.
Thriving was about a five-year plan.
Once you have done that ensu
• What you can control
• What you can influence
• Who you need to Influen
• Do not waste your time
cannot control or influen
• Be honest with yourself
• What could stop you?
• How you could you stop
• What are your biggest fe
Ensure you manage your busin
Without that you have nothing. I
and went on to build the busine
and we have continued to grow
Now I am the Chair of our Vi
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SMEs who come together to he
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