The best thing you can do for your business

Today, the number one best thing you can do for your business is to spend time focusing on improving your business.

You have unprecedented resources and support available to you, no matter where you are, to help you build and improve your business, to survive any economic conditions.

• You can read advice from innumerable business experts, including those in your own field, without leaving your computer.
• You can connect personally with mentors, consultants, and many other types of support online.
• You can get resource articles, guides, and ebooks on any small business issue.

What’s keeping you from using these tools to improve your business? Time, focus, attention. All scarce resources.

What is the solution? Dedicate a set time each week, 1 hour minimum. Make it an absolute commitment. Spend that time finding, reading, learning, and implementing.

At first, you assignment is:

• Figure out what areas need improvement.
  
• Set goals.
• Decide how you can measure progress.
• Find people who can help.
  

Once you are going, and have made the habit, focus on:

• Review your performance for the past week. How did you do? What can you improve? How are you progressing toward goals? Check your measurements.
• Learn about one of your improvement areas. Read blogs, read ebooks; read, read, read!
• Check in with one of your mentors.

Do this every Friday. Start tomorrow. And if you happen to have something good to share, drop it in the Brag Basket.

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About Becky McCray

Becky started Small Biz Survival in 2006 to share rural business and community building stories and ideas with other small town business people. She and her husband have a small cattle ranch and are lifelong entrepreneurs. Becky is an international speaker on small business and rural topics.

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