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Business Success Map


“Business Success Map,” Starting and Growing My Business (2014), 199

“Business Success Map,” Starting and Growing My Business, 199

Business Success Map

Principles for Business Success

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BUSINESS SUCCESS

How do I run my business?

  • Separate business and personal records

  • Keep daily records

  • Pay tithing first

  • Save weekly

  • Improve something every day

  • Learn continually

  • Live the Foundation principles

  • Set exciting, measurable goals

  • Start small, think big

  • Never give up!

CUSTOMERS

What do people want to buy?

  • Know why people buy your product

  • Know what customers value

  • Learn from customers daily

SALES

How do I sell?

  • Always upsell

  • Turn inventory often

  • Ask, listen, suggest

  • Make it easy to buy

  • Close the sale

PROFIT

How do I increase profits?

  • Keep daily records

  • Pay yourself a salary

  • Seek daily profit

  • Buy low, sell high

  • Don’t steal from your business

  • Use productive assets

COSTS

How can I control my costs?

  • Lower costs

  • Use multiple suppliers

  • Only add fixed costs when they will increase profits

  • Make investments wisely

  • Use the Four Rights to borrow wisely