One small step for man…one giant leap for businesses

Sometimes you just have to take a big leap in life, and see what path it takes you down. Sometimes you will naturally find a path in life that you have to follow, and other times you have to focus on the facts and figures that are being presented to you, and how to best act on them.

With business, it’s usually the latter. It’s so hard to figure out what’s actually going to work for your business, how much money you should invest into a business move, and how it’s all going to play out after you take the leap. But the worst part is that you’re going to find that’ll it’ll go really well, or you have to abort mission and try to recover the money that you’ve spent, and the time you’ve invested. What are these giant leaps that your business could be taking, and how are you going to go about it?

If the opportunities aren’t presenting themselves, then it can be hard to know where your business should go next. But the one thing we do know, is that it should always be up! So have a sit down and relax, take in some of the information we’re going to share, and see what you can take onboard!

Let’s start with baby steps

So if you’re the type of business who is always looking for the next big move, one that’s going to revolutionise your business completely, then it just isn’t going to work. Because before you take the big steps, you have to think about the baby steps that are going to pave the way for a bigger leap that you can make. So the first one you need to think about, is expanding where your customers are coming from.

You can install software that connects to your website, which is no doubt where the majority of your customers are going to be coming from. Once you’ve installed this software, it will show you the location of where people are connecting to your website, and it’ll give you a better idea of your demographics. So then you can work on expanding that demographic nationally.

It could be that you get yourself a virtual address, and start putting up billboards in different areas to start attracting more attention. There’s no use just using techniques such as SEO, because you do need to tackle specific areas if you are looking to expand! Once you’ve nailed this and you start to notice attention coming from all different areas, you can then go on to bigger steps!

The biggest of all leaps

So once you’ve mastered the small steps that you need to have under your belt, even though we’ve only mentioned one key one, it’s time to think about the big leaps that you can take.

There are plenty of other ways to lay some groundwork for your business, but we thought talking about your demographic is going to lead nicely onto the next expansion step that we’re going to talk about. Going overseas is one of the biggest leaps that you can take as a business, and it’s not always something that’s going to go well.

Many businesses try and dip their toes in the water, only to find out not long after that the logistics and the expense is too much. If this happens to you, it might be because you don’t understand overseas trade, and how to make the right connections. So the first thing you need to think about, is how you’re going to get things from one place to another.

From oversized pallet delivery, to managing returns if customers aren’t happy with the products, you’re going to have to think about it all. You also need to do some serious research into overseas trading laws, and ensure that you’re meeting the criteria for every country that you’re hoping to trade to.

Make no mistake, this is a giant leap due to the intensity of the planning, and the risk of the execution. But once you get it flowing, this really is going to revolutionise your business.

Managing a growing bank account

As a final little note, you really need to make sure that you’re managing a growing bank account, because it will happen steadily as your business grows. But it’s not as simple as knowing when to pay the bills, you need to think about investing business money to grow it for you, and an investment broker is going to be the person who can do that for you!