If you look around the globe at the rise in political unrest, catastrophic climate events, and an evolving health pandemic, living with the unexpected has become the norm. How your business has been impacted depends on the nature of your business; certainly, Jeff Bezos and some other billionaires profited immensely. But, if you’re the average small business owner, you’ve attained success by repeating what works and avoiding what doesn’t. If trucks stop delivering your materials because the roads are blocked like they are in Australia, or if all exports are prevented from China, do you have a backup plan? Survival of the fittest is all about having a backup plan so you can continue manufacturing what you produce, selling what you create, and building your loyal customer base.
Many businesses made changes to their business model and how they conducted business at their premises by doing the following:
International trade, as we’ve known it, is evolving. New politicians have implemented policies leading to rising costs of food and fuel, with a looming tax on travel to roll out soon. Making a profit in these conditions is very challenging, and it is the innovators and fighters who have survived and seen their businesses grow.
On top of these challenges, it has become so difficult to find labor when employees are earning more money by staying at home. The government policy of paying people more than they were earning on the job has caused nationwide labor shortages and rises in the cost of labor. Finding new workers who are willing to work through difficult social distancing requirements can avert future problems as new spikes in cases kick in.
One way to generate creative ideas is to enlist your employees in a brainstorming session. A large group of people of different backgrounds and ages can bring a wide variety of perspectives to the table. The younger generation may offer a fresh look at marketing your brand across social media. Someone else might have a suggestion for selling to a new market. And your production team might have suggestions for speeding up the manufacturing process. If you make everyone feel valued for their input, you will become a unified team throughout the conflict and celebrate in your successes in overcoming the obstacles as your work through them together.
There will be more floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, protests, shutdowns, shortages, and health crises in the future. If you expect the unexpected, it won’t be unexpected, and you won’t be unprepared.
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