{"id":941,"date":"2022-02-22T16:19:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T16:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.up-project.org\/?p=941"},"modified":"2022-02-22T16:19:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T16:19:09","slug":"how-to-make-sure-that-your-business-survives-its-first-12-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.up-project.org\/how-to-make-sure-that-your-business-survives-its-first-12-months\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make sure that your business survives its first 12 months"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mvyry65008008a22a4\" ><a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.milesweb.com\/2325-1-1-18.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img style=\"border:0px\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliates.milesweb.com\/media\/banners\/728x90-MilesWeb.jpg\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.mvyry65008008a22a4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.mvyry65008008a22a4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.mvyry65008008a22a4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.mvyry65008008a22a4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.mvyry65008008a22a4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first 12 months of any business can be the most difficult, not only when it comes to trading but also when it comes to facing what is going to be a steep learning curve, whether it is within the business planning itself, financially, or within the business structure as it grows and expands<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Plan your business route<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbusiness.chron.com\/benefits-business-plan-3245.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to plan your business route<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you may think that this is a waste of time and that it is far more beneficial to actually get on and do the work in order to get the business off the ground, but in most businesses this takes time. Having a business route of where you want your business to take you (long-term and short-term) will give you focus and marker points to hit along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will also provide you with the ability to move, alter or reassess your targets and refine your final goals for yourself and your business, as well as provide you with foresight that you might otherwise lack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>The importance of supporting flexible working<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this day and age, it is important to support flexible working, whether it is in the form of different hours, locations, or on a hybrid basis. There are many benefits to having hybrid or remote workers as well as those that are after a flexible approach to the normal 9 to 5 working hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having workers that would like to work outside of the 9 to 5 will provide your business with a much longer working day which will help you cover customer issues, inquiries or provide services. Having hybrid workers means that you may not have to consider larger work premises for your growing business, and having remote workers means that you can hire those elite specialists all over the world rather than having to look purely in your neighborhood.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"rjsek65008008a230a\" ><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1998875270506674\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5700030306\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.rjsek65008008a230a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.rjsek65008008a230a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.rjsek65008008a230a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.rjsek65008008a230a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.rjsek65008008a230a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, they will all need to have access to your company\u2019s data and software in order to carry out their daily work duties. It is therefore crucial that you adapt your business to use the facility of the Cloud. When moving your business to the Cloud, for your own security and peace of mind, you should enlist the services of competent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avepoint.com\/solutions\/microsoft-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ms team services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as this is a sensitive area where you do not want to have mistakes made.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why use website designers\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web sites play a very important role for any business. Think of your website as your shop window. It is generally the first point of contact your potential customers will have with your business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can get yourself a one size fits all kind of website which will be cheaper than hiring the services of a qualified, experienced web designer. However, your visitors will notice if your website does not ooze quality and you will risk your potential customers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thrivehive.com\/why-a-professional-website-is-worth-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">questioning the quality of your products or services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you hire the services of a web designer, they will be fitting your website to your business and making it look bespoke and professional and shouting \u2018quality business\u2019 to all those that visit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first 12 months of any business can be the most difficult, not only when it comes to trading but&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1637,"featured_media":644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.up-project.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.up-project.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.up-project.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.up-project.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1637"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.up-project.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=941"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.up-project.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":942,"href":"https:\/\/www.up-project.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941\/revisions\/942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.up-project.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.up-project.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.up-project.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.up-project.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}