When you own a business, one of the things that you want to avoid at all costs is surprise. Really, the only surprise that you want to see is a surprising rise in sales. Any other unexpected thing can be frustrating, stressful, and even detrimental to your business.

2. Planning For Growth and Change
is Important For Success

3. When you own a business, one of the things that you want
to avoid at all costs is surprise. Really, the only surprise
that you want to see is a surprising rise in sales. Any other
unexpected thing can be frustrating, stressful, and even
detrimental to your business. What is the best way to avoid
surprise? The answer is planning. If you take the time to
plan, then you will be ready for any unexpected issue that
may come your way.

4. The truth is, unexpected things will happen in the lifetime
of a business. There will be times when accidents happen,
when business slows, or when you have to make changes.
This is all a part of the life cycle of a business. Planning for
these unexpected issues is the key to helping your
company survive.

5. There are two main areas that you want to plan for and be
prepared for. These two areas include growth and change.
Both of these are inevitable for a business, and both will
happen on a fairly regular basis. If you do not plan for
them, your business could suffer badly.

6. The best way to plan is to do two things: have a backup
option and have a procedure. While you may think that,
since growth is good, you do not really have to plan for it,
just react. This is not true at all. Growth can be a time of
stress and decision-making. You will have to plan on how
to handle the growth. Will you hire new employees? Do
you have room in your current location to grow, or will you
need to move?

7. There are many, many questions that come along with the
growth of a small business. Instead of just reacting when
things happen, if you already have a plan of action ready,
the growth process will go smoothly and you will not lose
customers along the way.

8. The second area is change. We all know that things change
within the world and within business. What people expect
from a business will change on a regular basis. If you are
not prepared to make changes, then you will quickly be left
behind.

9. Although you cannot plan exactly when changes will
need to take place, you certainly can plan for the
changes. If you already know that changes will need
to happen, you will not be so frustrated when they
come along.