Successful business principles: From start-up to scale-up

Business principles you must follow after starting your Business: Part 1

In my earlier articles I had discussed the ingredients needed for starting your first planned business successfully, which are shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Ingredients for starting your first business successfully

If an entrepreneur starts a new business with the proper ingredients, he will achieve short-term business success as show in Figure 2 - otherwise he will experience start-up business failure.

Figure 2: Proper Ingredients

Once an entrepreneur has achieved short-term business success, he should then look to ensure the long-term success of his business.

To do this he should follow the correct business principles as shown below in Figure 3.

Figure 3: Correct Business Principles

The main business principles are related to the following areas, shown in Figure 4:

• Organization – how to organize your business
• Management – how to manage your business
• Growth – how to grow your business

Figure 4: Business Principles

In the upcoming articles I will discuss the business principles related to Organization, Management and Growth.

(To be continued)

The author is the founder and CEO of Results Consulting Group. He is a recognized thought leader on helping entrepreneurs build and implement significant and lasting competitive edges in India and the GCC. The views expressed are personal.

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