Blockages

If I buy a hose and attach it to the tap I expect water to come out. I bought a business and expected increased cash flow and increased numbers of clients. What I got was blockages. Let me explain.

In setting up a business we need accreditation, systems, software, practices, support. When I paint a picture I can firstly put down the rough outline, (the business plan). I then have to take the time to fill in the spaces with colour, clients. To do this I need tools.

In my case I found that to do business I needed authority to do it,(accreditation), I needed policies and procedures to govern and software to do the business with, I needed programmes that would care for my clients, remind me when services are due, send them birthday cards. I needed Internet platforms that would process the business.

I am wanting the house called business but first must lay the slab, create the frame, then clad the walls. Not until all the basics are done can I decorate. All I received when I bought the business was the piece of land, it is up to me to construct.

Now I can see where value in a business comes from, the bit that you don't see unless it is not there, the hard work is in the establishment not in the running.