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There are millions of businesses around the world, and some are very successful. Others, not so much. As a smart business owner you already know that there are some things you just can’t skimp on if you are going to be successful, and it’s always smart to educate yourself further on ways to make your business grow and thrive. Here are 5 characteristics of successful business owners for you to consider and perhaps implement.

Successful business owners:

Have A Clear Vision

In order to create your company, you need to have a clear vision of what you want your company to look like, next week, next month and next year. For example, how many customers do you plan to have? How many employees? What will your revenues be?

Are Strategic

A strategy is a plan that details how you will achieve your vision for your business. Your planned strategy should identify what you need to accomplish in the next twelve months so that you can stay on course in achieving your long-term vision. Your planned strategy should document your product, marketing, and human resource strategies.

Set Achievable Goals

As a successful entrepreneur, you also need to set achievable shorter-term goals. These identify what your company needs to achieve in the next week, month, and quarter in order to meet your long-term annual goals. Meeting with your team regularly and sharing your goals and progress ensures all your employees understand them and then work together to achieve them.

Get Educated

To succeed in any area requires continual education. This can include reading books and magazines – both online and print – attending seminars and workshops, and networking with other successful entrepreneurs and business owners. Engaging a business mentor is also a great way to receive more ongoing education and support.

Value Marketing

Word of mouth is going to promote your business organically, but you may want, or need, to grow faster than your current rate. If that is the case, you need to make sure you have a strong marketing strategy in place. The key to your plan should be to leverage as many marketing channels as possible so that you can reach a larger number of prospective clients. You can use social media, websites, print, posters, radio, tv…there are a lot of options out there.

Article provided by Piccolo Marketing.