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Business Tip 8: Solve Problems ASAP

Quick Responses to Solve Problems Will Increase Customer and Client Confidence

The scenario

In the business process, or sometimes while business operations are moving on, something may happen unexpectedly that can hamper the flow of your operations. It can be in relation to the sudden resignation, or a sick leave of one of your employees, a sudden machinery breakdown, or most often, something vital to business operations that suddenly does not work. We know that the life of a business depends on the business flow, process, and operations systems. If anything within this system does not function, the whole system is affected. Being business owners, we may be tempted to procrastinate a bit and take it easy, telling ourselves that we will soon get around with the problem. However, if we do not act immediately to solve the problem, further difficulties may compound the difficulty and before we know it, we are snowballed with a lot of problems. So the best, thing is not to procrastinate and to solve the problem ASAP.

Emergency solutions

It is good to have some ready-made solutions to scenarios such as this one. First of all, we can operate the business so that it can function even when one of its employees leave suddenly. Second, as regards sudden machinery breakdown, we can have an emergency cash fund or a ready-credit facility by which we can avail and buy a new one. Or, if what it needs is only a repair, then the problem is easy: we can just have it repaired. Third, it is important to think fast, decide at once, and act immediately when solving problems that affect vital business operations. And fourth, if a permanent solution cannot be obtained, then a creative and alternative one could be used for the meantime. We may not know it but the temporary solution we may come up with might even prove to be a cost-effective procedure which we can adopt permanently and make an official part of the business process.

Saving the business

In scenarios like this, saving the business is like saving the confidence that people have in your business service. They know they can count on your service whenever they need something of vital importance to them. When we slacken our pace and smugly rest assuring ourselves that we will not lose customer loyalty or client confidence, we should think again. We are not the only ones in our business and our field of expertise: there are many others who can present themselves in a way that our clients and customers can depend on them rather than in you. So what is important is always to be prepared. Let the Boy Scout motto be a motto of our business. Always be prepared: for anything that needs immediate solutions or fast responses. Let our minds always be alert and our physical conditioning always be in top form so that we may deliver the service the customer and client needs in a way that not only pleases them but makes them realize that you are always there for them.

Never give up and never lose momentum

Our businesses won't be exempt from the many sudden mishaps or stoppages or occurences that may hamper its operations. It is part of being in business. We can insure some aspects of our business but the best form of insuring our business against unforeseen delays or problems is to have an attitude of perseverance: never giving up and never losing our momentum to continue on despite whatever economic downturn or depression that may affect our business environment. Business is not only about capital, labor, or working fund. It's life depends on a vision, a mission, and a spirit that drives the business to fulfill that vision and mission and live its spirit. Faith in the vision, mission and goal of our business is what will eventually continue to perk our spirit and never lose our momentum in fulfilling the vision that guides our business.



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Dennis-Emmanuel Cabrera
March 28, 2005


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