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Running and maintaining a successful business requires a lot of hard work and some good luck, unfortunately for a variety of reasons, not all companies make it. Indeed, many business people have overcome the shame and heartache of losing a business that they worked hard to get off the ground and run and come back from this to become successful in business. But it would be best if you didn’t look upon a failed business venture as you being a failure as there are so many lessons that you can take from the experience and use to make your next venture better.

Identify old weaknesses, so they don’t follow you

When writing up a business plan for your next venture, you will be able to analyze your old business plan and identify areas that worked well and, if relevant, keep them in your new business plan. You will also identify those areas that were weak and contributed to the downfall of your business and therefore remove or rewrite those areas so that they will work for you. Even if you aren’t sure how to improve those areas, because you know what you are looking for, you will be able to research effectively to find the answers you require.

Use dealings with liquidators to your advantage

Suppose your failed business had to go down the liquidation route. In that case, you will find you will need professional assistance with the liquidation process, and by dealing with those professionals, you’ll have the opportunity to learn new ways of looking at the business accounts. For example, if you run a business that carries an inventory of stock, you might find that you had too much sitting in the warehouse, thus tying up more cash in assets and leaving the budget short for paying bills. If you choose to start another business that requires keeping stock, you will be better able to manage the volume that you keep to hand and be better able to prioritize payment of bills in the budget. These experiences will only enhance your understanding of how to run a business going forwards.

Change your mindset

In any part of life, when something doesn’t work when done a certain way, repeating that formula isn’t going to change the outcome magically, which also holds in business. Starting again after a failed business venture is an excellent time to change how you approach business and look for a fresh new approach. You can get creative with your ideas; for example, if your previous advertising strategy was ineffective, look at finding different ways to appeal to your target market, such as tapping into social media networks to announce your business launch with a competition. Advertising like this is a terrific way to spread interest through your chosen demographic while moving away from tired old marketing ideas that don’t capture peoples’ interest in the same way as they used to, nor are they as good at being delivered to a specific target audience.


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