How Can We Further Our Pursuit of Economic Growth?
Jul
22
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7/22/2010 3:27 PM
Over the past few days I’ve come across a few heartening statistics about business and the economy. First, 31% of businesses hired new employees between April and June. Second, layoffs are down by 50% since last year. I believe these are indicators of forward movement, and that our continued effort in contributing to the growth of not only our own businesses but those in our communities, will lead to even more positive change.
The key in changing the course of our current economic condition truly is joining together. Sure, this may sound great, but I encourage you to push beyond semantics.
- Educate- Be an informed consumer at home and in your business. Know your personal and corporate values. Know who your vendors are, how and with whom they do business, and be sure their values align with your own.
- Support- Contribute to the betterment of our community. You have the unique ability to help other business owners who may be facing challenges you’ve already overcome. How are you making the most of this valuable opportunity?
- Mentor- Training employees to fulfill their responsibilities may be an obvious step in your hiring process, but employee development shouldn’t end there. Learn what individual staff members excel at- and strive to strengthen these capabilities.
If all business owners could take these three small steps, we would be further in our pursuit of economic growth. What other steps do you suggest we take in order to inspire those around us?