Economic crisis is not the cause of business collapse

Many businesses today have been brought down not only by the global recession but also by mismanagement. It is not in order to assume that the global economic crisis should only be working against your business. Many managers who are failing today are blaming the bad economic conditions for their poor performance. A good business manager should be able to look for effective ways of handling a bad situation and getting the best out of it.

One of the most deceiving business ideas is that by putting your eggs indifferent baskets, you are going to be successful. Most of the managerial trainings include what is commonly called ‘portfolio management’. This theory supports the idea of investment diversification. This is why managers think that during bad financial moments for the business, they need to diversify their investments in order to reduce the risk of losses. This may not be a solution if the management style is wrong. A poor manager will still fail even in a diversified portfolio.

Many are left wondering about what they should do if diversification is not working. The truth is that diversification should only be left for those who are not sure of making it in one line. Instead of diversifying your investments, you should be thinking of specialization.

You should be looking for the best business strategies that can make you a king in your line of operation. Unfortunately, many business managers view success as only retaining some profits for the business. Very few people are endeavoring to be the most outstanding businessmen.
Showing posts with label World economic crisis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World economic crisis. Show all posts

Friday, September 25, 2009

why prices will remain high after the economic crisis

The announcement of the anticipated economic recovery and business growth has raised expectations. This will evidently address business related issues and challenges in the world market. But it is important to understand that some of the envisaged advantages, especially pricing and the cost of doing business may not happen overnight. America is the only country which is expected to declare the path of recovery; this of course will have the greatest impact on Barrack Obama's administration. Very soon, the whole world should experience revival; ultimately and hopefully, pricing will be driven by competition.

You would have to make a holistic assessment of the effects of global recession and the current status of the world business so as to come up with a conclusive account of the expected business trends in a few weeks. This goes beyond a mere declaration of an end to the global economic crisis. Have in mind that a simple assertion of recovery does not end the recession.

First, in order to bring down costs, we have to focus on the current charge of doing business. The business operating costs is a puzzle that can only be solved by putting in to consideration many other factors. We must look into the cost of oil and oil products, government taxation rates and other relevant factors that result in increased prices.

Secondly, it is common knowledge that businesses were experiencing minimal profits and sometimes losses. This is therefore their time to recover all that they had lost. It means that many businessmen/woman may not be in a hurry to reduce prices since they are still trying to make up for what they lost previously.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

World economic crisis- nuggets for recovery


Everyone has felt its impact. When it began, we all felt as if it would be eternity but now individuals, small businesses and big companies are putting themselves together and looking forward for good times in the near future. This is where the common saying ‘if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail applies’. I want you to know that if you are not careful today, you may as well fail to realize when the full economic recovery comes. Understand that this may cause you to continue making loses while other businesses are experiencing a breakthrough.

You must begin thinking of how you will place yourself in a position to begin enjoying economic recovery now. It is time to go out and do business even more than before the crisis. Anyway, you must begin by restructuring your business to fit into the current economic environment. This is done by identifying what your business needs most. For example, there are businesses which have not been having enough staff with the intention of cutting down costs. This has led to great inefficiency. Anyway, it had also its advantage of making sure that the business survived the recession. So go on and add a few most wanted staff.

You marketing campaign must also be one of your priorities. Please note that consumer priorities, tastes and preferences may have changed during the recession. You therefore need to establish what they want now. A simple market research will help you establish this. Find out what they are using now, their location and the availability of such products.

Life and Business after the economic crisis.


Three years ago most businesses were at the top of success. Then, customers loved shopping and spending long hours in shopping malls. Above all, cash flow was at peak and accessing any kind of credit was easy. Of course, easy cash flow openned doors for more business since finances were readily available.

Since the beginning of the world economic crisis, it is only a few months ago that many businesses were able to design strategies to contain the situation. Interestingly, other businesses are closing and more others struggling to survive. Anyone trying to convince businessmen that they will ever smile and enjoy business again seems to make a deadly mistake. However, the truth is that you will definitely determine how life will be now. You preparedness today determines your success tomorrow. Few months from now, businessmen and women will be laughing all the way to the banks.

Your energy and compassion needs to be seen in your determination towards recovery. Thou the economic crisis may have claimed your business a lot of money, your recovery is certain, only if you put down strategies for quick business revival. Unfortunately, very few individuals and companies are taking the initiative of coming up with deep convictions for recovery.

Please note that you could begin enjoying economic recovery even before the end of the worldwide crisis. But this is not automatic; there need to be laid down recovery initiatives. You need to begin coming up with suggestions that could lead to business and personal financial revitalization.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Global recession- dealing with the crisis


Of all the risks and challenges facing a business currently, the world economic crisis poses the greatest threat to the success of very business. Businesses have been found to be spending much in diverse strategies to try and survive the economic crisis regardless of the fall in income. The truth is that the uncertainty that surrounds the performance of every business makes it hard to fully prepare to combat such crisis.


Environmental changes, rising oil prices, unhealthy competition and many more factors have contributed to the sudden recession. Not only has doing business become expensive but also more risky. It is becoming more challenging when issues of which marketing strategy to be used emerge. Access to affordable and effective advertisement techniques is therefore of great significance. Here, understand that you should not overspend in marketing your products but rather go for the most effective but efficient method.


Remember that your business could record more profits depending on how you view the crisis. This means that you must be positive to the point of seeing your business beating the financial crisis. Unfortunately, many business managers have already predicted a fall in profits. Know that consumers are also aware of the crisis and therefore are extremely careful on their spending. This means that your marketing team must be alert to know what products and services are selling. What business owners forget is that you do not decide what to sell to your customers but it is the customers who decide what to buy.