(Newswire.net — December 5, 2018) — It is too often that young CEOs get overwhelmed by their business just because they didn’t expect such a quick growth and didn’t anticipate certain issues that were not a problem when the company was still small. That’s why it is important to be very meticulous regarding processes from the very first steps. Here are some pieces of advice for your company to grow worry-free.
Settle your internal organization from the beginning
During the first steps of your company, you probably won’t have any employees, or just a few. At this time, you won’t need a very strict organization and your processes won’t need to be so clear. You might think that they will settle step by step throughout your evolution.
Unfortunately, it is often when you face issues that make you realize that you need stricter processes, and when this time comes, it is too late to avoid these issues. That is the reason why you must anticipate these things. Write down processes and establish rules and regulations.
For instance, if one of your cornerstone employees gets sick, you will need to know clearly its working processes in order to leave its work with somebody else. You must absolutely not wait for him or her to get sick before realizing you do need it.
Another example is when you face conflicts with an employee. When the conflict arises, you will need clear rules and regulations for you to support your view. If you don’t have any, you leave even more space for the conflict to get bigger. So do not wait for the last minute to make things clear.
Anticipate your external growth
Settling your internal organization from the very first step is a must, but anticipating your external growth is just as important. Of course, when you launch your business, you won’t need tools like an online survey tool (click here to see an example) to get feedback from your customers, or an accountancy tool to help with billing and invoices. But when you start needing them, it will mean that you are already overwhelmed and it will be even harder to take on a new tool.
What you need to keep in mind, is that when your company will grow, you will need tools to help you to stay well organized. But it is much more difficult to take a tool in hand when you don’t have much time and when your company is already big. If you get a tool from the beginning, although it may not be useful before a couple of year, you will be able to train your employees from the very first steps. If you wait too long, the transition will be much harder.
To sum up, remember to always anticipate any issue that could arise in your company and never wait for the last moment to establish new processes.