Step 1

The 3 Critical Success Factors

In Step 1 we will discuss the 3 Critical Success Factors or common failure points in businesses. Those that follow programmes such as the Dragon’s Den can usually tell you why participants don’t get their investment.

The reasons for success is usually related to strength in all these areas, failure can be related to weakness in any one or more of the following:

  • The Business Idea – what the business does and who it does it for and how it adds / provides value.
  • The Business Model– how the business does you do what it does. This is usually the key driver of Costs.
  • Leadership and Drive – if you don’t drive your business or lead your staff no one else will!

There you have it the 3 Critical Success Factors and on the flip side, the main reasons why business that fail, fail!

Now is the time to do a litte Sense Check

Finding out more about the what

Whether you know a little or a lot about the kind of work you are considering, it is worth finding out more about that job / career and sector.

You can find out about a wide range of Jobs on the Government’s Careers Advice website hereor click the big button below.

The information is also useful if you need to hire staff and want the latest occupational standards, wage rates etc.

Careers Website

We will look in a lot of detail at the other factors as we progress with the process.

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