When a business is struggling, the motivation to try and keep things afloat can require an almost Herculean effort.
When you are fighting fires everywhere, getting the energy to dive back in and seek out more problems to crunch can seem impossible.
In the modern world, more and more companies are going through times of financial distress. So, if you’re going through the same with your business, then you’re not alone.
That means you can empower yourself by learning from the mistakes of others. This will give you a chance to focus on the things that you can’t afford to lose sight of, even when it feels you have no more time or effort left to cope.
Summon up the last of your reserves of energy and don’t scrimp on these areas, or your situation is inevitably going to go from bad to worse.
Health & Safety Regulations
It seems that no one likes health and safety regulations. It’s an area rife for annoyance, and even the occasional bad TV comedy. We’re all supposed to nod along and agree: health and safety is an expensive waste of time.
Except it isn’t. Despite a derisive attitude from some sections of society, health and safety precautions are there to make everyone safer. They might be a little Draconian in some places, but they’re generally there for the greater good.
So even if your business is failing, you have to stay up to date on your fire alarm testing, drill procedures, and all those other little box-checking exercises.
Why It’s So Important: If you neglect this area, you could be breaking the law and endangering everyone involved. It’s simply not worth the risk.
Insurance
Insurance is meant to be there to protect us in case the worst case scenario happens. However, if you’re staring into a financial black hole, you might find it difficult to convince yourself the premium is worth paying.
After all, you’re already on the verge of a nightmare scenario – why make things worse by paying out more money for a “just in case” scenario?
Easy answer to that one: the “just in case” scenario can still happen. What’s more, if it happens when you’re uninsured, then your business probably won’t make it out of the other end.
It’s tough enough to go through a disastrous situation when your business is functioning well, but dealing with such an issue without insurance when you’re struggling?
It’ll almost inevitably lead to closure. Keep things afloat by making the insurance payments you undoubtedly need.
Why It’s So Important: If something bad happens with your business, premises, or employees, then you need to be covered for it. Not doing so and then suffering misfortune could mean the end of the road for your company. It might feel like that’s going to happen anyway, so what’s the point in being concerned, but you could also be breaking the law by neglecting insurance. Try and avoid doom, rather than inviting it.
