If you read these lines, it is clear that you are the person who takes care of your business and invests all your efforts in its further development and progress. Yes. You carry a lot on your shoulders. Obligations, plans, hopes of your employees. You are a pillar that keeps the company on its feet, a person who has to hold all the ends in his hands and everything depends on it.

However, you know that you can not do it all by yourself and that's why all those people with whom you cooperate and are vital to your business are here. The famous Zig Ziglar once said: "You do not do business. You build people, and people build your job. " And he was right.

The quality relationships that you create with people directly affect the quality of your business and that's why it's right now to give them a little time and make a step that makes the difference between a sustainable and great business.

Let's see. With whom should you schedule a business meeting, as soon as possible?

Customers and clients

There are many reasons why it would be good to talk to your customers and clients.

    • It is a great opportunity to thank you for your loyalty and cooperation so far
    • The meeting gives you the opportunity to do something useful for them and give them free advice or information that can be very important to them
    • Depending on your business tactics, you can give them insider information that a price increase will soon follow for this and that reason, and that it's time to take advantage of, the current reduced prices
    • The meeting is a great opportunity to get to know your target group, hear what's bothering them, what their wishes are ... and come out to meet you to increase your sales.

Personal contact simply does not have an alternative. At the same time, your customers and clients will feel honored to be able to address you directly with all the praise, suggestions, and objections.

In fact, such a meeting will strengthen the connection between you, customers and clients and will create your faithful fans of them.

Suppliers and sellers

Are you satisfied with your suppliers and sellers? Do you have any objections? Perhaps you want to re-negotiate certain items of your cooperation in order to improve your business in the upcoming period?

A business lunch or a relaxing meeting with suppliers and vendors with coffee and cakes can do wonders for your business. Be aware that such a practice is not common, and therefore your work will be further appreciated in establishing better and more friendly relationships with people your work depends on.

After this meeting, you will soon notice the difference in business and wonder why you have not held such a meeting before.

Give some attention to your bookkeeper

If you are like most of the small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, you probably have a bookkeeper who you pay separately from the rest of the staff. You are aware that you are not the sole client of your accountant and that he or she devotes as much attention to your company as their profession requires.

And what if the bookkeeper just got a little more interest in you? Would he, in the spirit of friendly business relationship, provide you with some advice for free? Did hi notice you a bit earlier for some changes in law or business opportunity with another client, and so did hi save you time and money?

And all this you can achieve with an informal, relaxing meeting in a friendly manner.

Show your employees how much you care about them

Without notice, organize lunch with your employees, mentors, people who lead your social networks, IT sector ... Do not forget those who make your business live and function on a daily basis.

Give them a chance to tell you their ideas, say what could be improved, where it creaks ... You are the boss and the awe is certainly present. Be open to your employees, convince them that they can address you and that their suggestions are welcome because they are those who are constantly on the first hit and in contact with clients.

Do not forget that you may have once been in a similar position to them, but thanks to your ideas and good reasoning, you have gone a step further. Likewise, your employees can have excellent ideas that can help you develop and improve your company, which never came to your mind.

Still, your employees eat the same bread as you. They are aware that, with the increase in work, they will also increase their wages. Do you think that they will not fight, just side by side with you?

Additional benefit

Remember, these meetings are business and as such can and should be paid by the company's money. Therefore, make sure to collect the bill and identify it as the cost of the company.