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Overcoming Obstacles and Setbacks



Hello, and welcome back to Write Away, the blog for small business owners, freelancers and anybody who is thinking of jumping into self-employment.

Firstly, to regular readers, apologies it’s been a while – after some time away recovering from an op. we’re back with, what you will hopefully find to be, some valuable tips and resources for anyone in the small business arena.

Today we look at something that anyone who has ever started a business (or eve thought about it) will have come face to face with – obstacles and setbacks.

In a recent article for the “This is Money” website, Richard Reed, one of the founders of successful start-up Innocent Drinks commented, on starting a business:
“There are a 1,000 riddles you are trying to work through”
These can range from fundamental, game-changing problems such as raising money to get your business off the ground, to smaller, seemingly less important issues such as trading structure or name etc.

But, you can be sure there will be an endless list of things to tick off in the early stages of planning or starting a business, and resilience and determination in resolving these will become a key tool in your business toolbox.

Just because, when you solve or overcome one problem, it is replaced by five others, does not mean you are destined to failure.
Approaching things in an ordered fashion, with a clear sense of priorities, will help you break that long list down into smaller, more manageable chunks, and ticking things off will help you feel like you are making strides towards your goals.

The key, don’t allow the obstacles and setbacks to bog you down, share them with friends and partners, after all, it may be a cliché, but a problem shared………

I look forward to sharing lots of other small business hacks, tips and resources over the coming weeks and months, so thanks for reading, and until next time…….


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