Irv Holmes of Challenge Dairy Products shares some helpful information on how to propel your business forward in 2016. Its never to early to prepare! Enjoy and please share.

1. Tips for Your Business in 2016
Irv Holmes

2. • I know it is only October but it's never too early to
start preparing for the next steps in your business
• 2016 is right around the corner and it's important to
keep your eye on the prize when it comes to setting
your business, your employees, and yourself up for
success
• Time to get everyone excited for wrapping up the year
strong and starting the next one even strong
• In this presentation you’ll find a few tips that i’ve found
quite helpful and very important

3. Give Employees a Say
• Allowing employees in your organization a chance to voice
their opinions, questions, concerns, and more is vital to the
success of your business and having a great 2016 year
• Pending on how big your company is it could be a great
idea to gather your teams together in one area to have a
session of brainstorming and active planning
• If you have a bigger company and its not manageable to
have everyone collaborating together in the same space,
employee a representative to lead these meeting in each
division or unit of your business

4. Give Employees a Say PT: II
• It's important to ask the employees challenging questions
• Questions about you and your business
• Ask them about opportunities they see, current costs and
how they can be lowered, how sales can grow, and how
the company can better service customers
• This invitation for employees to openly speak about the
path of the company will open up new ideas and
possibilities that may open countless doors to new
business opportunities

5. Allow Customers a Voice
• Just like you allowed your employees a voice, you must allow your
customers
• Your customers are the ones buying your goods or services and are the
reason for your success
• It is extremely important to show them that you care about them, what
they think, and what they say
• A company that ignores its customers is surely doomed to fail and
missing a huge opportunity to better provide for customers around the
world
• Your goal should be to ask the penetrating questions that lead to
operational input and truly see what they value so you can develop a plan

6. Allow Customers a Voice PT: II
• Ask the customers questions like:
• What else would you like to see offered?
• Who are the chief competitors of your brand?
• Where can you extend certain lines of products or
services?

7. Focus
• Focus on what your company does and never lose sight of it
• Knowing your company’s core competencies will keep you on the
right track and not derail at a critical juncture
• Any opportunities that come your way must go through a strict
process where they are carefully considered and weighed with facts
and as much certainty as possible
• Don’t get caught up in juggling too many projects at one time,
remember how much you can handle
• It’s ok to stretch yourself a little bit but always know your boundaries
and limits

8. Irv Holmes
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