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5 easy ways to solve business problems with confidence
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5easy ways • to solve business problems with confidence
What is a business problem? A business problem may vary from finance to staff to raw materials to labour to managerial incompetencyto growth to outside threats. The "risk" part of the entrepreneurship definition is what brings us to problem solving. A confident entrepreneur is never afraid of handling problems and challenges but takes everything in his stride and finds a solution.
The 6 questions of a problem? PROBLEM
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1. Identify the problem What is the problem is the basic question that one should ask before jumping to any conclusion. Very often blunders happen due to wrong assessment of problems. An entrepreneur should be smart and confident while taking decisions. Image courtesy: biotuesdays.com
2. Explore information and create ideas It is very important that a thorough check is done and different ways of tackling the problem are decided. Always think of alternative solutions. Image courtesy: www.mindmapinspiration.com
3. Select the best idea After analysing the pros and cons of each solution, choose the best option! Image courtesy: www.cut-e.com.au
4. Build and test the idea Once the best option is chosen, make sure that you test it before making the big decision. Image courtesy: www.procto.biz
5. Evaluate the results Problem solving is not complete without evaluating the results. Learn from mistakes and highlight achievements. Image courtesy: startacus.net
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