This was a piece from a business seminar for SMEs and one of the best advice from one of the experts is this

Every single day was a struggle for survival. And while cash flow and business experience matter, the real secret, he says, “starts in your head with your success mindset, attitude and positive thinking.” This is what gets you through the struggle.

Here are 11 Success Tips that will really help you to succeed.

Tip 1: In Social Media, Be Where Your Customers Are

Know where your customers are hanging out online. You don’t have to be everywhere. Be where your customers are … and communicate with them there.

Tip 2: Never Stop Networking. Don’t Give Up

Never stop networking, never stop pushing. It’s easy to give up when everybody around you … is telling you ‘you can’t do it’. You have to be around positive people. Then push on.

Tip 3: Twitter Provides Powerful Market Research

Twitter is the best thing that ever happened to small business owners. You can listen to your competitors or customers, and they don’t even know you’re listening.

Tip 4: It’s all About Mindset and Positive Thinking

Our first three years were brutally tough… every day was about survival. Then I remembered a lesson from my father. Your mind is everything, yet it’s not what you know, but rather how you deal with it. It is about your mindset and positive thinking.

Tip 5: Wearable Tech Keeps You Fit

The ‘wearables’ tech trend is keeping people fit, keeping them active, and keeping them in toe with their fitness goals.

Tip 6: A Handwritten Thank You Note Will Wow Customers

One simple way to ‘wow’ customers is thank-you cards — a handwritten note, a thank-you card saying ‘thank you for buying from me’.

Tip 7: Share Information on Facebook That is Great for Your Customers

Having a Facebook presence as a real estate professional is vitally important. Buyers and sellers are there. Make sure you are sharing information that is great for the consumer, not just real estate people.

Tip 8: To Get PR, Offer Yourself up as a Thought Leader

If you are a local small business, look at local media for PR. Read those publications, forge relationships, find out what types of stories the journalists are covering, and offer yourself up as a thought leader on a topic.

Tip 9: Put Processes in Place in Your Business to Ask for Referrals

Put processes in place in your business that ask for referrals. And make sure the customer experience is above expectations.

Tip 10: Your Sales Pipeline Should Qualify Leads at Every Step

You need to set up a process to convert the most leads possible. Put them in a sales pipeline … and add checkpoints to determine those who are qualified, versus those who aren’t.

Tip 11: Entrepreneurship is Lonely. Reach out to Mentors and Peers

Entrepreneurship is one of the loneliest professions in the world. The entrepreneurs that are really successful reach out in networking groups and peer associations — or just to one person. They need that thought partner.

To your Business Success!

-John Taiwo (CEO Young Infopreneurs Group of Companies)

Thank you for these tips.......... Thank you