It has been a year since embarking on this exciting journey
and I cannot recommend it any louder than this. The thrill of doing your own
thing and working to achieve your dream is as every bit exciting as they say
it is.
I have since started a business with my “soon to be wife”, hopefully
she will not see this before the day I propose, and it has brought us such joy
and pleasure…or should I say “Net pleasure” (the difference between the hard
times and good time), in building our dream. As those who have read my blog
will know, my goal has always been to aid the small business person(s) get up
and going in their respective activities. This has been going very well and the businesses
I have had the privilege to assist in growing and stabilising their processes, in
particular their cash flow have shown growth through this time, but little did
I know I would have a first-hand experience in building our business in the
same way.
A little on what we do. We are in the travel industry where
we provide a service to the corporate traveller, through a pre-paid service with our
business partner’s facilitating accommodation and ground transfers on the African continent. This in
essence enables the corporate traveler peace of mind in knowing all is taken
care of, prior to their arrival, at the point of destination.
How we have been able to build on our success has been to a
large extent due to efficiency in our processes. As we all know, managing these
processes throughout Africa is a challenge in itself with the small but
gradually growing communication infrastructure and the different language
barriers. These challenges to a large
extent have been advantageous in the sense that we have had to learn to adapt
and change quickly to enable our efficient processes to accomplish our objectives. This has provided increased awareness of our brand on the continent.
How does this all relate to my mission. It is imperative as a small business that the
processes built within the infrastructure of the business are effective in their outcome. Without
these synergies , it would have been difficult to envisage a business
growth to where it is today.
More to follow, and for the curious, please see our website
at http://www.traderoutes.co.za/
