02/03/2022
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Thanks to everyone who has left comments, messaged and called. We’re going ok. The post was copied from another business page but it really did resonate with us, as it will with a lot of other small businesses. Things are certainly stressful at the moment with the rising cost of just about everything! We’ve had to and will continue to have to make some hard decisions in the way we run our business with recent events and previous events over the last 12 months. We are not alone there are so many of us facing similar battles that is small business. 2 steps forward and 5 steps back as they say! Just remember it doesn’t matter where your community is small business are a integral part of that community. To all my fellow business owners, stay strong everyone ###
⭐ The unfortunate truth of owning and running a business ⭐
Running a business is really really hard.
What they don’t tell you is that it can cause severe stress and anxiety, and drains you mentally to the point of depression in even the most laid back people.
People will talk about you, compare you to others, use you, they will view you as a service and not a person anymore.
Friends and family will expect discounts and people will value you and your hard work less than a big chain store.
You have to worry about if you forget to email/message someone back, are they going to think it was on purpose? Did you disappoint them? Will they hold that against you? When in reality you just can’t get to everyone’s messages and emails.
Starting up and running a successful business puts incredible strain on personal lives and relationships, many of which fail because there is just often no work life balance. You need to be the director, the worker, the admin, the marketing team, the accountant, the cleaner..... All whilst being a parent, a husband or a wife, family support, friend... it’s one of the hardest things you will try and balance
There’s a reason you don’t see many people succeed in small businesses after 5 years. If they are successful they are overwhelmed. It takes a toll. It’s freaking exhausting. Especially the past couple of years when so much has been out of our control.
Here’s a small reminder that we are just normal people with hectic lives.
Be kind, be patient, support small businesses…….and hopefully more of us will stick around!
The next 6 months will be a challenge!
I copied this from another small business owner ###x
