{"id":21374,"date":"2022-02-04T11:12:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T10:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=21374"},"modified":"2022-02-09T03:16:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T02:16:46","slug":"running-a-successful-small-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/02\/running-a-successful-small-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Running a Successful Small Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owning a business sounds like a dream: you are your own boss and you get a say on everything from top to bottom of things. A lot of people are enticed by the idea of a business where they own their time, earn their own money, and take charge of where the money goes or how it’s spent, but it’s not all sunshine and rainbows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting or owning a business takes a lot of responsibility and sacrifices. So many things happen behind the scenes that are tricky and challenging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tips laid out in the article below aims to help budding entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-to-be in setting up and running a small business successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/pf\/08\/make-money-in-business.asp<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Are you interested in having your own business? Why or why not? If yes, what kind of business would it be?
2. What sacrifices must be made to start a business? Are you willing to take them?
3. What are some challenges faced when starting a business?
4. What are some rewards of owning a business?
5. How do you keep yourself organized at work and in other aspects of your life?
6. What is good customer service?
7. What are other tips that you can add to the list? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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