The road to success is rarely simple...

We are privileged to work with many different types of businesses - some are obviously more successful than others. But what I know to be true is that the path to success is rarely ever straightforward.

The images below perfectly shows the ‘perception’ and the ‘reality’ of attaining success (whatever ‘success’ means to you).

 
I can’t recall any business that we have worked with who have attained success without challenges or problems along the way. In fact, when I meet with start-ups, whilst I obviously encourage the owner(s) one thing I always mention is to expect obstacles in the road and to meet them head-on when they occur rather than ignoring them. There’s absolutely no shame in having to deal with the challenges of running a business.

And I do think it’s getting harder to run a business.For example, the online world has made competition even more significant (once, you had to contend with local competitors; now, ‘local’ means WORLDWIDE!).

But no matter what business you’re in, it’s these challenges what make us all stronger, battle-hardened and wiser. And whilst it’s sensible to expect a rocky road from time to time, you should take comfort in the fact that you can draw upon experience of others.

What many business owners seem to forget is that their accountant is arguably in the perfect position to help. We come across literally hundreds of challenges that our clients face, and that makes us experienced problem-solvers. We like to ‘roll our sleeves up’ and get stuck in - that’s one of the best things about being in this business.

After all, success is rarely achieved without the help of others!

Michael Carthy
Director