Every day, thousands of people around the world embark on an unknown and risky journey, but full of dreams of success in business. They join the millions who have been trying for several years and those who have fallen by the wayside. However, only a small part of it does.
 
What makes them different? What decisions did you make that helped you get where you are? What is the secret of your success?
 
Richard St. John, a renowned American businessman in the marketing world, devoted years of interviews to coming up with the perfect recipe for business success. To do this, it uses eight ingredients, delivered by eight major entrepreneurs, in its preparation. Get to know them and apply them in your business:
 
Passion
Thomas Freeman, the famous American car designer, renowned for his work at Porsche, Volkswagen, DaimlerChrysler, and Ford, gives priority to the element of passion. Successful people act out of love and not out of money," he says.
 
Work
Rupert Murdoch, an Australian citizenized U.S. tycoon and major shareholder in News Corporation (The Sun, The Times, Fox and Sky), adds a new ingredient to the recipe: work. From his perspective, everything is hard work, nothing comes easily. However, he says that this work comes hand in hand with fun, otherwise it doesn't work. It's the best thing: working hard on something you love.
 
Talent
Being really good at what you do is something that very few people have, and that makes the difference between someone who is successful and someone who is not. At least that's what Alex Garden, CEO of Relic Entertainment, thinks. "To be successful you have to be dedicated to something, and be very good at it. There is no magic to be the best. In this way, practice is essential.
 
Approach
Norman Jewison, a Canadian producer, actor and director, producer of world-renowned hits such as The Violinist on the Roof and Jesus Christ Superstar gives the ability to focus on something a major relevance on the road to success. In his opinion, the key is to focus on one thing until the desired results are achieved.
 
Push
David Gallo, a renowned Broadway stage designer, says that to succeed, people must be able to push and motivate themselves to overcome shyness, doubts, and fears. "That's why mothers were invented," he says.
 
Service
Great businessmen live to serve others. Sherwin Nuland, says it's been a privilege to serve as a doctor. "Now many children tell me they want to be millionaires like me. And the first thing I tell them is, okay, but you can't serve yourself; you have to serve other people by offering them something of value.
 
Ideas
World-renowned computer magnate Bill Gates says that good ideas separate ordinary people from other mortals.  "I had an idea, to found the first microcomputer software company, and I think it was a good idea.
 
Persistence
If there is one skill that the fewest people in the world have, it is that ability to stand up again after several failures. "Persistence is the number one key to success," believes Joe Kraus, founder of Excite, JotSpot, and DigitalConsumer.

The footwear business is one of the most profitable businesses there is. Why is it because it is a recurring consumer good and most people need at least 4 pairs of shoes a year.
 
There are an infinite variety of shoes, women are the most popular shoe buyers in the shoe market.
 
But not only the footwear is one of the best businesses that exist as this success case, there are also some business models such as those mentioned to conitunación that despite the crisis are a very good option.
 
Photo Booths
 
Buy a couple of photo booths and install them at key points in the city (with the permission of the City Council). Everyone will be willing to pay one euro to get an original photo. The only disadvantage is that sometimes vandalism occurs at night.
 
Sale of children's products
 
Create a special product for children and make a good advertisement or promotion for them to love. Children will ask their parents for them and they will not be able to avoid buying them to stop crying. It's around the business.
 
Pet Funeral Home
 
When a pet dies, no one knows what to do with its body, so if you offer this service you will hardly have any competition and people are willing to pay anything to give it the burial it deserves to its pet, with whom they have lived so many adventures and experiences.
 
Professional photographer
 
If you are good at taking photos and retouching them by the computer you can offer yourself to offer this service to certain sectors such as real estate, which always needs this kind of professionals and never knows how to find them. You can make high profits if you find an important company.

Does every business need to grow?
 
When we founded the Business Revolutions, we decided that our customers would be microentrepreneurs who want to develop their business. Thinking about what we are going to do, we had this assumption in mind.
 
Among those who are employed and have (defined differently) a success, two groups can be distinguished. Some people want to develop, take up difficult challenges, take more and more responsibility, go beyond the comfort zone. And others are great at what they do and they want to do it forever. No approach is worse or better than another. Both groups of people are equally important for the success of the company. Similarly, there are two types of companies in business. Those who want to be huge, enter new markets and those who like to be small and have no dreams of expansion. When talking to entrepreneurs, the surprising majority speaks of the will to develop and grow, they make plans and strategies. It would seem that nothing, just to enjoy and roll up your sleeves to work.
 
But when you take a closer look, when you ask what it means to grow, you will notice an utterly strange obsession with development. As in a career, in business, many people confuse the desire for growth with promotion, with earning more money. And that's not the same.
 
Everywhere we hear progress, growth, momentum, success, the next level, a step forward, a step up. Every guru talks about the need for development. The Americans say 'Grow or Die'. As a result, all entrepreneurs want to develop. That is to say, they say so. But will they put all their effort into development or will they just (say) want it, because it's accepted, because as in a recruitment interview, you have to answer it? And why does everybody think that it is necessary to grow constantly? Why the fear of confessing to being a small business?
 
What does development mean?
 
Development can have different meanings. In business, it can mean a huge change like creating a new category or simply success of a small shop at the corner, which will perfectly meet the needs of new customers. This small shop does not have to forcefully introduce new products or open new branches. Its development may consist in adjusting the current offer, adapting it to the market needs, and... developing along with the market development. Growth is not for everyone, because it requires change, continuous improvement, discipline and...risk. Moreover, poorly managed growth can be overwhelming and damaging. There are many examples of companies that have not kept up with their growth at certain times (e.g. Toyota - loss of product quality, Starbucks - loss of service quality).
 
In business, development through the ability to constantly improve and adapt is more important than growth through growth. Markets, technologies and customer needs will continue to change. The competition will improve its offer. No matter how well you plan your business, you will have to change and adapt it. It's impossible to stay in the same place - "Even if you're on the right road, you'll be on the right track if you're sitting there" - Will Rogers. The times of businesses that only filled the shelves with goods and operated for years in one way and the same way practically ended. Customers are more aware and demanding. Every company has to constantly increase the value of its offer for the customer. Sometimes this can mean huge changes. Not necessarily a change in the size of the company, but perhaps the nature of the business, the products, the business model, etc., will have to be changed.
 
Awareness is important.
 
Why? Small enterprises have completely different objectives than highly scalable businesses. Perhaps they both want to grow and grow. But the former are looking for predictable revenues with reasonable effort and risk. The latter, having great visions of new categories, want to replace old solutions with an irrational amount of work and taking high risks. No approach is worse than the other. Each means different steps and different tools. Think about your goal, how much you want to grow, what development means for you. It is important that this is a conscious choice.

The establishment of one's own company by many is presented as the way to freedom and financial independence. Some even promise to earn 10 thousand zlotys in the first month without moving in front of a computer.
 
Indeed, a company can give you independence, but to achieve this you need sweat, tears and basic business knowledge. Unfortunately, this is something that many people lack, and I sometimes like to eat when I listen to the discussions of young entrepreneurs with basic knowledge deficits. That's why I'm explaining 5 important things to you today that you need to be aware of before you can start doing business.
 
#1 What is the break-even point?
Some time ago I had the dubious pleasure of watching a student of a business university ask about the profitability threshold for her project and she was clearly embarrassed and didn't know what it was all about. I assure you that there is no more basic and necessary concept for a young businessman to remember.
 
The break-even point is when a business is zero, i.e. the sale covers all costs but generates no profit for the owner. The break-even point can be calculated in three ways:
 
As the sales volume of the product - e.g. how many courses for readers would I have to sell to go to zero?
As a sales value equal to the total costs of the activity.
As part of a planned sale to cover your costs (in percentages).
 
#2 How to calculate the return on investment?
I have the impression that ROI (Return on Investment) is more widely known than the break-even point, but still many people do not know what it is all about. In its simplest form, the ROI is the ratio of net profit (i.e. after tax) to total investment costs.
 
I strongly recommend that you use this indicator especially if you run several different business projects or simply diversify your marketing activities. By calculating the ROI you will know which activities bring good results and which should be optimized or extinguished.
 
#3 Starting a business is free of charge!
If you set up a sole trader, you do not have to pay any fees! Unfortunately, many people still catch up on letters and e-mails sent by various kinds of 'business registers', which are, in fact, private companies feeding on ignorance of inexperienced people.
 
The principle of operation of this type of companies is similar. They look for newly established companies, then send a notification that the company has been added to their "records" and that it will be deleted if they fail to pay the corresponding amount. The problem is that they are no "records" and junk catalogs of companies feeding on the ignorance of others.
 
#4 Separate personal finances about the company's finances
One of the features of a sole proprietorship is the fact that there is no need to have a separate bank account. The owner's property is also the company's property, which means that the only separation takes place when the items related to the business activity are entered in the book of income and expenses.
 
Such thinking is a serious trap and can make doing business significantly more difficult in the long run. Separating company finances from personal finances through separate accounts is the basis for efficient management of the company and helps to control cash flows. An additional account costs nothing and good habits will remain.
 
#5 Personal data must be adequately protected
Until recently, I myself did not know about the need to report customer databases to GIODO, but such a need exists. The fact that the masses do not know about such an obligation is another matter, but if you read it, do not follow the wrong patterns.
 
#6 Think 5 times before you start a business
I have promised, in fact, to speak about five things, but ex-ante thinking is a value that is so universal that it is worth mentioning it once again. Poland is not a country for young entrepreneurs. From day one, you have to pay contributions, face bureaucracy and the shortcomings of our market. This makes it easy to get discouraged, but you can't give up at all. It is better to wait a few months, rethink the matter and prepare yourself well than to burn the idea after 3 months of losses and throw your own business for a job in an average company.
 
And what would you add to the list?

​This is a time when shoes have become exceptionally stylish and also are among one of the most vital accessories in a women's closet. It is necessary for a female to possess many different designs and shades to collaborate with her teams and also include interest. A trustworthy wholesale distributor could provide trendy footwear at eye-catching rates for both the business proprietor as well as the person. There are lots of reasons why one should get females shoes in bulk.
 
Footwear is not only trendy items, they are necessary for day-to-day life in our culture. They are used to shield as well as support the feet. And because they are so needed, everybody should purchase them.
 
You will certainly be extremely surprised and also pleased to locate inexpensive prices to those who are provided footwear wholesale. You will quickly identify that chain store are making huge profits from their clients. Using this location will help you save tons of cash and, in return, you can obtain footwear that is genuine as well as stylish.
 
If you prepare to resell the footwear you buy at the dealer, as lots of doing, since you are getting them at such a practical price, you will have the possibility making a profit while providing them to your customers at small cost. This will certainly assist you to build your organization and acquire more customers.
 
An additional advantage that the wholesale footwear purchaser has is that he could search the Internet and also acquire shoes from the dealership. This will certainly conserve you a lot of time and permit you to shop from the comfort of your personal residence.
 
Numerous that have actually dealt with wholesale suppliers for several years actually trust these shoes more than those discovered in stores. Get wholesale ladies' shoes today and you will certainly save a lot of loans and also locate that your company will certainly be extra effective.

​So, you have actually lastly chosen to seek your wholesale shoes organization. However, do you understand that in order to have a service that will stay healthy and profitable for a long period of time, you will need to see to it that you have loyal customers? Consumers may come and go, yet in the end, the ones that inevitably matter are the ones that surpass the initial months.
 
Yes, dedicated clients ultimately boost the value of your brand name, which in turn will certainly offer you one hell of a business that will bring in the revenues. Exactly how will your consumers do that? Below are some clarifications:
 
Loyal clients tend to bring more worth to a brand, as they are more purchased it.
 
Having faithful consumers indicates that there will be individuals purchasing your item, despite just how little you invest or exactly how little the initiative you have actually exerted on advertising and marketing it. It could also be stated that despite a new product being not so excellent as your older ones if you have already developed a solid as well as a dedicated consumer base, that not-so-good item might still find some patronage from those clients. The security that clients give your company gives it much more value.
 
With a loyal following, your brand name is elevated from being a simple presence in the market to an entity that can be taken into consideration a challenger in market leadership. Tiny startups in the same field as your own will appreciate your example, as your company trajectory will establish the criterion for a service that succeeds in including value to their items.
 
The company can use faithful clients to boost its production and services by soliciting inputs from them.
 
Having a loyal consumer base is not just helpful for organization as you make certain that somebody will acquire your wholesale footwear any time, however it also suggests that you have trustworthy people outside your organization (as in people not working for you or in the company itself) that may contribute ideas on ways to boost your product or service. These devoted clients will surely have some ideas on how you can make your product better.
 
Be rest assured that they will certainly not do anything to hurt your brand, as after all, they are the ones buying your items. Thus, the more they add to making your item better, the more they could take pleasure in making use of a wonderful item. Of course, having a wonderful product will increase the worth of your brand name and your business overall.

​Peter Harris, in his late 30s, was a struggling man as his footwear company was going no place. His e-commerce web site was not receiving the kind of web traffic it did a couple of months previously. Consumers had stopped revealing the very same type of enthusiasm they did previously. As a matter of fact, customer brows through dipped so alarmingly low that he needed to search for professional aid. After all, by then, he had actually currently attempted every method in the town to enhance the sales, however regretfully, he can not succeed.

While he was about to satisfy sector professionals, in the meanwhile, he encountered something that made him happy. While surfing the internet eventually, he saw an on-line store offering modification choices to consumers. Later, he discovered that the shop was providing its consumers a choice to layout, tailor and customize their very own footwear. The concept impressed him exceptionally and he decided to dig further to recognize even more regarding the function.

​I have Edward Scissorhands to say thanks to for my passion. Not the Hollywood film - yet a backstreet Amsterdam barbers by the very same name.

Having actually flown from Leeds-Bradford to the Dutch resources - without having had time for that all-important vacation haircut - I stumbled across a barber's which was to be my savior (yes, it is run by a guy called Edward).

What a relief to find across a barber, as well as what luck to locate one that wasn't known by among the threadbare High Street names such as Cut Above The Rest or The Parting Shot. Therefore a love affair with all things great, negative as well as hideous in company names began.

In a Russian return to the type of consumer nationalism that Donald Trump safeguards, a Moscow store has discovered ways to transform Vladimir Putin's boldest geopolitical techniques into footwear sales.

The "Made in Syria" and also "Made in Crimea" racks in a lot of Andrey Pavlov's 350 stores in Zenden are producing enjoyment in social media, bring in clients and also raising revenue at the end of an economic downturn that has wrecked 2 rivals.

" We burnt the midnight oil searching for particular niches," Pavlov stated as he consumed environment-friendly tea in his office in northern Moscow.

The founder of the country's fastest-growing footwear chain grinned as he took his smart device to show a side-by-side image of Syria and also Crimea that a Zenden customer had just released on Instagram. The legend read: I can not decide what would be much more patriotic'.

After Putin's addition of the Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 as well as Russia's unexpected entry into the Syrian civil war in 2015 to sustain the Bashar al-Assad regime, the Kremlin's publicity device skyrocketed. Pavlov claimed the revival of national pride is a strong business force, however the fad is difficult to make use of due to the fact that many Russians choose foreign brand names like Zenden, which he called after former Dutch football star Boudewijn Zenden.