How to Keep a Small Business Fun

Keeping a small business fun is one of the greatest challenges for many entrepreneurs.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Business Books
• Accounting Services
• Business Services
• Human Resource Services
• Small Business Credit Cards

1. Identify what you consider fun. Is it a good laugh, playing golf, enjoying the people you work with, or doing work you feel good about?

2. Choose projects that emphasize your strengths. Hire people to do the things you dislike.

3. Surround yourself with people you enjoy and respect.

4. Take breaks and schedule vacations.

5. Be creative in your business. Take risks from time to time and try something new.

6. Socialize with others in your industry and make new friends.

7. Be silly every once in awhile, and let your employees do the same.

8. Consider hiring a trainer or coach to show you and your troops how to keep positive and have fun.

Tips & Warnings

• Being overworked can take the fun out of anything. Pace yourself.
• No business is always fun - so don't expect it to be.

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[toking]

on 7/2/2009 This is great advice, so many small business people are so worried about cash flow that they tend to let life pass by.

[crystal6686]

on 7/1/2009 good advise

[victoria1cash]

on 5/11/2009 Great Article! Very Helpful! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

[lucyyy]

on 5/2/2009 Don't underestimate the fun of doing good work with people you enjoy. Sometimes the fun in a small business comes not from the manufactured opportunities for play -- like team-building excursions or holiday parties -- but just from the punch drunk feeling of working too many hours on a special project that's worthy of such effort. In my experience, those sorts of late nights are when we've all laughed the hardest.

on 11/22/2005 Train someone to do your job but don't forget to help him manage your business. Be sure that he could be trusted. Spoonfeed him, if needed so you would be able to make him do his job the way you wanted your business to be.