When it comes to your business you may have found that lockdown and the unprecedented situation we found ourselves in with covid-19 has meant that your business has suffered. You are not alone. Many businesses will have faced and still face financial hardship, low sales figures and feeling like there are little options of what they can do next. However, now that the lockdown is easing, it may be time to start thinking about how you can come out of this lockdown better and what ways you can push your business forward to still have a successful year. With that in mind, here are some suggestions. 

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Focus on your marketing

Marketing is going to be a huge area of focus for you now that your business is out of lockdown and you are moving forward. Your potential customers and clients as well as existing ones need to know how you are operating and how they can utilise your services or buy your products. It could be that you need the help of an agency that can come up with a digital marketing strategy to help you on your way. They may be able to help you grow your social media presence, advertise digitally and enable you to let your customers know that you are ready, willing and able to help them. 

Diversify your business

Another thing to think about now that you may have had the green light to continue working is to look at ways you can diversify your business. You may have already done it through the lockdown period as you still planned on trading , making sales and selling products. But now may be the time to look at ways to continue with this, thinking outside of the box to continue with making sales and generating profits. Maybe you have monetized your website, added a blog as an addition for SEO and pay per click advertising. Perhaps you have even looked at providing your products differently with delivery, for example. 

Work flexibly

One thing lockdown will have shown you is that you can work flexibly and may not need the work premises anymore. This could give you a saving when it comes to your lease costs. You can also work flexibly from home and still communicate effectively with other people you work with. Thanks to platforms like zoom and skype, video conferencing has been made simpler and easy to follow. There are few different areas where cost savings can be made and flexible working could be more appealing. 

Make future plans 

Finally, make sure you take some time out to think about future plans you may have. There will come a time again where you can attend conference meetings and network events, and there may be opportunities to have shops, stalls and work within the community once more. You need to think about what plans you have for your future so you can start to work towards them. 

Let’s hope these tips help you to come out of lockdown with your business on top.