What Business Owners Learned During Lockdown

100 days of lockdown brought 100 days of lessons and a rollercoaster of emotions for everyone who owns a business. Whether yours was open, closed, struggling or thriving, lessons to be learned were everywhere you looked.

In your lockdown story, are you the hero or the victim? Will it be the experience that made you or broke you? The choice is yours, so make it now. Here’s what business owners learned during lockdown.

Every cloud has a silver lining

I spent April trying to out-work a pandemic, before realising there had to be another way. Business owners like me learned that more of the same wasn’t the answer. Barrelling down an increasingly impassable route would only lead to frustration. The wartime CEOs relished the chance to think on their feet, rally their team and transform into an insanely resourceful remote leader. For many it paid off, and when they think back to the old version of their business, they hardly recognise it.

Finish the sentence, “If it wasn’t for this, we’d never have…”, to find out your own lockdown silver lining. Perhaps you discovered a new business model, had a realisation, became closer-knit with your team or pulled out of a step you didn’t really want to take. I bet there is at least one.

You are not alone

Government advice was confusing at best and the future was uncertain, but the consensus was that we were all there paddling in the same boat. Lobbying organisations sprang into action. Guidance was shared on forums. Our accountants had our backs. We were united against a common enemy and determined not to let it win.

We asked, “How are you?” and really meant it. We answered and empathised with those who did the same. A problem shared really was a problem halved and somehow the world seemed smaller. We were going through hell and yet so was everyone else, so we kept going.

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