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5 Tips for Business Success by Penny Spencer, Director of Spencer Travel
by Spencer Travel Specialising in Business Travel, Corporate Travel,Penny
Spencer is the founder
and Director of Spencer Travel. Established in 1998 Spencer Travel is a
multi-award winning company which has been voted Australia’s Best Corporate
Travel Agency for the last 3 years in a row and is also a recent recipient of
the 2012 City of Sydney Business Award for Tourism. Having worked in the
industry for over 28 years and having built her own company from scratch Penny
now shares her business and life lessons to aspiring female entrepreneurs.
There
is no secret recipe for success. It is the sum of small efforts, repeated day
in and day out. And it goes without saying – action is the foundation key to
all success.
5
Tips for Business Success by Penny Spencer
1. Love what
you do
For me the most important things are being
passionate about what you do. Travel was something that always interested me.
When I first got on a plane at the age of 6 I knew I wanted to work in
something to do with travel. The excitement of going somewhere new, the plane
trip, being part of an adventure- I knew this was what I wanted to do when I
grew up. Even after years of working in the Industry I can honestly say that I
still love everything about what I do. I still have the energy for the industry
and for my business. I learn something new every day and I love a challenge.
All of that gets me out of bed in the morning – every day is a new experience.
2. Always go the extra mile
Despite having climbed the ranks of the
industry and having managed many corporate travel agencies throughout my career, opening my own agency
presented its own challenges. Whilst I had the passion and knowledge for the
industry, figuring out how to run the business was something new for me.
In order to increase my business management skills I joined the NSW Government
and ABN Mentoring program in my second year of running the business. It is not
enough to just know your industry –you have to know how to run a business in
your industry.
Running a business brings its own challenges and I constantly seek new ways to
further enhance the growth of the business. I am committed to striking a
balance with my husband and two young children and as part of this I work
Tuesday to Friday giving me three days for my family. It takes a lot of
persistence, stamina, energy and business ability to do what I do.
3. Be adaptable
There are numerous obstacles in every
business, but I think the biggest obstacle is dealing with change and adapting
to it. September 11 was a big obstacle for the travel industry as the phone
stopped ringing and didn’t ring again for 6 months or more. You need to adapt
to these sorts of obstacles, think of new ways of doing business, communicate
with staff and clients and most of all believe in yourself that you can look
beyond the obstacle and plan for the future. Read More…
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