HOW TO STAY RESILIENT IN BUSINESS

– local entrepreneurs share their advice

Behind every brilliant business is an individual or team who’ve had to overcome obstacles on their journey. We asked some of our Burnley Bondholders how they remain resilient in challenging times.

If you could give one piece of advice for remaining resilient as a business, what would it be?

“Ben Leech and I decided to move out of the legal world and into the world of finance at a unique time. A unique time not just for finance, but every aspect of society. Covid, war, cost of living crisis, it can feel like it is one unexpected development after another. You have to accept there are variables, career and personal wise, that you can’t control. But it isn’t these variables that define you, it’s how you react and adapt to them.”

Nick Cassidy, True Potential Wealth Management

“Always try to put everything into context. Sometimes things can happen – in business and in life – and in the thick of it you’re maybe not looking at it clearly. Take time to step back and look at whatever has happened, to put it in its proper context. A lot of times things aren’t as bad as first feared; you’ve maybe dealt with similar situations before; and even if it really is a nightmare situation, know that you’ll get through it and get to the other side.”

Gareth Metcalfe DipPFS, Schofield & Associates Financial Planning Ltd

“My advice would be to always value your own self-worth. It’s very easy in business to bend and sway to suit other people’s views or needs, but by remaining true to yourself, knowing your financial worth as a business provider and also your individual worth as a skilled person, you will become more resilient, which will reap rewards in your long-term success.”

Joanne Collins, Unique Boilers