Please note: I wrote this article way back in 2006, before I was diagnosed with ADHD. It was one of the happiest times of my life. It was published by Business Warriors.
Tourism is a great career for those with ADHD. Every day is different, you meet many interesting people and get to travel to interesting places.
My passion is to be behind the wheel of my HappySnaps Tour bus and show people the wonderful country we live in. This does not pay the bills so I indulge my other passion Technology Training specifically in the area of computer office and accounting skills for small businesses.
So You Want To Run A Small Tourist Operator Business?
You will need:
- A sense of humour
- Infinite Patience
- Start off with a lot of money - soon you will have very little.
- A love of bureaucracy
- A passion for your country and people (well it does help if you can survive the process.)
- Oh did I mention a sense of humour and infinite patience?
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- Written by: Pat Pughe-Parry
- Category: Business
Read more: So You Want To Have Your Own Tour Operating Business?
What is the point of working so hard to market your product or service but fail to invoice, collect payment and also record expenses which reduce your tax?
New business owners will pour their money into sales and marketing, product development, smart offices and equipment, but do not see the value in having financial expertise and support.
It is very tempting to start a new business as a “family business” with your spouse “doing the books and administration”. Very few families get this right. When it comes to financial decisions the stronger partner will force their will on their spouse. It is bad for the business and bad for family relationships. It is also very difficult for other staff members.
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My financial discipline of recording every cent earned or spent worked until the mid 1980s when my (now ex/late) husband suddenly resigned from a director's position to start his own business.
Neither of us had a clue about how to start or run a business. Like many ADDers, putting together a business plan was a foreign concept and budgeting for a business was far too complicated.
Cashflow? Money in the bank - spend it! Anything we came up with would have been a giant thumbsuck.
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- Written by: Pat Pughe-Parry
- Category: Business