SA Entrepreneur Phumzile Skosana Explains Why Entrepreneurs Should Focus On Sales For Their Start-Ups To Run Efficiently
SA Entrepreneur Phumzile Skosana Explains Why Entrepreneurs Should Focus On Sales For Their Start-Ups To Run Efficiently. South African entrepreneur and founder of Balleo Engineering Phumzile Skosana took to Twitter to explain why entrepreneurs should focus on sales for their startups to run efficiently.
The post read, “Want to start a business efficiently? Focus on sales. No amount of product development, patents, or legal structure will fix a company that doesn’t make money. Get your minimum viable product out and start selling to gain progress and momentum.” Skosana is a savvy businesswoman that has managed to build her own business that is successful and competing in a industry dominated by males.
Skosana founded Balleo Engineering which is a Mechanical Engineering Company based in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. The company supplies quality fluid conveyance products and solutions such as Pumps, Valves and Pipes. Balleo Engineering provides services to Power Stations, Mines, Process Plants and the Municipality. It provides professional services to clients by developing the state of the art solutions to meet their objectives within the budget, time and quality framework for their requirements.
In order for a business to be successful it should be making sure that it s making sales as this will bring income that can be used to grow the company even further. Skosana shares that the first priority an entrepreneur should have is to start selling products as soon as the business starts. This will not only keep the momentum going but it will also help the company to introduce itself to new customers which could turn to be loyal customers in the future.
Skosana also seeks to show the importance of learning the skill of selling as entrepreneurs will need to use this skill at the very beginning of their business in order to generate income. This is a skill that every entrepreneur should master before they set up the whole business operation.
