Be mindful of what your competitors are doing and how their businesses affect what you do. If your competition is taking customers from you, you need to understand why you are losing customers so you can deal with that issue.
If your competitors are operating in a new, more efficient way, think about what you can do to neutralize this issue. Maybe different ways of marketing and promoting, maybe tweaking how customers are treated.
Do not fall into the trap of thinking, I have done everything right, why am I not successful? Part of running a business is rigid and doing the same thing the same way for every customer, and part of it is dynamic and dealing with different issues as they occur in proactive, positive ways.
If your competitors are operating in a new, more efficient way, think about what you can do to neutralize this issue. Maybe different ways of marketing and promoting, maybe tweaking how customers are treated.
Do not fall into the trap of thinking, I have done everything right, why am I not successful? Part of running a business is rigid and doing the same thing the same way for every customer, and part of it is dynamic and dealing with different issues as they occur in proactive, positive ways.