Barclays Local Business latest survey reveals how employees showing signs of distraction are likely to leave to start their own business. With 44% of today’s UK business bosses admitting to having plotted their entrepreneurial future whilst daydreaming in the work place of a previous employer - I know I did - I needed something to while away the pointless team meetings!
John Davis, marketing director for Barclays Local Business said:
“This survey highlights what many bosses have probably suspected for a long time – that for some employees, their current job is the last thing on their mind when they are at work. However, whilst they may be wasting their employer’s time they are not necessarily being idle; as they are planning for their own future. For budding entrepreneurs, the routine of their day-job can spark dreams of going onto bigger and better things. If you are thinking about starting up your own business, Barclays can provide advice and support which will help give you the best chance of success.”
However of these dreamers only eight per cent interrupted their holidays to come up with their business idea. Similarly, just six per cent were prepared to think about being their own boss in between pints down the pub.
Davis added:
“For employers there is nothing more frustrating than letting untapped talent slip through the net as staff showing entrepreneurial signs provide huge benefits and help small, medium or larger companies grow. Perhaps it will serve as a warning to any boss that they shouldn’t take their eye off the ball when it comes to keeping their staff interested and engaged and developing their people.”
The survey also uncovers the concerns keeping aspiring entrepreneurs awake at night; just under 40 per cent admit to feeling nervous about giving up the financial stability of a full time job, while nearly one in five (19 per cent) worry about getting into debt. Added pressure on their home life was also a worry for six per cent.
So the challenge to you as a business owner is to keep your staff interested and harness that entrepreneurial spirit to help grow your business.
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