The Habits of Successful Small Business Owners

Leo Serafico
The Startup
Published in
5 min readAug 30, 2019

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What makes a small business successful

Photo by Razvan Chisu on Unsplash

I bet almost everyone of us knows at least one small business that has been there ever since we can remember — whether it be a small shop, a small diner or maybe even a bookstore.

Luckily, one of those businesses was owned by my grandparents — it was kind of an all-in-one store, where they tried to sell everything to everyone.

I was basically raised by my grandparents and had the opportunity to watch that small store grow and induce other sources of income; currently, because of that small store, they own a few commercial and residential real-estates, a gym, and two internet cafes.

I’ve seen and lived along side that small store’s growth and I know that the habits of my grandparents are what made it successful.

With that, I’m going to share with you the habits of successful small business owners:

Waking up at 4 AM? What’s that?

The only time my grandmother ever wakes up at that ungodly hour is when she’s about to buy stocks for the store or if one of her grandchildren is being a pain in the ass (yes, it’s me).

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