BUSINESS LESSONS FROM THE ALMIGHTY MR. BIGGS.

BUSINESS LESSONS FROM THE ALMIGHTY MR. BIGGS.

I was driving back home yesterday when I sited one building where Mr. Biggs used for their operations back then. 

Ohhh, what struck my mind was, the mighty has fallen. The building used to be like an amusement park. The crowd there could choke you.

If you enter there, it will be like an NBC TradeFair, you won't see where to put your leg, the buying crowd used to be out of this world.

Hmmm! What happened to our beloved Mr. Biggs? 

The one time most sought after eatery that reigned in Nigeria from the 80s to the early 2000s. Mr. Biggs was the prominent fast-food chain for every Nigerian, with outlets situated in almost all cities.

Just like MTN Nigeria, Mr. Biggs was everywhere you go. It was a home away from home for most Nigerians, regards of your social class back then, you could rock Mr. Biggs.

Kai, the one that used to sweet me was their meat pie, that meat pie could send you to the seventh heavens, and bring you back with swag. 

But, decades later, the one time big hits and industry sensation is now a fading memory (I bet some teens don't know Mr. Biggs). Now when you count top ten eatery in Nigeria, Mr. Biggs is not anywhere close to them. 

What happened? 

They adopted the franchise model of business, which was so good, it helped them penetrate more cities in the nation and broke new grounds. 

But their woe started when these franchised entrepreneurs couldn't sustain the standard of the brand when it came to delicacies.

The Mr. Biggs in Lagos was tasting different from the one in Kano. The one in Uyo tasted different from the one in Abuja.

In fact, if they had two Mr. Biggs in an environments, they'll have a different taste.

At one time, people were complaining of having beans pie instead of meat pie.

People got air pie when they ordered for meat pie.

The standard dropped!!!

Yes I knew they had wild competition. The sea became RED for the pioneer fast food. Smart entrepreneurs with earth quaking strategies came on the scene.

Chai, only if they had foreseen this, and created SOPs and created innovative strategies like the McDonalds.

Maybe our kids would still be rocking Mr. Biggs like we did.

So many reasons why Mr. Biggs failed! But you see this standard and process thing, it's something business owners need to take seriously.

You will be VERY BIG one day!!! 

You won't always be at your level.

You won't always need to be on social media before you make sales. 

What plans do you have for your growth? 

What standard operating procedures are you setting that would protect your business in posterity? 

What can you include in your strategy to ensure your standard doesn't drop because you grew?

GROWTH IS GOOD!!!

But if you're unable to handle your growth. It could lead to your downfall.

EXPANSION IS GREAT!!!

But if you're unable to hanlde your expansion, you might be expanded out of business. 

Wear your thinking cap and process this gist.

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