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As a startup you have a ton of things to worry about. Finances will always be at the top of the list because it has been said that many new companies fail within the first few years of operations due to the lack of money. Now, just to be sure you understand, ISO 9001 will not get you money or offer you a loan.

What they will do is offer you guidelines to follow that will improve your startup operations. They are a company that sets standards for all companies to follow, which help ensure that they are at the top of their game. They offer you a certification that will inform your customers, and future customers, that you have taken the time to put management principles and practices into play that raise the bar of your company.

With that being said, let us take a little closer look how your startup can benefit from ISO 9001, and why you should take the steps required to get a certification through them.

  • Process Steps: Getting your processes at the most optimal level from the very beginning will not only get up and running more efficiently, but it will also keep you moving ahead in the correct direction. These steps are basically guidelines given by ISO 9001 that detail out for you the path that you should take. It is in essence a map of your company direction. Do you remember how important it was to make a detailed business plan before starting up? That is what these process guidelines offer you. One step at a time, all the way up to the top of your industry.
  • Risks: With any startup comes risks, but these can be better assessed and planned for with the right set of standards ISO 9001 guidelines show you the way through the common risks by steering your management teams down the path to success. A plan that is in place and followed allows your company to grow and meet challenges head on.
  • Opportunities: TAlong with risks you have opportunities. Whether that is to grow larger, to achieve more customers, or to gain better business partners, opportunities that arise need to be taken before they are gone. Once again, the ISO will help your management team reach levels of thought that allow them to jump at chances and walk away from bad risks.
  • Customers: Now we have reached a point that is the single most important aspect of any start-up, and that is customers. Without them your business is dead in the water before you even start the engine. Having guidelines allows you to walk the path that many other companies have walked before you. It gives you the ability to meet consumer expectations, and once you are certified it tells people across the globe that you are at a higher level of management principles than many others within the same industry as you.
  • Opens Doors: The only way for a company to grow is to have new doors opened for them to access. This means that if you get certified through ISO 9001 you tell the world that you are a top company in your industry, and that you are serious. This gives you jobs, such as government-based tasks that require certifications, that you would not normally have the opportunity to get otherwise.

You can see why it is so important for you to work with ISO 9001 guidelines for your start-up. Your company can get a head start over other start-ups and established companies, when it comes to growth. Getting some business partners may also be beneficial for your growth and having the certification will let them know that you are up to their level of operations, which means that they are more likely to team up with you.

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Kossi Adzo is the editor and author of Startup.info. He is software engineer. Innovation, Businesses and companies are his passion. He filled several patents in IT & Communication technologies. He manages the technical operations at Startup.info.

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