Why did Zong Qinghou succeed?
Wednesday, February 28, 2024.
In recent days, the whole network has been remembering and commemorating Zong Qinghou. Many Wahaha employees spontaneously went to mourn, and even some old employees who have been retired for many years expressed their true feelings and grief. After watching their **, I realized that Wahaha is a warm family, and Zong Qinghou is their big parent. Zong Qinghou built houses and welfare houses for employees in the ** lot; Zong Qinghou opened a company for employees to invest in shares and make money together; Zong Qinghou never fired employees, some employees took 4 months off because of their father-in-law's illness, and the company did not agree to resign and continued to pay 5,000 wages every month. Zong Qinghou is generous to employees, but his life is extremely simple, spending no more than 50,000 yuan a year, taking economy class on business trips, like to wear cloth shoes, being kind and approachable. Zong Qinghou's character and reputation accumulated throughout his life are the greatest wealth he left to his daughter.
Zong Qinghou is not only a conscientious entrepreneur, his entrepreneurial story is a business legend, so why can he succeed? Listen to me as I move on.
Zong Qinghou was born in Suqian, Jiangsu Province in 1945 and grew up in a poor family. After graduating from junior high school at the age of 17, he worked in Zhoushan Farm and Shaoxing Tea Farm for 14 years. In 1978, he took over his mother's job and returned to Hangzhou to work as a worker in a school-run factory.
In 1987, Zong Qinghou, who was already 42 years old, borrowed 140,000 yuan and started a business, and in 1988, Wahaha Children's Oral Liquid was launched, and he earned his first pot of gold. The following story is familiar to everyone. As one of the first batch of self-made private entrepreneurs, he regarded his career as extremely important, but he never asked for 996 employees, and he himself worked long hours and was overloaded. He once said, "Those of us don't have time to enjoy, for fear that once we enjoy it, the company will collapse." It is this sense of distress and the spirit of hard work that supports him to become the richest man in China step by step.
After reading the story of Zong Qinghou's success in starting a business at the age of 42, then those of us born in the 80s, who happen to be about 40 years old now, do you have the urge to start a business. Don't worry, let me first analyze a few reasons why he can start a successful business.
Section 1Changes in the policy environment: The reform and opening up policy provided freedom and space for private entrepreneurs, and Zong Qinghou saw the positive impact of policy guidance on entrepreneurship.
Section 2Market potential: With the development of the economy and the improvement of people's living standards, people's demand for various goods and services is growing rapidly, especially in the food and beverage industry.
Article 3Personal experience and ability: Zong Qinghou accumulated a wealth of management experience and business knowledge in his career before starting his own business, which laid a solid foundation for him to start a business later.
Article 4This is the most important one. Zong Qinghou had a strong entrepreneurial desire and personal ambition, coupled with his extraordinary efforts, and finally achieved success.
So is China suitable for entrepreneurship now? I'll find a chance to talk about this later.