What advice do you have for starting a business?
I want to start a business but I'm not sure where to begin. I have taken courses on Coursera and read many business books such as Michael T. Porter's "Competitive Strategy" and Robert T. Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad Poor Dad" but I still can't figure out where to begin with creating my business model/blueprint. I'm hoping the experts here on business.com can help provide me with suggestions. Thank you!
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Feb 18, 2021
Analyze the market. It's better to lose an extra week than all your funds. Find out if what you offer is actually gonna be in demand
Feb 17, 2021
Hey Aries,
Here are the top 4 things that you must be focused on in your startup business idea as follows
Customers engagement - By keeping the customers engaged will lead them to checkout quickly without any second doubt.
Reaching the customers - Most of the services are hidden at the corner of the street, this may not generate high revenue. try to get visible among people to reach their expectations.
Managing the orders - Many startups failed at it, due to peak hours most of the orders are get mismatched or failed to deliver. Try to manage the orders correctly.
Offers and discounts - Make use of offers and discount strategies to make the customers buy things.
These are the four things that I want to make the startup owners get focused on. In new norm people are started to expert an online appearance fo the store, by developing an app like UberEats will help the entrepreneur to keep the customers engaged, track the orders in real-time, able to reach the right targeted audience and many more.
Feb 17, 2021
Top 5 Tips for Success in Starting a Small Business
Starting a small business is a massive but rewarding undertaking. The part is not in the way of starting and doing a small business, which is the most important thing for you but can also help in small recommendations. Consider these tips for starting your own business and integrating it as needed.
1. Know your strengths and weaknesses
2. Start with a simple business plan and develop as needed
3. Focus on something you are passionate about
4. Understand the target customers and the current market
5. Don't be afraid to ask for help
Before doing this it is the best idea to hire the services of project managers that can design, develop and provide the best tips to run your business successfully. Only hire certified project managers that have earned the credentials of PMI Project Management Professional Exam
Best of luck in your newly set up business.
Sep 10, 2020
I would recommend you read my article on the same topic here: https://abounaja.com/blogs/5-steps-to-start-your-business
You might get some insights through the blog. Starting a business is a big step in one's life, I would suggest doing proper due diligence before taking any major decisions as it would pave the way for your future.
Reading books on "starting a business" is great for knowledge. However, when it comes to actually start and running a business, YOU ARE THE BOSS!. Ups and downs are associated with all business, learn from the "Downs" and move on your way "Up"
Good luck on your venture Tuong and do update on your progress.
Cheers
Feb 20, 2020
You need to be brutal with yourself when coming up with starting a business. There are a lot of businesses out there already. How is yours different? What do you offer? Why will people opt for your start-up over another?
Some of the biggest ideas are relatively simple in concept, but they may be complex to carry out. Look at one of the big growth businesses in the space recently, Peloton. It isn’t hugely complicated, but it needs a big infrastructure to carry out.
One good way to try and create more success for yourself is to niche down. Your start-up could be aimed at a certain demographic. Think about how you can help them first and foremost.
When you settle on your idea, don’t just run it past your mother! She’s bound to tell you it is great! Go for the harshest critics you can find and evaluate their response. Andy Stenzler, Co-Founder and CEO of Rumble
Feb 14, 2020
First, make sure the products or service you are going to provide.
Second, make sure your aim clients.
Third, research the way to get more clients
The 4th, Enough funds for your business, I think, you need to prepare 3 months of budget for your business.
The 5th, anyway business has no 100% success, but, you won't get any result or experience if you did not start, just solve it when problems happens.
The 6th, keep thinking, learning, changing!
Jan 19, 2020
First fixed up you Goal and Starting your own business is a serious matter and there are many important legal steps you must cover before you get going. Feel free to contact us.
Jan 16, 2020
Exploration and investigation are your best friends.
Here is a good article: Recommendations to CEO https://ivypanda.com/essays/recommendations-to-ceo/
you could find useful tips and ideas. Plus I would recommend reading business strategy analysis of successful companies.
Dec 30, 2019
You need to do a business plan. The research you do will help you to work out if the business is viable. There is absolutely no use starting a business that will not make you money! You have to research the local market or demand, then you have to research your competition, then come up with some strategies about how are you going to enter the market - what can you do or offer to get a share of the market? Then you have to figure out the numbers and your money. Are you going to be able to back it or will you need finance? A business plan done the right way we help you when you apply for credit.
My business advisor has a great business plan template: https://aureliusadvisory.com.au/business-tools/business-plan-template/
Dec 20, 2019
Need to make a plan. Then the legal aspects. But the main thing is to decide what kind of business you want.
Dec 19, 2019
One of the main concerns to take care of is the legal aspects. Starting your own business is a serious matter and there are many important legal steps you must cover before you get going. Feel free to contact us.
Dec 19, 2019
Starting a business isn't rocket science. First, figure out what you are good at? Oh, sorry, I think you aren't able to find out your best area of expertise. Right? Well, It happens. Don't worry. If you made your mind to start a new business, then first do your complete research on it. Employing comprehensive analysis, do A-Z study of the market, competitors, their strategies and also the worst-case scenarios as well.
Business is all about passion. It may generate decent revenue at starting or nothing too. It depends how passionate you are. Forget rest, forget about labor. It would be best if you managed all the things on your own. You can't do your business in full automation at the starting phase.
A few years back I started a digital marketing agency in India. At that time it wasn't an easy job to manage clients, and I ended up losing lots of work just because I didn't have much knowledge about management. I know how to develop things, how to market products but the thing I lacked was Management skills. So I decided to learn people are managing, communication skills so that in the future whenever I start a new business, I have such powers to convince people easily. So I started a tech blog that taught me most of the things.
So basically don't worry about failures. But avoid making mistakes. Use your capital wisely. Take proper suggestions from the big players in the same category and learn, apply and share the things you know. Keep hustling and keep grinding.
Overnight success in any business is a myth.
I hope my short answer can give you enough ideas to start your business. Thanks. All the very best.
Dec 17, 2019
Most of the below answered your question with loads of good information. However, I feel like I can add the following.
- It is preferable you start with a business in a field you are experienced with.
- However, if you decide to start a business which you aren't familiar with and then I strongly suggest you do lots and lots of research in that industry. Preferably seeking businessmen, employees, and people who are in the field.
You will need to sit with them and pick their brains on information such as:
a) Understanding Competition
b) Revenue Streams
c) Challenges faced by them in the industry (this will be very important to understand)
d) Seasons if applicable
e) And generally as much information as you can gather before jumping ship into a new industry
Dec 16, 2019
Do something you are good at and what you enjoy doing. Don't do something because you believe there's money in it. If you enjoy doing it, you will have more energy for it than 99 percent who try to enter the same industry. Well, obviously, there's much more to running a business than that, but that's a good start for narrowing down what to do.
Dec 9, 2019
Be nice to people on your way up. Remember birthdays and send gifts. It goes a long way.
Lastly, make yourself available and be clear on expectations up front. Don't wait to set rules for each business relationship and how it could work.
People appreciate these things.
Sep 16, 2019
Starting a business is a major venture, and there are several decisions to consider along the way. A colleague of mine wrote a step-by-step guide on how to start a business that you may find helpful: https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/4686-how-to-start-a-business.html
To summarize his advice, these are the 10 steps you can take to turn your idea into a reality:
1. Refine your idea.
2. Write a business plan.
3. Assess your finances.
4. Determine your legal business structure.
5. Register with the government and IRS.
6. Purchase an insurance policy.
7. Build your team.
8. Choose your vendors.
9. Brand yourself and advertise.
10. Grow your business.
Best of luck to you on this exciting venture!
Sep 10, 2019
1. Before investing any time or resources, evaluate yourself and see if you have some of the typical traits of an entrepreneur. Are you motivated, able to adapt and confident? Are you resilient?
2. Develop a business concept that you're passionate about related to something that you have experience with. From there, come up with a product or service that you believe can enhance people's lives.
3. Once you start to develop your business idea, add up how much it will cost.
4. Look at your current sources of income. What do you earn from your current job? How long would your savings last if you quit? What unexpected things could mess up your plan (e.g., you wreck your car or your furnace breaks)? Prepare yourself for all the situations that could happen if the business idea doesn’t work out.
5. If you want to start a small business, don't quit your day job—yet. Launching a successful startup is a process. Build your business in stages and gradually transition from employee to entrepreneur.
6. It might slip your mind as something you'll "get around to" eventually, but purchasing the right insurance for your business is an important step that should happen before you officially launch. Dealing with such incidents as property damage, theft or even a customer lawsuit can be costly, and you need to be sure that you're properly protected.
Sep 10, 2019
Hi there,
If you are planning to start your own business, then having that passion for entrepreneurship is not enough. You need to have a great business idea that is not only in demand but unique too.
Nowadays the world moving towards the on-demand economy. According to the research, more than 80% of startups are started their entrepreneurial journey in the on-demand business platform and got a huge level of success.
The on-demand mobile apps are also the be a vital role in their success. There is plenty of on-demand business opportunities is available, only things you needed the perfect on-demand mobile app solution to instantly launch an on-demand business, So I would recommend you to utilize these golden opportunities with your own on-demand mobile app solution.
Aug 9, 2019
I think you can try some industries that are not very difficult to start a business or go to the right developing country, such as China.
Jul 17, 2019
Well, first I would like to congratulate you on the start of your own business. I have a cleaning business small but, working. I am my one and only employee for right now but, I will grow and hire people with a desire to clean. I am also taking classes at a community college. Trying to learn all that I can about the business world. I have found that word of mouth is the best way to start a business.