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When you
start a business, you have to go about in a
planned way, so that your venture and your
efforts have a reasonable chance of success.
Before you start a business plan or look for
financing, you have to be clear in your own mind,
what your business will be all about. "I
want to make millions" is a good
premise, but not a sufficient one to start a
business. Here therefore are a few basic thoughts
from which you can expand your thought process.
They are not exhaustive, but, instead a sort of
"jogging your memory" catalyst to put
your on the right path.
Some
Questions to Ask before you start the Business
Planning Process
Why
do I want to start the Business and what
are my goals?
A
list of prioritized goals is an essential
starting point. We think, this is the
most fundamental question to which an
answer like "I want to get rich
and retire when I am 30", is
simply not sufficient!
How
much time will I devote to my business.
Part Time? Full Time? As much as it
takes?
Remember,
whatever the "get quick rich
people" say, there is a direct
relationship between what you put into a
business and what you will take out of
it!
How
much money or other investment
(facilities, equipment, free obtainable
services etc.) can I put into the
business?
Again
this refers to how much you can put into
your venture in terms of substance,
rather that individual effort. This will
have some major impact on how fast your
business can grow.
Is
there a Market for my services or
products?
Take
an optimistic and a pessimistic view of
the attractiveness of the product or
service you offer and how the market
place will be responding to you. What
might look as a "golden goose"
to you, might be perceived as an old
chicken by others! Also think about how
you will approach your market, not in
great detail at this stage, but in a
global way.
What
skills do you bring to the venture? Are
all the needs for a smooth operation
covered by your own skills or do you have
to buy in services and support?
It
is utmost important to assess your own
skills and how they relate to your
intended venture. Be brutal about self
assessment: We are not all the best! So
make a list of your own strengths and
weaknesses and how they relate to your
business!
How
quickly do I need money from the business
top support myself or my family?
Again
a key question, Even if you have a
brilliant product or service, but if it
takes ten years to develop or educate the
market and you need money tomorrow, there
is not much hope of success!
You can obviously lengthen the
list with questions that are relevant to your
particular circumstances. But once you have a
satisfactory answer to these questions, you can
start to write or put together a business plan.
The
Small Business Forum
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services.
For a Business Start-Up and for the Small
Business Owner, we offer ready made
business plans for a very large variety
of businesses. The
Business Plan
offers simple step-by-step
instructions. It is a complete Business
Plan Kit. For
a small fee, we will review
the Business Plan
which you have created and suggest any
changes that we perceive, will increase
your chances in succeeding.
Alternatively,
for a prepaid fee,
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various approaches to establishing a
business plan for a new venture.
What
help you use will depend on your own
sophistication and understanding of the
process. Some of the plan aids offered in
the market tend to be complicated, others
simple and easy, but not less helpful. If
you have little experience, you might
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business plan can provide potential
lenders with details that may help you
with getting financed.
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venture has become a popular and cost
effective option. While we would certainly not
recommend that you rely solely on the Internet
for propagating your business, the Internet can
be a great help. But you have to
integrate it into an overall marketing and
selling strategy. There are a number of
programs and information sources that can help
you how to use the Internet successfully. These
Courses will save you a lot of trial and error
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The fact is, without getting
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and if you do not use it, whether
for an on or for an off-line
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If you launch a
company or service, a professional PRESS
RELEASE might create the push needed for
the initial momentum to start your
venture. But you have to know the "right
journalists" with the
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of your industry. When you start a
business, every penny counts and spending
your money effectively is essential.
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A large and growing list of Resourcesanda
series of useful Software Business Tools are also
provided. The Links are to sites that help
the small business owner (or the larger
one), and the start-up, to find
the right resources for their venture.
And then, there is always amazon.com,
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Finally,
the Frequently
Asked Questions may
provide some answers to your questions. If you
would like to know something specific and think
that the answer to your question has general
appeal, send it to us and we will add it to the FAQ's.
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