6 TIPS FOR BUSINESS START-UPS

Yes! Open for business! That’s the dream of every would-be entrepreneur. And understandably too. You are finally starting your dream business, finally becoming your own boss…and oh, let’s not forget that you will be cashing out too. So yes, a new business is good cause for celebration. But wait a minute. Don’t mean to be a wet blanket right now, but before embarking on that journey, be sure to you have mapped out your path in detail. It is no myth that the smarter you are when starting your business, the more mistakes you avoid in the future. The truth is, it is no easy achievement bootstrapping a business or building a company from scratch.If you have an entrepreneurial idea and you are ready to begin the process, kudos to you. Here are six tips to make the process easier:

1. Do what you love: The greatest driving power of an entrepreneur is the innate PASSION -which is born from the love of what you do. When starting your own business, you must be sure you love what you want to do. Passion is what will nurture your path to success and ensure you have the energy to keep going against all odds.
2. Keep a source of Income: When starting your own business, a key point to know is that profits aren’t immediate. Having a job while starting your business is enough to sustain you through the startup process with enough money. Don’t quit your job and eliminate your main source of income until your business can replace that income.
3. Absorb everything: Listen to constructive criticism—whether it be from friends, family, experts or even yourself. Be a sponge when it comes to information that has to do with your entrepreneurial goals. Live through the experience and learn from it. Work on your own ideas and take down notes on all the resources you come across to develop a detailed plan. Encourage honesty from your listeners, generate sample data from your target audience, and collect opinions from your peers to get a feel of how your consumers might react. Get powerful advice from experts. Be a smart entrepreneur and learn from the mistakes of other business owners.
4. Be a solution: Change the system by forming an idea about what you want your product/service to solve, instead of what to sell. When your business is fixing a problem it makes it easier to gain a solid customer base. Try to fill the missing holes in the market by thinking of the why.
5. Limit your fixed expenses in the beginning: The key to longevity in a business is by keeping your expenses low. You don’t need to spend unnecessarily on things you might not need at first such as a huge office or expensive meals three times a day. Spread out your expenses thinly and spend wisely. Try affordable but nutritional homemade meals.
6. Write it and plan it: Creating a business plan is one of the most important parts of starting a business. A business plan will help you identify and separate reality from expectations. A business model will help you create an effective, long term strategy for your business or company. Do thorough research in your field and effectively apply all the information you’ve acquired to build your business plan.