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6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by Wizmike111(m): 12:28am On Jul 28, 2017
Starting your own business isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s stressful and pretty much demands your complete focus. On the plus side, it can also be a fulfilling experience professionally and personally.

Here are Six (6) Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business:


1. Have Plan to Execute Your Idea
It’s not enough to just have a great idea for your business, you need to develop that idea and you need a plan to do that. You should first develop a business concept, then from there you write a solid business plan to guide your development of the business concept. The business plan is a very essential tool for bringing your business idea to life and presenting to potential investors for help in setting up your business.


2. Establish a Budget
A budget is essential for efficiently managing your financial resources. It is necessary to first do some research to find out about the standard cost factors within your industry, then develop a budget to run your business based on this information. Once you are able to efficiently manage your financial resources, there is a higher chance of success in your business venture.


3. Get The Right Investors
This is one mistake common to first-time entrepreneurs – failing to get the right investors for their business. Not just any investor is right for your business, because there are some that might take advantage of your inexperience. It is therefore extremely important to find an investor that shares your passion, understands your idea and is someone that you can work with (that last part is extremely important).


4. Get a Great Support System
At the initial stage of your business, you typically need to spend a lot of time and resources getting things running. As a result, you’ll need support from family and friends. You should first ensure that your family is on board with the necessary sacrifices you are going to make in terms of time and resources, and your loved ones should be prepared for how challenging financially and even emotionally things might get. It helps to assure them that it’s only for a while and that it won’t last forever; but then you also have a personal responsibility to ensure the cost of your business venture to your loved ones isn’t far more than they can bear, because in the end ‘family should always come first’.


5. Ensure the Legal Aspect is Well Taken Care Of The key word here is ‘well’. You cannot afford to be nonchalant with the legal aspects of your business venture; that can prove to be a very costly mistake. Secure the necessary permits and licenses, determine your tax obligations and get a good lawyer to guide you legally every step of the way (especially when negotiating with investors).


6. Take Advantage of Free Resources
The sub-heading says it all; if you can get it for free, then please do. You are not going to be given a medal for paying for every single thing relating to your business, so if you are able to negotiate and get a couple of things for free, then it really can help the success of your business venture in a monumental way and take a lot of financial pressure off you.



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Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by vizkiz: 7:41am On Jul 28, 2017
Get the perfect location for your kindda business. Very important.

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Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by infogenius(m): 7:41am On Jul 28, 2017
OK thanks
Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by Nobody: 7:41am On Jul 28, 2017
Hmm... Sometimes, working with a team works better.. There's this misconception that every self employed individual is an entrepreneur. That's a lie from the pit of hell. If you're working alone, if you're handling the busy-ness single-handedly, you're a no entrepreneur. When you stop working, the money stops as well which is not an attribute of entrepreneurship.

An entrepreneur can go on a long vacation and still, enormous cash keeps rolling into his bank account. That is an entrepreneur. He has employees working for him

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Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by Castleberry: 7:42am On Jul 28, 2017
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Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by Nobody: 7:43am On Jul 28, 2017
very good points.....getting my capital ready.

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Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by theophorus(m): 7:46am On Jul 28, 2017
Because job ain't readily available everyone is not Claiming Entrepreneur...

Yeye dey smell.

Abegi, Just remember say to Run personal Business/Firm ain't easy ooo.


Think-Plan-Rethink and Keep Rethinking on Changing Business environment if you don't want to get F-up seriously.
Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by Nobody: 7:48am On Jul 28, 2017
Nice share O.P will utilize your points
Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by katunboy: 7:52am On Jul 28, 2017
God bless ma hustle.
Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by Sleyanya1(m): 7:53am On Jul 28, 2017
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Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by lonelydora: 8:09am On Jul 28, 2017
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Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by Eastatlantaniqqa(m): 8:24am On Jul 28, 2017
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Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by salesforce: 9:08am On Jul 28, 2017
Great
Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by treasuremi1(m): 9:22am On Jul 28, 2017
God bless our business and hustles. The blessing of the Lord maketh rich and add no sorrow
Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by donqx: 9:44am On Jul 28, 2017
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Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by Virtualaccounts: 10:07am On Jul 28, 2017
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Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by Virtualaccounts: 10:10am On Jul 28, 2017
Why do I need an Accountant for my small business/startup... I've been coping with posting transactions myself when they pile up, even though I'm not religious about it.

Your business is to sell and generate revenue, ours is to prepare your financial reports and advise.

Have you thought of how you can channel the transactions posting time to drive your business? Have you thought of a related line of business that is feasible and can increase your bottom line?

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Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by afamaustin(m): 10:57am On Jul 28, 2017
Pls which small business can one start with 300k l need ldea
Re: 6 Tips For Starting A Successful Small Business by OliviaNell: 5:23pm On Feb 25, 2021
Any successful project begins ... no, not with an idea, as many people thought, but with an assessment of their own financial capabilities, read more about Jose Eshkenazi Smeke. Because even the most ambitious idea will be doomed to failure without a reliable financial rear.

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