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How To Start A Business With Small Capital

The number one stumbling block in starting a business is capital. The great thing about network marketing or multi-level marketing (MLM) is that it opens doors of business opportunities to aspiring entrepreneurs.

The main reason why most people decide to start a network marketing business is the income potential.


Benefit

Compared to traditional businesses or franchises that involve lots of time and money to begin with, starting a network marketing business requires only minimal start-up costs with the potential to make it big.

Usually, you can already become a distributor or member with a network marketing company by just using some of their products. Becoming a distributor gives you access to further discounts and the right to sponsor people into the business.

After that initial investment, you can already start making money through the different incomes in network marketing:

* Earned or working income – when you have personal sales
* Passive income – when someone you sponsor or in your team makes a sale
* Residual income – when the customers and organization you have built continue to produce sales

Disadvantage

The low capital advantage combined with the big income potential is often used as a selling point by most network marketers. Now, that’s ok because it IS a big advantage for someone who seriously wants to start a business and lacks the capital.

Since capital won’t be an issue anymore, almost anyone can begin a network marketing business. Now this might look like a good thing, BUT the average Person is actually trained to think like an employee, not a business owner.

An employee earns working income, NOT residual income. As an employee, I came to work almost every day in order to receive a regular paycheck (working income). A business owner, on the other hand, may have to build his business for years before he starts receiving residual income.

Residual income in network marketing will come to you after the work is done, after you have built your organization, which means helping the people under you create their own teams as well.

It’s not enough to sponsor 2 people, then sit back, relax and wait for the money to come in, as what they say in most opportunity meetings.

You have to do your work!

Most of those who fail in network marketing either chose the wrong company or just quit too soon because they were still thinking like employees expecting to get instant results every month.

Don’t Be Gullible

There are network marketers who don’t know any better and still pitch the “get rich quick and easy,” and there will always be gullible or greedy people who will fall for it and get hurt.

When they don’t make money the first few months or even days, they quit and spread the word that “network marketing doesn’t work” or “it’s a scam.”

This is one of the reasons of the negative perception of network marketing. It’s actually the people doing the marketing who are misleading, not network marketing itself.

If you perfectly understand the concept, you will realize that achieving success in network marketing even after 3 to 5 years of part-time or full-time effort actually BEATS the 40-year plan of employment!

Once you have built your organization in network marketing and receive residual income, you will have the financial security and time freedom to do anything you want for the rest of your life!

So, make sure that you’re joining a network marketing company that you can work with long-term. Once you find the company that’s right for you, ACT as if you invested millions to put up your business even if you only invested a small capital.

This way, I think you will do everything to learn EVERYTHING about your business and work harder on it rather than just treat it as a hobby with no commitment. ( by:anette in thepinoybusiness )


Are YOU committed to building your business?


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5 things to look at before joining a network marketing company

Once you have decided that you want to give network marketing a try, the next step is to choose the best company to work with.

Most people ignore one or more of the 5 critical keys in choosing a network marketing company or opportunity and ask themselves why they failed to make profits or achieve financial freedom.

You may be inclined to join the next company that comes along introduced by someone close to you but I strongly suggest that you make your own research BEFORE you get involved to save you time, money, and possible heartache.

Here are the top 5 things to look for in a network marketing company:

Company Profile

Although it’s true that you create your own success, it makes perfect sense to work with a company that will still be around after you’ve built a huge group and invested multiple heads, right?

See if the company you’re joining is (a) financially stable and has been around for some time, I’d say at least 5 years so your group-building efforts will not go to waste.

networkingToo many network marketing companies in the Philippines have come and gone over the years. Aren’t you wondering why? One reason may be due to legal problems (because they’re illegal!?) and another reason may be the owners just couldn’t keep the business running, just like traditional businesses.

A high percentage of network marketing companies fold up within the first 5 years. You don’t want to be in those distributors’ positions when that happens.


I would also look into the (b) experience of the owners and management team.

Who are they? What’s their mission? Are they people with INTEGRITY? What’s their track record, past experience?

Look into the heart of the company if it’s really interested in educating YOU to be a business leader and not just another recruiter. It will take more than listening to a 2-hour sales pitch and looking at brochures. You have to get off your couch and attend training functions and events to get to know the leaders.

Check also if the company has (c) international or global presence. Even though you have no plans of going international today, you cannot control the growth of your network in the future.


Compensation Plan

Compensation plans vary from one network marketing company to another. Review the compensation plan and make sure that you are comfortable with how company pays out their commissions. Commissions must be paid on the sale of products, not on membership fees.

A good question to ask yourself would be, “Can I still make money if my network just consumes the products and does not recruit anybody?” Answer should be “YES;” otherwise, run away as fast as you can!

Products

Products must be of value but not overpriced and preferably with a money-back guarantee.

Are the products consumable? Since the business is about long-lasting residual income, the products have to be consumable and of high quality. This leads to repeat purchases by customers, month after month and year after year. It’s not just about making a big one-time sale or commission.

Check also if the products are patented and exclusive to the company. Admit it, Filipinos are very good imitators. You don’t want to see your products displayed at department stores or at tiyangges at any point, do you?

Consumers MUST also have a compelling reason to buy from your network marketing company, not just to participate in the money-making plan. For example, ask yourself, “Do people need to buy phone cards from me without joining the compensation plan?” Answer would be “No,” because people can buy the same phone cards in stores.

If product being sold has no real world VALUE and/or is overpriced, the company is more likely a pyramiding scheme, wolves in sheep’s clothing so to speak. Beware!

Needless to say, you have to use the products. These should be products that you are comfortable sharing with close friends and family.


Business Education

This is my favorite part in network marketing – free education!

Robert Kiyosaki wrote on his book The Business School that the number one hidden value of network marketing is the life-changing business education.

Unlike in formal business schools where instructors do not necessarily have businesses of their own, network marketing is the best free business school where trainers actually talk of their real-life experience.

Network marketing leaders teach success attitudes, leadership, people skills, overcoming fears, goal-setting, communication skills, money skills, and the like.

See if your prospective company provides network marketing training for members or you might be left out in the cold.


Marketing System

Last but not least, you are going to want to check into the marketing system of the company or group that you are joining. This is VERY important.

You may be surprised to know that one of the fastest ways to fail at network marketing is to try to recruit your friends and family. Why? Didn’t you notice that most network marketers quit after talking to their best friends and family?

Despite the attrition due to this, recruiting friends and family is still the main marketing tactic taught by most network marketers in the Worldwide.

There is a much better and more FUN way to attract people who are already looking for what you have to offer. Thanks to the Internet, network marketing is much easier than it used to be.

If your company is nationwide or worldwide, then your market is really big. You can reach this very wide audience ONLY if you’re using the Internet. Check to see if your company is adjusting with different marketing trends in the network marketing business.

Use ALL 5 key areas objectively to evaluate a network marketing company or opportunity you’re about to join (or are already involved with). These will greatly enhance your chances for long-term success. If you ignore any one of them, you may just be asking for trouble. (by THE PINNOY BUSINESS with ANNETTE)

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Seth Goldman and Barry Nalebuff built Honest Tea from scratch into a $100 million enterprise.

In my recent article on Forbes, you get a few lessons and a compelling story of their journey.

But wait, because there’s one more thing. In fact, 10 more.

Goldman and Nalebuff share 10 must-follow rules on how to start and build an equally impressive empire (you can find these rules in the back of their book; ‘Mission In A Bottle’):

1. “Build something you believe in — because that’s the first step to building a great brand.”

Just like Goldman and Nalebuff, I learned a powerful lesson in tenacious passion from 30 plus years of entrepreneurship. When you’re all alone, sitting in a dark room wondering why your business is failing, there is only one true thing to power you forward — you believe in your purpose.

2. “Don’t aim for 10% improvement. Make it radically better and different.”

Yes — in today’s society we collectively create amazing products, services and companies through entrepreneurship. World changing at times and Honest Tea was radically different when first introduced. But, if you look around, we also live in the land of ‘me-too’ businesses. Don’t fall for it. Dig deep and decide right now to build something radically different and radically better.

3. “Prepare to be copied. Don’t start unless you’ll survive imitation.”

If your idea is truly radical and takes off, you can count the minutes before the copy-cats arrive. How will you survive competition from the big 800-pound gorillas on the block? Or even from the upstart little guys? Your key is a system of ‘continuous innovation’. Although you could also take the road of Honest Tea — make friends with one of the gorillas and let them buy you out. (Coca-Cola Company acquired Honest Tea in 2011.)


4. “Build up reserves of money and energy for bad luck and mistakes.”

Great advice — but sometimes extremely difficult to do. What startup or growth company has reserves of cash sitting around? But Goldman and Nalebuff make a good point — run as lean as you possibly can and do not waste money or energy. You will endure mistakes and bad luck along the way, so having a good war chest full of capital and energy can help handle it.

5. “Never, ever give up control — until you sell.”

Some high-impact entrepreneurs will readily give up control in exchange for the lure of high-growth through venture capital — but I am not one of them. Relinquish control and you risk losing the culture and vision of the company you set out to build. Even though Honest Tea raised investment capital from the beginning, the co-founders always remained in the driver’s seat. (And yes — Goldman can still drive his vision as CEO of Honest Tea, but his boss at Coca-Cola can say ‘no’ at anytime. Thus, true control is forever gone.)

6. “Don’t compromise on the big things — compromise on everything else.”

Vision. Purpose. Core values. Write these things in stone and never budge. But flexibility in the value propositions, products and services you build to execute your purpose is vastly important. Many entrepreneurs I see fail to ‘bend to the market’ by adapting to what their customer’s are telling them.

7. “Figure out how to achieve your goals on a tiny budget — then cut that number in half.”

Yes — you’ve heard it said before — it will cost twice as much, and take twice as long as you think. My recommendation is you apply the principles of lean to your business from day one. No fancy offices. No fancy full color brochures. Your goal is to stay alive until you can nail your secret formula for success. Blowing the budget will insure nothing but a quick death.

8. “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.”

Is it ever. Building a business is neither for the faint of heart or the speed demon. Climbing Mt. Everest is not done in 3 easy steps: 1.) decide you want to do it, 2.) fly to Nepal with zero preparation, 3.) sprint straight up the mountain in 12 easy minutes. Build systems for the long-haul and focus on small-connected steps. (It takes 26,364 steps of 7″ each to climb Mt. Everest, and that’s starting from half way up at Basecamp.)

9. “Take care of your family, personal and spiritual health — if you aren’t laughing or smiling on a regular basis, recalibrate.”

Imagine the path to a wildly successful business: founder working at a feverish pitch for 18 hours each day, for at least 5 years straight. True? No, it’s not. In my private conversation with Goldman, he flat-out told me two reasons he made it through the rough years: first — he believed in his purpose, second — his drive for personal balance. The notion we need to kill our family relationships, personal health or level of sanity to build our own business is sadly misaligned. Take it from me — don’t go there.

10. “Build the enterprise and the brand as if you’ll own them forever.”

Will you sell your business someday? Maybe. Should that be the sole reason you are building it? Probably not. When you start and build a business based on passion and purpose, with a burning desire to solve the pain of your customer through the deliverance of monetizable value, you build a far more valuable enterprise. Those in it for the short-term quick buck rarely succeed.

Plaster these 10 rules from Goldman and Nalebuff to your mirror, live by them everyday of your life as an entrepreneur and you might end up as successful as they. Honest.

source:www.forbes.com
Good luck! Hope this help.

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