I would imagine that in today's money meltdown economy many more people are looking either for job security, or for ways to gain self employment. If the writing is on the wall for your position, as it was for me, you may want to be a little pro active and start thinking about self employment now.
As glorious as self employment may seem to some of us it has a lot of unseen pitfalls. One thing to remember when trying to put a business model together is listen to people that are successful in a business similar to your idea. You learn from winners. You can learn from the unsuccessful too. Find out what they did and don't do it.
Let's talk about self employment now. The first thing you have to do is make a list. I find anything everything starts with a list. Do you have a business idea? Do you have a hobby of maybe a service you can perform? If you do your at the starting line. Now let's get down to business.
Write your business plan. Don't even think of beginning with out a plan. Put your idea in writing. This will serve as your guide to keep you on track when you get distracted. A business plan is nothing more than a summary of your business idea and financial statements to back it. Be sure to take you time. If you can put your self employment business plan in writing and it still makes sense, your on to something good. Now the hard work begins.
Remember that all business is about selling. Well, it couldn't be about anything else. Think about it you either sell a product an idea or a service. Now that you have that understood ask yourself who will I sell to? In the past, someone else was most likely responsible for dealing with and finding customers. That person had all the product knowledge and fit it to a customer need. This will all fall on you now, so be sure to know your business. Ask yourself these questions: How familiar am I with your product or business and what do I need to learn? Who will my customers be? Your answers will help you in your endeavor for self employment now. So write a business plan, don't wait, get stated right away.
As glorious as self employment may seem to some of us it has a lot of unseen pitfalls. One thing to remember when trying to put a business model together is listen to people that are successful in a business similar to your idea. You learn from winners. You can learn from the unsuccessful too. Find out what they did and don't do it.
Let's talk about self employment now. The first thing you have to do is make a list. I find anything everything starts with a list. Do you have a business idea? Do you have a hobby of maybe a service you can perform? If you do your at the starting line. Now let's get down to business.
Write your business plan. Don't even think of beginning with out a plan. Put your idea in writing. This will serve as your guide to keep you on track when you get distracted. A business plan is nothing more than a summary of your business idea and financial statements to back it. Be sure to take you time. If you can put your self employment business plan in writing and it still makes sense, your on to something good. Now the hard work begins.
Remember that all business is about selling. Well, it couldn't be about anything else. Think about it you either sell a product an idea or a service. Now that you have that understood ask yourself who will I sell to? In the past, someone else was most likely responsible for dealing with and finding customers. That person had all the product knowledge and fit it to a customer need. This will all fall on you now, so be sure to know your business. Ask yourself these questions: How familiar am I with your product or business and what do I need to learn? Who will my customers be? Your answers will help you in your endeavor for self employment now. So write a business plan, don't wait, get stated right away.