WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN STARTING A BUSINESS

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Business is a specific commercial enterprise or establishment.it can also be defined as a person's occupation,work or trade.Many people today start business due to how lucrative it is as they have seen individual who are involved in it.
Almost every individual dream about starting his /her own business,Yet only few of the newly started business manage to reach the 10 year mark.Mostly over half of the small businesses don't even make it to their third or fourth year because they had no idea about various things to consider when starting a business.Creating a successful business starts with seeing an unmet needs,and then going on to crave a specialty around it.
Due to not making proper research,some of these individuals later withdrawn from that trade/business.As a business personnel there are things that need to be looked into before starting a particular business.you should not venture into things anyhow, anything you are venturing into has to be something you are good at.Before starting a business you must have details of what aspect you are interested in.This will make you know the move you need to make before entering the market.if you want your business to stand out,you will need to offer something that no one else has offered till date or what ismore convenient than the one before.

You may have a great business idea,but unless it is a solution providing course it is not going to work,so start by making enquiry or get information about the business you are diving into,once this is understood, identify the skill in you that will help offer solution and also if you are passionate about offering that solution.Wheb you lack passion for a thing,your effort will be wasted eventually.

Once the idea you are diving into is known,you will have to start gaining the required knowledge and expertise to start that business,it will take a lot of time but we know as well that to make it in life, energy need to be added to it and getting proper information about your business is very essential as it would make but only to be creative but also find solution to some existing problems in that field.You can't build what you don't know anything about. Give yourself time to learn important aspect of your trade before you set off your ambition.For example,to be a chef you have to volunteer to work in a restaurant and understand the ropes.Forehand Knowledge is very critical to the success of a business.
Once you are sure of starting that business after getting details information then you find you target that is those who need your product or service,For example,if you want to go into stationary you know for sure that the students are your target so you will need to make a survey on how to go about it either by making enquiry about the number of schools or how they can be convinced into buying your product.

Estimating your start-up costs is one of the very important things to consider when starting a business you will have to access the total cost that is required to set up and run your business successfully,once your business is set up you will have to think about working capital needed to run your business.
The financing pattern is one of the most important factors to consider before starting a business.Whether you have money or not,start small.Griw before you expand.There us no need starting something big and to survive in the market for long.
Having competitors in labour market is common among business personnel all that is needed is to know their mode of operation and set up your own and then apply the rule of demand states that the lower the price ,the higher the demand.the higher the price,the lower the demand.so if you see that your competitors price for a product is higher than the actual retail price you can earn your consumer's trust by reducing your price at a reasonable profit.while using this always make sure that your product will be beneficial to the consumer if not the integrity has been lost which will be difficult to earn their trust after being disappointed.Having integrity

includes being honest to people and yourself,so do the writing and be known fr doing the right thing .
Also another way is earn their trust which can be done by using your product this will give them more benefit not to doubt your product band it has also created awareness of your product which is advertisement.
Among the most important things needed to start a business is a good location you have to Target the audience location,For example,A business personnel selling stationary must be close to the student's location which is school environment as it will make it easier for both him and his consumer's.
Innovation also needs to be looked for because it provides solution.That is what the likes of Bill Gates do.Mark Zuckerberg is providing a solution.They scanned the environment saw a problem and provide solutions.For a business personnel it is important to be a solution provider.

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Hiring slowly is one important thing to looked into before starting a business.A business man do not rush to hire because you feel you can hire more.Most times, there is a disparity between the person that was interviewed and the person that came to the office to work after hiring it is important bro treat your staff with respect and you will get the best out of them.if you have one employee, treat him or her with respect so that when you have 20 workers that other worker will impact what you have impacted in him into others
Lastly,Never lose focus and be committed,with commitment you are not ashamed to do what is needed,the sacrifice tonoay for the realisation of your dream.you have just got to be focused on your dream, do whatever is needed to realise your dream legally.

Looking up for some specific method before moving into a business will make it lucrative and durable.moreover, patience is very important in the life of a business personnel you can start today and be thinking if making millions after one week,it requires Hardwork and prayer.

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The need to make sure your idea is solving a problem in the society is really important to the success of your business. Nice read

Thank you for your write up, business is very good. But it is good to plan it first before going into it. Nice write up

Hi @sandra484
Starting a business is an experience that requires all of us, our best training and our greatest effort and interest. It is very important to train ourselves, to get better and better, to know that all the processes are little by little and that if we persevere our business will start to bear fruit.
Thank you very much for sharing. Best regards.

Thank you for your valuable sharing. This helps a lot.

I quite agree with you on this:

Creating a successful business starts with seeing an unmet needs, and then going on to crave a specialty around it.

Before starting a business, it's important for one to have a business plan so as to have an in-depth knowledge of the business before venturing into it and not just that alone, to be successful as a business man or woman or an entrepreneur, you need to be providing values. Let your business solve people's problems and with this, one will surely thrive in this area.

Once you are sure of starting that business after getting details information then you find you target that is those who need your product or service

You're absolutely right about this but I think what matter most is to have that huge target for more audience because your target audience plays a major role in the development of your business too.

Thanks for sharing this great post with love from @hardaeborla and I hope you have a great day ahead ❤️💕♥️

Commitment is an ideal when getting into a business setting but it is more proper to look for an idea that offers solution to people's problems.