PREPARATION TIPS STARTING A BUSINESS

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 21:16:32 Click: 55 140 Print version Send-to-send
According to data from the U.S. Small Business Administration, over 50% of businesses / small businesses fail within the first year, and 95% fail within the first five years. Brian Hazelgren, author of "Tactical Entrepreneur" believes that the person who opened the business must have a solid strategy to deal with short-term aspects of the business, but also maintaining adequate focus for future business development plans. Prepare everything from scratch, so you can achieve success and have a solid foundation to start your business operations.

Brian has experience in the field of entrepreneurship, both positive and negative experiences. Learn from his experience, he developed tips and strategies for those who would plunge to open a business and become entrepreneurs. Here are tips and strategies:

Avoid the pitfalls of operating a business:

- Use a mentor. Find people who succeed in running a business and frontlines / learn from it.
- Read as many books on entrepreneurship, marketing, and business planning. Gather as much information as you can.

A combination of different sources, available to start a business successfully:

- Use tools and technologies to help start your business
- Determine what kind of person you want as an employee, and what skills are required of your employees.
- Follow the development of business practices and also what has been done by other companies.
- Do your research on buying patterns and customer mindset.
- Continually, doing research on competitors.
- Remember what makes your business unique, who is the buyer / target market, who your competitors are, and how your distribution strategy.
- Use software to help create a business plan (business plan).

The ideas are very simple also proved very helpful:

- Open the e-mail account, and make web sites
- Business cards and brochures are a simple but powerful tool.
- Create a marketing strategy to collect data on the purchasing patterns of your target market, what they like, what they buy, and where they buy it.

Use the promotional program to create a "unique selling advantage." Explain why your business is unique. Making the right advertising scheme will clarify how you should use your resource.

A solid business plan (solid business plan) is required to be given to potential investors. Give them your plans, so they can read it and then understand better about your business. Stay focused, and convince investors that they will get a return on investment (ROI) is satisfactory. Business plans are prepared properly will increase your chances of getting the capital you need.

Essentially, every business can succeed with determination and a solid plan of action.