Starting Your Own Business (10 Things You Should Know Before Starting)

The life of an entrepreneur may be a genuine roller coaster, because entrepreneurship may be a difficult game to play, I mean, there is hardly any college or university degree that can prepare you for it, am I right?…

From my point of view and knowledge as a successful entrepreneur, I believe that the majority of learning takes place on the job, in your life experiences, and in reading books and applying the advices given.

As someone who has created a few businesses in my career, I thought it would be beneficial to emphasize some of the hard-won experience I’ve gained along the way—the type of advice I wish I’d known when I began my first, or even second, firm.

My name is Juan Plamen, and in this blog post I’m going to give you the best advices on starting your own business.

Advice on Starting Your Own Company

1. Don’t undervalue the importance of a strategic plan

It’s tempting to skip drafting a formal business plan if you’re not looking for outside investment right away. Taking the time to write out your company plan, projections, and marketing strategy, on the other hand, is a very effective means of honing your vision. All planning should revolve around two key questions:

• How is my company meeting a specific need or addressing a pain point?
• Does this represent a significant market opportunity?

Furthermore, don’t ignore the escape strategy from the start. Do you want your offspring to run the business? Would you like to sell it? It is essential to consider these questions from the outset, since they will serve as the foundation for you.

2. Money is necessary, yet it is insufficient.

Many entrepreneurs are successful in raising finance early on, but money is just insufficient. It is critical to have a solid company plan that provides continuous cash flows.

Aside from that, you’ll need personnel to put your processes in place.

Recommended read: How to create the best business model

3. Concentrate on individuals and their needs.

People are at the heart of the business, you can’t do it all on your own, so pay attention to individuals, understand their requirements, appropriately compensate them, and invest in their training.

They may or may not stay with you, but it is critical to train them on a regular basis and be grateful for their efforts, it’s good to learn how to cherish them because it is that way that they’ll do their best when working with you. 

4. Don’t get hung up on the past.

My spouse and I founded our first online legal document filing business in 1997, and we returned to the market in 2009 with our second firm. While our past expertise undoubtedly provided us an advantage the second time around, we quickly learned that the business environment had altered drastically since our first firm. We needed to move away from prior rivals, customer demands, and service standards and create a fresh playbook.

The market and your company plan are both living things that are always changing. Whether it’s your first or sixth form in a certain industry, you must always ask yourself, “What do we need to accomplish today?”

5. Don’t hire your buddies

I create quick relationships and make quick friends with those around me. While I believe this to be a desirable quality in general, it has caused some tough situations while running a business.

I’ve been hesitant at times to let staff leave, even when I know it’s not a good match, listen, If things aren’t working out between an employee and a startup, it’s time to set emotions aside and trust that the individual will find a better arrangement elsewhere.

6. Don’t get caught up in the bargain trap

In the beginning, too many fledgling businesses feel compelled to drastically reduce their pricing in order to acquire customers, and while acquiring consumers is vital, getting customers at unsustainable pricing levels would only end in a race to the bottom.

Raising your rates on goods and services, after all, may be a hard idea. I’ve learned that rather than just lowering your costs, you’re better off in the long term concentrating on how to provide greater value to clients.

7. Learn how to handle debt effectively or avoid it altogether.

Some entrepreneurs utilize loans to establish a firm, which may be quite risky, particularly if you are a first-time entrepreneur. A start-up is inherently hazardous, particularly if the business concept is unproven.

If the firm collapses, the owner must still repay obligations because most loans are personally guaranteed by the owner, remember that.

Because the interest rates on these types of loans are cheap, some entrepreneurs utilize them to establish a firm. However, proceed with caution, be less hopeful, and ensure that your debt is within acceptable bounds.

8. You should not be frightened to fail.

“The biggest obstacle to achievement is the fear of failure,” soccer coach Sven-Goran Eriksson once stated. The road of an entrepreneur is unknown and even rough. It’s easy to become anxious or even scared, but you can’t allow fear to keep you from pursuing your ambitions. Consider this: the sooner you fail, the closer you are figuring out what works.

Conclusion on Starting your Own Business

While you cannot guarantee the result of any new business, you can increase your chances of success. These are a few lessons I’ve learned over time, and there are many more. If you are open, you can learn from anything you attempt and receive information from other entrepreneurs.

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Many people like you and I were born in difficult times, times with many possibilities, times with way too many possibilities… it’s then when the famous question arises in your mind ” I’m not good at anything, what I love doing, what can I be good at, how could I be different?”… and the truth of the matter is…

You’re not alone, as I’ve been going through similar experiences and met many people and most of them, friends who were going through the same situations, now, what can we do about it?…

The answer is simple because it is written in this same paragraph, we must and should look for answers, focus on solutions, and focus on learning from mistakes instead of ignoring them or hating them, that’s when you’re starting to develop your potential, helping yourself first is the way to start helping people, because your life experiences are lessons, and those same lessons are your best teachers.

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