I want to start a business.. can anyone give me ideas, pointers and help. please!!?

Question

I want to start my own business but i dont know exactly what i want to do. If you can help please do.

Answer 1

Think of all your interests & ask yourself if any of those could be expanded into a business. Just keep in mind...what's your expertise? What are your interests? What could you imagine yourself doing?

By researching the prospect of starting your own business -- what it entails, what you need to know, helpful hints, etc -- you'll feel better prepared to take that plunge.

I found some book titles that are relevant to your specific question:

* 101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home by Susan Sweeney
* The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century by Paul Edwards
* Selling Online: How to Become a Successful E-Commerce Merchant by Jim Carroll
* I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It by Barbara Sher
* I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work by Julie Jansen
* The Best Internet Businesses You Can Start by Marian Betancourt
* The Shoestring Entrepreneur's Guide to Internet Start-Ups by Robert Spiegel
* Making a Living Without a Job : Winning Ways For Creating Work That You Love by Barbara Winter

I also posted some article links in the source box.

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!

Answer 2

The key to on-line success (just as in a brick and mortar store) is traffic, traffic, traffic. On-line business has it a little easier because location, location, location doesn't really matter. It's all about getting bodies to your website. Then, just like in spam and junk mail, it becomes a game of percentages. The more people that visit your on-line store, the better your chances that someone will make a purchase from you. in this game, you have to advertise your butt off everywhere you can, and that includes offline as well. Marketing, advertising, public relations; they all come into laser beam focus. Of course, you have to have a salable product too - and the more popular the item, the more you can sell. Make sure you cover all the bases too from advertising to purchasing all the way through fulfillment and - most importantly - Follow Up after the sale. Just remember to start small, don't be afraid to make mistakes (we are ALL human), and strive to be the world's best customer service agent. And above all else, love what you do - the money will follow from there. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Look at what you love the most and try to figure out how to make that a business, then make sure that there is a market for your business in your area. If there is not a good market, and you are willing to move, find a place where it would be successful.

Contact people who are in the business (or related business that would not be in direct competition) and ask them for help

When you get to that point, hire people who know what they are doing... the higher pay rate will result in MUCH more money for your company in the long run!

And always have a back up plan

Answer 4

Well, you'll need fund, which means either investors or a loan from the bank. Either way you need a business plan. So start researching similar business that have succeeded and look for available buildings or website domains, or whatever you will need to put it together. You have to have it all planned out before you start acting on it.

Answer 5

Well first, what job would you think would be set for a your job?

Then when you found that, you start to look at buliding for rent to start putting your stuff until you have all of the suff you need a the right room you need to put all of your stuff for.

Then, after you got your place, and stuff, make help wanted signs. Like dont just make signs that say ' HELP WANTED. ' have a catch to it, a catching sang, and put in what you want jobs for! Like For The JCPennys Store Clothes : ' Helped Wanted For Night Woker, Cashier, ( etc. ) If you Want To Be All Inside! '

Then Make A Huge Sign that has like NOW OPEN with TIME HOURS like when its open, when its closed. Put ads for your store in newspapers, TV, magazines etc.



Then You Should Be SET!!!!

(o: Gina :o)

Answer 6

depends on what kind of business, but you will need to get liscenses in order to operate legally. you have to plan out everything in order to convince a bank to give you a loan. starting your own business is always risky. you could open a salon, retail store, restaurant....there's a lot. look at what you are most interested in doing or what you would have fun doing. something that fits into your life. also, have you considered franchise? ebay store?

Answer 7

well first you have to have a business plan. Then you have to decide how much $$ y ou need. Then you have to decide how you will get the word out about your business so you will make money.

go to

www.sba.gov

small business association website has lots of info for ppl starting out.

Answer 8

Why don't or have you considered an ebusiness in most cases very little if any start up cost a good working for me is :

www.aatcm.com/gotahavit

take a look hope this helps

Answer 9

Begin with simple Projects

Answer 10

Check out this site. They offer info on both online and offline businesses.