Create some sample programs and put up a web page.
Make sure that your web page gets seen by submitting it to search engines, or hiring a search optimising service, and link swapping with other small businesses.
Research what other firms offering similar services are charging so you will know what to charge. Make sure that you have access to adequate capital, through savings, taking in an active or silent partner, loan, line of credit.
Do a realistic business plan. The Chamber of Commerce and SCORE can help you with this.
This means take all of your expenses, project your income, and see what the income possibilities are,
when you expect to reach break even, will this provide enough to meet your personal needs, how you will bring in business and what it costs to do so,
depreciation, health care, rent, retirement, etc.
Business planning is a wake up call, and undercharging is prevented by a realistic plan. Undercharging causes many businesses to fail.
You may decide that working for someone else is more realistic.
If you do decide to work for yourself, getting a good accountant from the start, and a good commercial lawyer saves a lot of problems. Even if you are financially acute, another accountant has a more dispassionate viewpoint. Keep your books straight from day 1, you will never "catch up."
There is much good small business info available from the Ewing Kauffman Foundation:
kauffman.org
SCORE is the Service Core of Retired Executives
which will match you with a volunteer who has been in a similar business to mentor you.
In addition to The Small Business Administration, Ebay and prosper.com are two sites that match loaners with borrowers.
Good luck!
2006-06-20 07:58:35
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