2007-03-01 01:56:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
While you're up, get me a coffee!
2007-03-01 02:00:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you'll need all the office equipment, fax photocopier, etc. and also build up a contact database for the skills that you don't have ... someone who knows how to use publishing software, someone who organises travel, conferences, etc. Aim your services at small businesses - the people who are too busy to have secretarial support but desperately need it. I'd start your letter "are you frequently sitting at your desk at 10pm sorting out petrol receipts and opening your post?" which may strike a chord. There's a lot of small businessman or self-employed people who spend all day at their trade and, exhausted, return home at night to sort out the paperwork. That iks a good market to get as you become indispensable. Write a letter to them all, telling them what you can do and offering to relieve them of the BURDEN of paperwork (I've capitalised that word, that will ring a lot of bells, believe me!). That should bring some work coming in and word of mouth will hopefully travel. But, you have to be available during the day and evening, as small businessmen deal with most of their paperwork then.
Good luck, aim small at first, there's a good market there.
2007-03-01 10:08:18 · answer #2 · answered by gorgeousfluffpot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll need to really really advertise. I tried it myself a few years back, advertised in shop windows, Yellow Pages etc and (in three years!) I've had a handful of enquiries.
I was after typing work, rather than secretarial though.
Good luck.
2007-03-01 10:09:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.vistaprint.co.uk
Get some cards done. Advertise yourself.
Google everything possible. Print everything you need. Make a business plan.
2007-03-01 10:00:20 · answer #4 · answered by Mum-Ra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋