Starting a Homebased Business
First of all before you can become an entrepreneur, you have to
have a passion in having a business of your own and unless you
are willing to take risk and lose money, then you cannot
consider yourself to be one.
Getting into business takes lot of homework. You have to do a
lot of reading, both magazines, books, ezines (online business
newsletters) and business courses. The best magazines to start
with are "Entrepreneur Magazine" and Income Opportunities" which
can give you an idea on the type of business you would like to
run. You can find these magazines on newsstands or bookstores
such as Barnes and Noble. Checking out the business section in
bookstores is also helpful. On-line providers have business
sections which can be very helpful to the beginner as well as
those who are experienced.
Starting a homebased business has the advantage of little
overhead, since you do not have to worry about renting an office
and the other expenses that goes with it. In any business you
have to have a product or service that you believe in or your
customer will not. If, you are looking for a get rich quick
schemes or listen to those info-commercials that offer you the
world with little or no work, then you are wasting your time and
money. The only people who make money from those are those
selling. Any business, no matter what it is, means "lots of hard
work." Getting a business together is a constant learning
process.
In starting a business, you should ask yourself the following
questions:
Are you type that can work independently without having
instructions? Can you do many task? Can you keep a schedule,
working at home?
Where at work you have a variety of people doing many task; you
will have to do everything when you start in the beginning;
sales, marketing, clerical, bookkeeping, phones, mail, etc. You
must be disciplined or you will not accomplish anything.
Knowledge of the computer is essential for word processing,
mailing list, e.g. form letters, databases and spreadsheets. You
will have to learn these functions in order to operate better.
You should also keep manual records in case something happens
with your computer, you still can operate until the computer is
fixed. Backups are also essential.
Having a support system also helps and you find these in the
message boards in the online services business section or
business organizations and most of all, you must have
persistence and determination. Best of luck!