Now is the best time to do anything. Successful small business owners appreciate that there is no best time. If you wait for the perfect time to do something, you’ll be waiting forever. Don’t wait for the perfect time. By not waiting for the perfect time to execute business ideas, you are on a path to significant growth in your small business.
There is never enough of anything. You will never have enough information, experience, time, or money in your business. You need to do some basic research and investigation, rely on the best information you have and trust your employees and yourself to make the best choices for the growth of your business.
I am going to be sentimental for a moment and quote a movie that has become a recent Christmas holiday classic: Home Alone. There is a scene in this movie where the young boy is explaining a story about a favorite toy of his, a pair of skates. He waited and waited for the perfect time to use them. This perfect time never came because, while he was waiting for the perfect time, his feet overgrow the skates.
In my business, new opportunities will develop from professional networking and conversations with people I meet at various conferences, trade shows, and other professional events. I cannot wait for the perfect time to investigate an idea. Suppose I called a client and said “Remember that idea we were talking about three months ago? Well, now I have time to discuss it.” That doesn’t work.
Perhaps you do need to wait a bit for some critical piece of information, but you need to be honest with yourself about its criticality. If you are hoping for the perfect piece of information, before you move forward with an idea, it simply won’t come. Do the best that the can with the information that you have.
By not waiting for the perfect time, you are creating a great mindset to help you with small business growth.
Could you use more tips like this to accelerate the growth of your small business? Achievement thinking is a powerful concept that Mark Mikelat, the founder of Building Aspirations, www.BuildingAspirations.com, uses to coach his small business clients to double or even triple the size of their businesses. You can learn more and take advantage of a free strategic analysis at http://www.BuildingAspirations.com/BusinessSuccess.html. Also, you can view his books on Amazon.com.
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April 10, 2010 at 4:06 am
You will have to be very focused on your target market. Consider elderly people who are not that comfortable doing this sort of thing themselves using internet resources. Or busy professionals who are willing to pay for time-saving services.
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April 10, 2010 at 5:03 am
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Minute Man
April 10, 2010 at 11:15 pm
The better long term business option is the lawn service. The house never moves, and the customer doesn't have to be home for you to perform the service (you can bill or collect later). Grass grows no matter what, especially as you approach and get into the summer. Community deed restrictions require that the homeowner keep their lot cut.
The startup cost to begin a lawn service is 1 lawnmower and trimmer. Continuing costs is fuel.
Costs for a car wash detailing service depends. Hose, cleaning supplies, sponges, rags, a buffer, wax.
If you can, start trying to do both. Which ever you like or the one that takes off, you continue. There are pros and cons to both.
abir
April 11, 2010 at 12:09 am
Start Something cheap like selling insurance. They provide you with an office and everything youll need.
slience
April 11, 2010 at 5:01 am
Yes, there are many people who are successful at it.
However, like all businesses, there are more aspects to it than being good at what you do. In order to run your own business, you need to understand how business works, you need to be a salesman, and you need resources. In your case the resources are probably just a computer with the design software, a decent printer, and internet access. You can make your own advertisements so that's not a huge expense.
I suggest you start small. Start doing side work and offer discounts or even free designs at first so you can use those things as examples later when you're trying to make sales to other clients.
Do some market research to see who your competition is in the area, and how much they charge.
Consider paying an attorney's consulting fee to set up your business paperwork, and make sure you have all the legal protection you need.
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jake
April 13, 2010 at 2:22 am
I've never done a food cart, but I believe it may be a potential money maker. Here are some things to consider.
1) Make sure it's legal. I have seen food vendors driven off the street because the food was brought in from somewhere else and not cooked on the stand.
2) Make sure you're safe. If you start bringing in wads of cash, well, you get the picture.
3) Make sure it's something people want. If people don't like the crepes, or if they're too hard to eat while out playing in the park, you'll be stuck with a bunch of uneaten crepes.
I would really do a bit of research before you start. Go out and ask people frequenting the parks and lakes what kind of refreshments they would like, and what price they would pay. It's good old fashioned marketing research. Then, give the people what they want.
A good hot cup of coffee is always a welcome treat, especially in colder weather. Your idea is sound, you just need to work out your business plan. Check out http://www.sba.gov for some of the "nuts and bolts" of how to put together a business plan that will actually get you a loan!
Good luck!