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Checklist for Starting a Business: Essential Ingredients for Success
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The Single Most Important Ingredient for Business Success
The first and most important thing you need to acquire in order to succeed in a small business is... knowledge.
Sounds exaggerated? Listen to this...
According to research conducted by Dun & Bradstreet, 90% of all small business failures can be traced to poor management resulting from lack of knowledge.
This is backed up by my own personal observations. In my 31 years as a business coach and consultant to small businesses, I've seen practically dozens of small business owners go under and lose their businesses -- not because they weren't talented or smart enough -- but because they were trying to re-invent the wheel rather than rely on proven, tested methods that work.
Conclusion: if you are really serious about succeeding in a business... If you want to avoid the common traps and mistakes... it is absolutely imperative that you acquire the right knowledge.
"Why Invent Mediocrity, When You Can Copy Genius?"
That's an excellent quote I picked up from a fellow business owner a few years back. What this means is that you should see what is working and try to duplicate it. Why go through all the trouble of inventing something new, that you don't even know will ever work, when you can easily learn from and duplicate something that has been a proven success?
[ Note: One of the BIGGEST mistakes almost all new businesses make is that they WASTE tons of valuable time, energy and money on trying to create something "new", that has never been tested or proven... only to find out later that it was a total loss. Don't make the same mistake! ]
Hi! My name is Meir. I'm the founder and president of BizMove.com, a successful Internet based information business. I'm also the author of numerous books, mostly in the area of small business management.
I've been involved in small business for the past 31 years of my life, as a business coach, manager of a Ecommerce firm, a seminar leader and as the owner of five successful businesses.
During my career as a business coach and consultant I've helped dozens of business owners start their businesses, market, expand, get out of troubles, sell their businesses and do practically every other small business activity you can think of.
You see, I have been there .... done it ... and bought the Small Business t-shirt! -- This free book contains techniques and strategies I've learned during my 31 year small business career.
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A detailed manual that will walk you step by step through all the essential phases of starting your business
A complete E-commerce Business Plan PDF template. This fill-in-the-blanks template includes every section of your business plan, including Executive Summary, Objectives, SWOT Analysis, Marketing Analysis and Strategy, Operations Plan, Financial Projections and more (a similar template is sold elsewhere for $69.95).
All this and much much more.
Success Tip: Setting Goals
Good management is the key to success and good management starts with setting goals. Set goals for yourself for the accomplishment of the many tasks necessary in starting and managing your business successfully. Be specific. Write down the goals in measurable terms of performance. Break major goals down into sub-goals, showing what you expect to achieve in the next two to three months, the next six months, the next year, and the next five years. Beside each goal and sub-goal place a specific date showing when it is to be achieved.
Plan the action you must take to attain the goals. While the effort required to reach each sub-goal should be great enough to challenge you, it should not be so great or unreasonable as to discourage you. Do not plan to reach too many goals all at one time.
Establish priorities. Plan in advance how to measure results so you can know exactly how well you are doing. This is what is meant by "measurable" goals. If you can’t keep score as you go along you are likely to lose motivation. Re-work your plan of action to allow for obstacles which may stand in your way. Try to foresee obstacles and plan ways to avert or minimize them.
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Introduction
COMPANY NAME develops a photo cataloging system to assist end-users in increasing efficiency through the use of Web based technology. The Company's customers are 1) people who want to upload, organize and document their personal photos and images, and 2) people who want the ease of creating a movie of their images that were uploaded to their account.
COMPANY NAME is a photography / picture capture social networking niche site for families to document growth of a child growing up, a home renovation, photo tracking for weight loss, etc. Because of the time it takes it document any event, the end user will keep coming back making it appealing for advertisers to invest advertising dollars in the site. The technology will make it easy to create movies and slide shows for end users to display to family and friends. Comment areas and communities will be available including a comment area under each photo. COMPANY NAME will slightly resemble a scrapbooking type of site with a twist. End users can embellish and personalize each photo.
COMPANY NAME offers the expertise an end-user needs in order to create a personal photo catalogue system. The Company's ultimate service would be an automated photo image management system and hosting relationship with customers, in which the customer only needs a Web browser to log on to the COMPANY NAME site customized to their needs.
Secondary services will be focused on advertisers. COMPANY NAME will offer other companies the ability to use the site and customer database to advertise products and services to.
The Market
COMPANY NAME's customers can be divided into two groups. The first group is familiar with the Internet and desires a progressive and inviting atmosphere where they can upload photo images, catalog them and display as a movie easily for other members, family and friends. The second group is companies providing products and services that wish to advertise them to members using this debut photo cataloging niche social network website.
Management
The founder, OWNER’S NAME, will be managing and operating the day to day activities for the Company.
Initially, everyone will be an independent contractor with the company including outsourced data storage and servers for the website. Later in time, the founders plan to have everything in house, with employees and computer equipment.
Financial Plan
COMPANY NAME will require a $178,500 investment. Growth will be slow at first, but once the infrastructure is created through branding and positioning, growth will be explosive. COMPANY NAME should not need additional funding according to projections, because once advertising revenues are generated, a captive market of media and advertisers will generate a revenue stream that will pay for future acquisition of sales.
The COMPANY NAME objectives will evolve in a three-phase concurrent development cycle.
Learning
Knowing the customer, the product and services offered by the company as well as knowing the competition are imperative for success. Planning, research and development are critical procedures for this cycle. Objectives for this phase are:
Earning
Marketing, sales, customer support, execution of action plans and continued learning will ensure COMPANY NAME a market position that will generate earnings and promote growth, both in new customers and new products and services.
Returning
Balancing long-term sustainability and profitability with short-term necessities and change will the Achilles heel of many Internet companies. Therefore, COMPANY NAME believes that with a policy of returning or giving back to the community (employees, customers and shareholders) COMPANY NAME will ensure apportionment of resources without excessive waste and redundancy. Objectives for this cycle are:
COMPANY NAME's mission is listening to our customers' requirements in order to fulfill their individual needs for photo cataloging. In doing so the Company will strive to become the leading provider of secure and simple to use electronic photo filing systems for end-users, using Web technology.
The keys to success in this business are:
Marketing:
Simplicity:
COMPANY NAME develops a photo cataloging system to assist end-users in increasing efficiency through the use of Web based technology. The Company's customers are 1) people who want to upload, organize and document their personal photos and images, and 2) people who want the ease of creating a movie of their images that were uploaded to their account.
COMPANY NAME is a sole proprietorship company owned by OWNER’S NAME (60%) and CO-OWNER’S NAME (40%). The Company plans to file for a limited liability corporation in the State of California shortly before product launch.
Start-up |
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Requirements |
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Start-up Expenses |
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Legal |
$4,000 |
Stationery/Business Cards |
$500 |
Brochures |
$2,000 |
Consultants |
$3,000 |
Insurance |
$6,000 |
Rent |
$18,000 |
Research and Development |
$95,000 |
Expensed Equipment |
$10,000 |
Website Creation |
$15,000 |
Total Start-up Expenses |
$153,500 |
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Start-up Assets |
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Cash Required |
$25,000 |
Other Current Assets |
$0 |
Long-term Assets |
$0 |
Total Assets |
$25,000 |
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Total Requirements |
$178,500 |
COMPANY NAME is a photography / picture capture social networking niche site for families to document growth of a child growing up, a home renovation, photo tracking for weight loss, etc. Because of the time it takes it document any event, the end user will keep coming back making it appealing for advertisers to invest advertising dollars in the site. The technology will make it easy to create movies and slide shows for end users to display to family and friends. Comment areas and communities will be available including a comment area under each photo. COMPANY NAME will slightly resemble a scrapbooking type of site with a twist. End users can embellish and personalize each photo.
COMPANY NAME offers the expertise an end-user needs in order to create a personal photo catalogue system. The Company's ultimate service would be an automated photo image management system and hosting relationship with customers, in which the customer only needs a Web browser to log on to the COMPANY NAME site customized to their needs.
Secondary services will be focused on advertisers. COMPANY NAME will offer other companies the ability to use the site and customer database to advertise products and services to.
A third goal is to not necessarily directly compete with large social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Friendster and MySpace but to partner with them as a specialized extension. COMPANY NAME will provide the option to not only post and organize photos and images on the home site; activities can be simultaneously posted to Facebook or Twitter as well.
Description of What COMPANY NAME Can Do
When end-users upload a photo to the site the image will also be saved as a frame for a constant ongoing movie. The end-user will have the ability to select the entire image as a frame or just select the childs face. The more ongoing images uploaded, the longer the video will be. Because of this fact, people that become members to the site will have to keep uploading their pics to keep the movie going. Friends and families will encourage each other to continue uploading images in order to continue the movie. No one wants to miss their child or grandchild growing up. Because of this fact, COMPANY NAME can expect a high level of return users on a weekly to daily rate.
COMPANY NAME also will be developing an app for smart phones that will enable members to add photos to the site. This will be another added tool to provide convenience for members so that they will keep returning to the site again and again.
The basic membership on the site will be free. Members will be allowed to upload and save photos as well as make the continuous movie from each pic they upload. The Paid Premium site member will be able to embellish pics utilizing the scrapbook aspect of the site as well as offering an e-mail address for members. The Premium Membership will be inexpensive at $3-$4 dollars a month, approximately.
There are many successful home business models ranging from total chaos to very structured. So there is no single recipe that must be followed to be successful. Many home businesses are started by refugees from corporate America who are used to the structure and socialization aspects of the corporation. For these owners, the following secrets will help provide the structure they may need when they first start.
1. Negotiate an agreement with the other
inhabitants and live up.
to that agreement. Frequently
there is a re-entry problem with the other inhabitants. Your
spouse may be used to being alone during the day, and may be
unhappy with your increased presence. Have a kick-off meeting to
negotiate an agreement that will avoid conflict.
2. Set aside a separate area for the
business.
If possible, dedicate a room or part of the
basement to the business. This helps everyone feel that the home
is still a home. It also provides a basis for a home office income
tax deduction.
3. Schedule separate blocks of work time
and free time.
There can be many distractions
during the day. It is helpful if you have a schedule for the
day so you can minimize interruptions and distractions.
4. Start every work day at the scheduled
time.
Form a habit of starting on time and keeping
to the schedule. This makes it easier to minimize
distractions.
5. Don't sleep late or watch daytime TV
during work time.
It's tempting sometimes, but
successful businesses are built on the days that you don't
feel like it, not on the days that you do feel like it.
6. Wear your work uniform when you are
working.
When I started my consulting practice, I found it helpful to dress business casual (for men this is wearing a tie without a food stain). It made me feel more like I was supposed to be working.
7. Work on high value tasks during
your peak productive hours.
Most people have
specific part of the day that they are more productive. I
find my optimum schedule is to start about one hour after
sunrise, work continuously for four hours, then go out. I
can work another two hours after I return. That six hour
work schedule has consistently produced more work product
than I used to produce in two days in the corporate
environment.
8. Accomplish your Single Daily
Action before you finish the workday.
Have a
Single Daily Action every day which is the most important
action for that day. When you are starting your practice,
this is likely to be marketing-related.
9. Build a supportive community and
nurture it every day.
I think the chief
complaint about home business is that it can get lonely
and isolated. Make it a practice to talk to people every
day, even when your focus is on completing an important
project.
10. Manage your thoughts.
Sometimes it is easy to become discouraged and/or
negative. Create a method of maintaining a realistic
positive outlook and re-energizing yourself when the voice
of your Evil Twin intrudes.
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