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Hello dear friend! Alexander Berezhnov, entrepreneur and one of the founders of the business magazine HiterBober.ru, is in touch.

Today we will talk about how to start your business from scratch. Is it really possible to do it at all? I answer unequivocally - YES!

After studying this article, you will find answers to the most common questions:

How to start your business from scratch if you have no money and experience?
Where can I find a working business idea to start a project?
What (what business) should you do to get your first profit tomorrow?

Here I will describe a step-by-step technology for starting a business, and will give examples from my own business practice, as well as talk about the experience of my entrepreneurial friends who started their own business without money or other material assets in the form of premises, equipment or goods.

All you have to do is study this material and apply the knowledge gained in life.

Content

Why is it better for beginners to start a business from scratch?
Where to start your business so as not to burn out - 10 iron rules!
How to start your own business from scratch - 7 simple steps using the example of a fictional aspiring entrepreneur Vasya Pupkin
My own experience of starting a business from scratch in the service sector
The real story of how my friend Misha worked as a security guard and became a businessman

1. Why is it better for beginners to open a business FROM ZERO?

Dear readers, this section of the article is very important! I sincerely advise you to study it carefully. I guarantee you won't regret it.

Here the key points on starting a business for beginners will be explained from the point of view of the psychology of entrepreneurship.

Before starting a new project, be sure to think about what determines your desire.

Understand yourself and your motivation to open a business, and my small test, compiled in the form of two blocks of different beliefs, will help you with this.

Belief block No. 1.

What thoughts SHOULD NOT open your own business with:

How can you quickly earn a lot to pay off your debts?
The idea I have in my head will definitely work, but I need money to make it happen;
Am I worse than others? My neighbor is engaged in business and everything will work out for me;
I'm tired of these idiot bosses, I'm quitting tomorrow and starting my own business!

Yes, friends, business is more psychology than technology. I'll explain why a little later.

Belief block No. 2.

On the contrary, you are READY to start a business if you think like this:

I am very good at doing something that is in demand by the “market” and on its basis I want to open my own business;
I realize that at the beginning, large investments in business are very risky, and I can only invest free money in the business, but I will not borrow it, since the risk of losing money without business experience is very high;
My own business takes a lot of time, and in order to develop it I must have a cash reserve or source of income until my project generates tangible income;
Having started my own business, I will no longer have bosses and supervisors who guided me in my work and I need to become a sufficiently organized person to act independently and achieve success in entrepreneurship.

If you have dominant beliefs from block No. 1, do not rush to get into a fight. After all, most likely, such judgments indicate the emotionality of your decisions and underestimation of the risks that arise when starting your own business.

The beliefs prevailing in your head from block No. 2 indicate that you are fully aware of what business is and are going to take a responsible approach to its start and further development.

I already wrote above that business is mainly psychology and only then technology.

It's time to explain why this is so.

The thing is that our internal “cockroaches” and delusions prevent us from starting our project.

Here are just some of the myths that hinder the start of successful projects:

You can’t open a business without money and connections;
Taxes will eat up all profits;
Bandits will take my business;
I don't have a commercial streak.

Surely you are familiar with all these fears of beginners. In fact, if you overcome them, or rather just score and don’t think about all this nonsense, then your chances of success will increase MANY TIMES!

2. Where to start your business so as not to burn out - 10 iron rules!

I had to open a business myself more than once. I opened my first business at the age of 19 and registered myself as an individual entrepreneur. If you are interested in how to register an individual entrepreneur, then I explained in detail all the intricacies of this procedure using my own example in the article “How to open an individual entrepreneur in 3 hours.”

Then I bought 2 payment terminals. You yourself have probably used the services of such terminals more than once when paying for a mobile phone. But this business cannot be called open from scratch, since at that time (2006) I invested about 250,000 rubles in it.

So, friends, perhaps you know both successful examples of business projects and examples where entrepreneurs with their “brainchild” failed.

By the way, basically everyone hears stories of great successes, but it seems that it is not customary for us to talk about failures and is even embarrassing.

Like, I’m a fool, a loser, I’m broke, I lost money, I got into debt. So what's now? And now there is nothing left to do, all that remains is to live on and step by step get out of the current situation.

So that you don’t find yourself in the place of this poor fellow, here are the simplest rules that will help you start a business with minimal risks and great chances for the success of the enterprise.

How to start your business from scratch and not go broke - 10 iron rules:

Never take out loans to start a business if you do not have experience;
Before starting a business, take off your rose-colored glasses and ask yourself the question: “What will I lose if I fail”?;
Be prepared for different scenarios, consider both optimistic and pessimistic scenarios;
Under no circumstances should you open a business with money intended for other strategic goals in your life (children’s education, loan payments, treatment, etc.);
Carefully study the market and your capabilities, that is, the resources you have to start your own business;
Do not get involved with obscure or “super profitable” projects that require serious investments;
If possible, talk to experienced entrepreneurs who are successful in business and take note of their advice;
Start a business in a field you are familiar with;
Plan your upcoming actions in writing and clearly formulate each stage that you have to go through to achieve your goal;
Be optimistic and don't stop at the first difficulties!

3. How to start your own business from scratch - 7 simple steps using the example of a fictional aspiring entrepreneur Vasya Pupkin

For clarity, I propose to go through all 7 steps of technology for organizing your business using the example of a fictitious entrepreneur, let his name be Vasily.

This is the hero of our story, who decided to open a business from scratch.

Step 1. Determine your value

Look, friends, I think you will agree that business can be called the exchange of money for some value that you can give to your clients, that is, solve their problem for money.

Let's say you're good at driving a car, or you can make beautiful designs on a computer, or perhaps you have a talent for creating DIY crafts - in all these cases, you have value that people are willing to pay for.

Let's get straight to the point and do a practical exercise that will help you get your business off the ground:

Take a piece of paper and a pen, then write a list of 10 things that you feel are better than others.

Once you have this list ready, think about what you are good at that you really enjoy doing. Maybe you are doing this as a hobby now.

The fact is that a person cannot do something for a long time that he does not like, and business is a great creative process that requires your versatility, willpower and dedication.

For example, as a result of this exercise, you came to the conclusion that you like to teach something, explain things, communicate with people and work with information, and most importantly, that you are good at it.

Then, by combining your abilities, you can become a private tutor, consultant, or succeed in the network marketing industry.

This is a general principle.

So, once upon a time there lived Vasya...

Vasily decided to open a business and approached this task responsibly.

Vasya made a list of his favorite activities and compared it with what he does best.

Based on the results of the exercise, our hero decided that he would engage in computer design, since he had been working for several years in the company “DesignStroyProekt” LLC in Chelyabinsk, which develops interior design and then finishes the room according to the 3D project.

Vasily assessed his strength and decided that he would become a private interior designer; he already had a number of completed projects, positive customer reviews and an impressive portfolio.

Vasya loved his job and sometimes even took it home, since the company had a lot of orders.

Even then, our hero realized that, in fact, he was engaged in entrepreneurial activity, only his services were bought by a company at a low price, and clients paid the company much more for design development.

Here Vasily realized that if he could find clients on his own, then he would not have to go to the office at all, and his initial investment in the business would be minimal. After all, his design skills themselves are essentially a business.

This is how our newly minted entrepreneur came up with the idea to start a business.

While working in the company, Vasya even received a small percentage of completed projects, which means he could influence the level of his income.

Fortunately, he lived in a large city, where he had quite a lot of potential clients.

Step 2. Analyze the market and choose a niche for a future project

In order to understand whether your business will be successful, you need to conduct an appropriate analysis of the market in which you will sell your goods or services.

So, Vasya decided not to rush and carefully prepared for the new stage of life, which was called “free swimming in the world of business.”

Over the few years that our designer worked for the company, he learned that there were about 10 similar companies in the market in his city, and they all provided similar services.

He asked his friend Pasha, under the guise of a client, to go to these companies and identify their weaknesses and strengths in order to further develop competitive advantages by working for himself.

After commercial intelligence, Pasha identified a number of strengths and weaknesses of these companies. Pasha put these sides into a table so that Vasya could conveniently compare them.

Strengths of Vasya's competing companies:

The interior designer of these companies inspects and measures the property for free;
all companies provide a discount on subsequent finishing of the apartment;
7 out of 10 companies give the client a gift certificate for a 30% discount when re-ordering a design project from them;
Managers of 9 out of 10 companies carefully talk with the client, competently finding out his needs.

Weaknesses of Vasya’s competing companies:

8 out of 10 companies try to be too intrusive to sell a large number of additional products and services at the first meeting with the client. This causes his negative reaction;
the interior designer in all 10 companies, during the first conversation with a potential client, conducts a dialogue in complex professional language using a large number of special terms;
7 out of 10 companies charge an additional fee for making changes to a computer design project.

Taking into account all the above-described pros and cons of competitors, our hero Vasily decided to engage in interior design of houses and apartments in his city at a lower price. Similar companies on the market provide these services more expensively, since they spent a lot of money on maintaining the workplace and paying taxes for the employee.

The cost of our designer’s services was now one and a half times lower with the proper quality of execution of design projects.

This completed the second step of building his business from scratch with Vasily Pupkin.

Step 3. Decide on the positioning of your business and draw up a Unique Selling Proposition (USP)

In order for your customers to understand exactly what you offer them and what makes you unique, you will need to decide on your positioning. In other words, in what light will you present yourself to your client.

Let's return to our fictional hero Vasily, who wanted to open his own business and was at the stage of developing a proposal for the customer.

Vasya already had a good portfolio and a number of reviews from satisfied clients, but how to show all this to your potential customers?

Then Vasya said to himself: “I’m a designer!”, and decided to create his own website on the Internet.

Here he posted his portfolio, reviews, information about himself and his experience, as well as his contacts so that a potential client could conveniently contact him.

Vasily also formulated his Unique Selling Proposition (USP)*, which sounded as follows: “Creating the interior design of your dreams for a reasonable price. Creative. Bright. Practical."

So Vasya began to position himself as a professional designer who, at an adequate cost, develops a good quality product for people of average income.

Step 4. Draw up an action plan (business plan)

In order to launch your business and avoid many problems, you need to be prudent and try to present your idea and action plan on paper in as much detail as possible.

You can briefly write down the main stages that you will have to go through to organize and launch your project. Draw diagrams and drawings and provide explanations for them.

Correctly, this stage of starting your business from scratch is called business planning. These are your instructions, following which your chances of success increase significantly.

In one of the previous articles I already wrote how to write a business plan, be sure to read it.

Now we return to our hero Vasily, who decided to become an entrepreneur and quit his job. Vasily had long wanted to open a business without investments, because he did not want to risk money. He understood that without proper experience, such an experiment could end badly and lead to loss of money.

As a result, Vasya decided that his actions would consist of 3 simple stages with subtasks and would look like this:

Create your own website with a portfolio, reviews and contacts;
Post your portfolio online on sites for remote workers;
Inform your closest circle about your new project (friends, acquaintances and relatives).

Stage 2. Receiving first orders

Sign contracts and receive advance payments from clients;
Fulfill orders;
Get feedback and recommendations from the customer, add work to your portfolio.

Stage 3. Quitting your job

Write resignation letters;
Work the required 2 weeks, complete work projects and transfer tasks;
Agree on the supply of clients to contractors for repair and finishing work.

Now he was completely ready to take the first practical steps to transform himself from an employee into an individual entrepreneur.

Step 5. Advertise your project and find your first clients

In order to find your first clients when you already have an offer for your services, you must first notify your acquaintances, friends and relatives. Tell them that from now on you are engaged in such and such activities, and also try to conclude the first contracts with them.

If your services are not relevant to them at the moment, ask them for contacts of people to whom they could recommend you.

It's no secret that in order to reach a large audience and automatic self-presentation, you will simply need to create a website for yourself.

To do this, you can use the services of website creation companies or, if you have the necessary knowledge, create a website yourself. By the way, about how my friend Vitaly and I earned about 1,000,000 rubles by creating websites, read our article about making money by creating custom websites.

Meanwhile, the hero of our business story, Vasily, did not sit idle and developed a personal website for himself, created groups on social networks, notified those around him about the services he provided and sent out commercial offers to his potential clients.

A properly written commercial proposal is the key to success in your business. Read all the features and nuances of the technology in my article on how to make a commercial proposal.

The first orders have arrived...

Step 6. Launch a business, earn your first money and build a brand

Having completed all the previous steps, you are gradually approaching the most interesting stage - the first orders, and therefore the first profits.

Isn’t this what we strived for when we became entrepreneurs!?
“How to make money starting your business from scratch?” - Isn’t this the question we asked ourselves?

If you show the proper perseverance and follow my recommendations, then success will certainly await you. Just believe in yourself and don’t give up ahead of time, be prepared for difficulties, because they will come, I’m telling you that for sure.

So, our Vasily received and completed the first orders. As usual, he did this with his usual professionalism. The designer understood that simply making money was not enough, because he already knew how to do this in his office job in the company.

Possessing a strategic vision, Vasily decided that in order to develop his business and increase the cost of his services, he needed to build a name for himself, or, as they say more correctly in business circles, a reputation.

Earn yourself a name that will help you earn everything else!

Folk wisdom

To do this, Vasya did not just sit at home and watch TV, but methodically engaged in self-education, attended thematic exhibitions and seminars, and went to creative gatherings of designers and entrepreneurs, where he could find potential clients and meet new partners.

A few months later, Vasya gained a reputation as an experienced and punctual professional in the field of interior design. The average cost of his order grew, and clients came to him based on the recommendations of their friends, to whom Vasya provided high-quality design services.

Step 7. Analyze the results and expand the project

When your business began to generate significant income, regular clients appeared, and you began to be recognized in the business and professional sphere, it’s time to sum up the interim results of your work and outline new horizons. Simply put, it’s time to expand your project in order to increase profits and your own “weight” (your name) in your chosen area of business.

Vasily did the same; he analyzed his results, income, and outlined possible ways to expand his business.

As a result, our designer drew up a new business plan.

Now Vasily could hire assistants who performed all routine operations for him. Our entrepreneur opened his own interior design studio named after Vasily Pupkin. In it he was now the leader and art director.

Thus, having gone from a novice designer to a company employee, our now big boss Vasily proved to everyone by his example that opening a business from scratch is real and does not require cosmic sums, much less loans, which inexperienced entrepreneurs like to take out.

Dear readers, perhaps someone will say that this is a fictional story and the issues of registering a company, proper negotiations with clients, legal issues and other subtleties are not covered here.

Yes, this is true, but believe me, if you take these simple 7 steps as a basis, then starting a business will turn into an exciting journey for you that you will remember for a very long time. And as an experienced entrepreneur, you will share your practical knowledge with newcomers.

I will say that I personally managed to open a business using the described model.

I wish you good luck and I am sure that by approaching the start of your own project responsibly, after a while you will be doing what you love and getting paid for it.

Below you will find working business ideas for starting your own business from scratch, as well as real entrepreneurial stories about how my friends and I opened our own business.

4. What you can do to open your business from scratch - 5 best business ideas

The business ideas below will help you get started in business and actually feel like an entrepreneur.

Some ideas will be related to making a profit using the Internet, others will not.

All you have to do is choose the type of business you like and start immersing yourself in it.

Business idea No. 1. Consulting and training

If you know how to do something well, then there will probably be many people who want to learn from your experience and knowledge.

Nowadays, training via the Internet is especially in demand. This is where you can find hundreds and even thousands of people who are willing to pay you.

For example, I have a friend Alexey, he lives with me in the same city of Stavropol and teaches foreign languages. Just a few years ago, Lyosha had to visit his students at home or invite them to his home. Now the situation has changed radically, everything has become much simpler.

With the advent of the Internet, my friend began teaching people English and German via Skype. I myself used his services for a year. During this time, I managed to learn English from scratch to a conversational level. As you can see, it works.

You can also start your own home business from scratch training or consulting people online.

Nowadays, many lawyers, accountants and teachers make good money this way. But there is an even more advanced option for making money on your knowledge; it is to create and sell your own training courses via the Internet.

To make a profit this way you need:

choose a topic in which you are knowledgeable;
record a training course on it;
start advertising this course online in different ways and earn income from sales

The advantage of this type of business is that you record your training course once and sell it many times.

In general, selling information on the Internet in the form of methods and manuals is called information business. You too can open it and make it your main source of income.

Business idea No. 2. Earning money using the social network Twitter (Twitter)

Today, almost every person has their own profile on one of the social networks. But few people know that here, in addition to entertainment and communication, you can make good money.

One of these opportunities is Twitter, which is common for many - a social network for exchanging short messages of up to 140 characters.

Ordinary people spend their time and money here, while smarter people have turned this social network into their source of permanent income.

It's no secret that wherever people hang out, there is money.

After all, our Internet users are an active paying audience. So why don't you get some of their money. Moreover, this is absolutely legal and does not require outstanding knowledge.

You just need to take a few RIGHT actions and get your first profit. We have previously written about how to start your own business on Twitter and receive income comparable to the average salary in Russia. Read our article “How to make money on the social network Twitter” and implement the methods described in it.

Business idea No. 3. We are engaged in mediation - we earn money on Avito.ru

Making money using electronic ad boards is the simplest and most accessible for most people.

You are required to have minimal computer knowledge, a few hours a day and a desire to work for yourself.

With the help of sites that specialize in posting free advertisements, you can build your own very profitable business.

This can be done in 3 steps:

Find something to sell
Post an ad on the website
Receive a call from a buyer and sell the product

We will use the most popular Avito board (avito.ru) as a site for posting sales advertisements.

Hundreds of thousands of advertisements are posted here every day, and the site’s active audience numbers tens of millions of users.

Can you imagine how many potential buyers there will be for your product here?!

First, you can start here by selling unwanted items you have around the house, and then post ads for goods and services that you don't even have in stock.

Don't believe that this is possible and want to know how it's done?

I myself tried to earn quick money with the help of Avito, I won’t say that I became a millionaire, but I managed to earn several thousand rubles in a week.

I wrote a separate article about this, “How to make money on Avito - 10,000 rubles in one week.”

Business idea No. 4. Growing from an employee to a business partner

If you are currently employed, you do not have to quit your job and open your own business. You can do this within the company you work for.

If your company is not too big, and you are one of the key specialists there, then under certain conditions you can get a share in the company’s business. This will allow you not just to receive a salary, but to become a full-fledged managing partner on a par with the current owner - your main manager.

This is possible if your actions can directly influence the increase in the company’s profits.

Become an indispensable specialist and it is quite possible that the owner of the company himself will invite you to become his business partner.

This method is proposed by the legendary Russian entrepreneur Vladimir Dovgan. Yes, you will have to work hard here, but you will become a co-owner of an already operating company without risks and really from scratch.

Dovgan himself gives the example of a guy who became a co-owner of a large restaurant chain in Moscow, and before that was a simple cook in one of the restaurants.

This young man really liked what he did, he was professional in preparing food and courteous with the guests of the establishment.

The owners, seeing his passion for work, first promoted him to restaurant manager, and then offered him a share in the business for developing their network of establishments and training staff.

I don’t remember this man’s name, but now he has become a dollar millionaire, without actually opening his own business, but by starting to develop someone else’s.

This is also a good way to start your own business, especially if you have a good career in a small or medium-sized commercial company.

Business idea No. 5. Building your business on the Internet

If you have good computer skills, know how to create Internet projects, or at least understand the principles of their functioning, then you should consider the Internet as a way to start your business from scratch.

There are two main ways to start an online business:

1. Freelancing. This is a business in which you provide paid services via the Internet. If you have professional skills, for example, you can draw beautiful designs, write texts professionally, or know programming languages, then you can easily make money on the World Wide Web. More precisely, it can rather be called working for yourself. Although successful freelancers earn between $500 and $10,000 per month.

You can start earning money this way on popular exchanges for freelancers “Freelance” (fl.ru) and “Workzilla” (workzilla.ru).

2. Classic business on the Internet. Building a full-fledged online business on your own is not so easy; it’s best to follow the beaten path.

To do this, just read my article on ways to make money online. There I talked about how you can make money from games, on social networks, from selling information from 50,000 rubles a month and gave examples of real people who are already doing this.

This concludes my review of business ideas. I hope that they will help you get started and start making your first money.

5. My own experience of starting a business from scratch in the service sector

As I wrote earlier, I opened my first business at the age of 19 - it was a vending business (terminals for accepting payments). Yes, this required funds. Then I had several more projects. All of them had nothing to do with the Internet.

And so, about 3 years ago, my current friend and business partner Vitaly and I opened our own website creation studio without a penny of money. We ourselves learned to make Internet projects literally on the fly, but in the end, after a few months, we earned about 500,000 rubles in our website creation studio.

Naturally, we often had to work with legal entities that transferred payment for services by bank transfer. To do this, you had to either open your own company or work through someone.

We chose the second method, having agreed with our current business partner Evgeniy Korobko. Zhenya is the founder and head of her own advertising agency. I interviewed him, you can read about him in the article about opening an advertising agency from scratch, the material was published on our website.

Our first clients were entrepreneurs we knew.

We approached our business responsibly and fulfilled orders with soul. Soon the “word of mouth” effect worked when our satisfied clients began to recommend us to their friends.

This allowed us to receive a continuous flow of customers, and sometimes we could not even cope with orders. This experience helped us to believe in ourselves, and today we have a complete picture in our heads of how to start a business from scratch and make it successful.

I would like to note that with the development of information technology in the world, your sales market today is the entire planet!

There are no more distances, any information is available and now starting a business is much easier than even just 10 years ago.

I hope that all the materials in this article will help you take the first step towards your dream - your own business, which over time will turn from a small home project into a huge company with a worldwide reputation.

Therefore, dear readers, I assure you that everything is in your hands, just act, because the city takes courage!

6. The real story of how my friend Misha worked as a security guard and became a businessman

Here is one of my favorite stories about a real entrepreneur who started a business from scratch. After all, I promised to give examples from life in the article.

Do you want to know how Mikhail became an entrepreneur from a laborer, opened his own company, bought a foreign car and an apartment?

A few years ago, my friend Mikhail worked everywhere he could: as a construction worker, loader, security guard.

In a word, he was not engaged in the most monetary and intellectual work. It all started with the fact that my friend was guarding a company selling construction materials. One day a client came to them who wanted to buy a large batch of building insulation, but it was not in stock.

Misha knew that literally 100 meters from the company he was guarding there was another hardware store that definitely had such insulation. Having taken a contact from a potential client, he went to this store in the evening and agreed that he would bring them a large client if they would give him a percentage of the purchase made from them. The management of this store agreed and Misha worked as a freelance sales manager, earning about 30,000 rubles for just one transaction (recommendation).

And this was an amount equal to his monthly salary!

Mikhail thought it was an interesting business, and the financial result of the deal gave him confidence. So he quit his job and began by agreeing with various companies that he would sell their goods. Since Misha already worked as a laborer and security guard in a construction company, he also chose construction goods for sale: windows, doors, fittings, roofing, and so on.

My friend simply walked around the construction sites of the city and offered his goods. Some people bought from him, some they didn’t. As a result, Mikhail created an assortment of the most popular products and understood how to properly negotiate with construction site foremen.

After 2 years, Mikhail opened his own company selling building materials and involved his brother in this business. Before this, his brother Kostya worked at Gorgaz and received the usual small salary. Now the guys are quite successful in sales and earn good money.

By the way, I have been to their office more than once and have known Misha for several years. He told me this story himself.

By starting a business from scratch, you avoid the risk of losing money, and this is the most important thing. Also, starting with no material resources teaches you to make better decisions to make money. After all, if you are able to make a profit without investing, then with money you can even become a successful entrepreneur.

See you in the next articles and good luck in your business!

Please rate the article and leave comments below, I will be grateful for it.

15Jul

Why I decided to write this article

Because many who ask me questions ask something that at first you shouldn’t even bother about. There are even questions that a person may never face at all. In general, “Woe from Wit” occurs in the minds of many novice entrepreneurs, and we will “eliminate” this grief in this article. At least I'll try my best. Now let’s talk about mistakes, and then I’ll give you a step-by-step plan as I see it.

Some errors and their solutions

1. Break-even point not calculated

Many people start a business without even calculating how much they need to sell in what period in order to break even. This is important because many business models are cut off at this stage.

Calculating the break-even point is simple. You calculate how many expenses you incur per month and then calculate how much you need to sell goods or provide services per month to recoup these expenses. If the figure is too large and seems unrealistic to you, then it is better not to take on such a business. If you think that you can sell the right amount of goods to cover expenses or start covering expenses in a few months, then you can think about this business further.

Conclusion 1: Until you have a complete financial picture of the business in your head, you cannot borrow money or even use your savings.

2. Everything must be perfect

When starting your business, you want everything to be correct and beautiful: the most modern equipment is purchased, the most functional website is created, the office is renovated, etc.

Striving for better is useful, but there is one “BUT” - before spending money, check the performance of your business model. When planning to make an expensive website design, first make sure that your services or products are in demand at all.

Or, if you are opening a cafe, before making expensive renovations, try to start selling in the premises you have with minimal investment. If sales continue and the location in a given area of the city generates at least some profit, then you can expand or do some major renovations.

Conclusion 2: Don't invest significant amounts of money until you are sure that people need the product itself. And there is no need to bring everything to perfection, thereby delaying the start. Start with what you have and gradually develop and improve.

3. Lack of understanding of your future business or simply no love

I personally think that a business should at least be liked. For example, I love every business project I have, and if I didn’t love them, they wouldn’t be profitable.

Some aspiring entrepreneurs write to me with questions like “What to sell”, “What services are profitable to provide”, “What business is profitable to start”, etc. I answer everyone: “Open your own bank.” And no one likes my answer, although it answers all these questions. Every entrepreneur has a different life situation, different interests and different knowledge. If one likes to sell toys, and the other likes to sell men's suits, then they will not be able to switch businesses and be as successful. This is because they don’t understand the model itself and simply don’t feel interested.

Conclusion 3: You can't build a business on an idea just because you just know it's profitable and have no interest in it. Business needs to be understood, loved and “in the know.” For example, I would not be able to open a massage parlor and lead the business to success. Not because I don’t have enough money, but because I don’t know anything about this business.

Where to start your business - 10 steps from scratch

To begin with, I want to say that below I will give 2 plans on how to start your business: complete and simplified. Let's start with the complete one.

Step 1. Business idea

Of course, to start a business, you need to know what exactly to start. I have always said, I say and will continue to say that an entrepreneur must have an idea. If you can’t even come up with an idea, then what kind of business are we talking about? You don't have to be an innovator and come up with something unimaginable. You can take an already working idea, look around, find shortcomings in it, or simply improve it the way YOU see it, and it will be a different business. It is easier to enter an established market than to form it yourself. And the idea doesn’t have to be global; you can start a micro-business or.

In order to come up with or find a business idea, read the following articles and after reading you will 100% decide on the idea:

After reading the articles and coming up with ideas, you can move on to the next step.

Step 2. Market analysis

After choosing a business idea, you need to analyze the market, find out whether people need your product at all. Assess the competition, identify the positive and negative sides of competitors, find in yourself what will distinguish you from your competitors. Compare prices, quality of service, assortment (if this is a commodity business) and look as much as possible for what you can be better at. It is necessary. Why? Read!

Once you have assessed supply and demand and realized that you can compete with existing companies, you can move on.

Step 3. Business planning

Step 5. Register your business

This step cannot be skipped because the business must be registered. You can use LLC or individual entrepreneur. It all depends on your activity. The following articles will help you with this:

Once your business is registered, you can move on to the next step.

Step 6. Taxes and reporting

I indicated this step right away, because you must initially decide which tax system you will work under. This must be done immediately, because the amount of taxes and methods of payment depend on this. To do this, read the following articles:

And also read other articles in the section, because there you will always find up-to-date and complete information about maintaining tax and accounting records. You can also ask your question and get an answer from a specialist.

Step 7: Quickly test your idea

Some will say that you can test without registering a business. And you're right! This is possible, but it was not for nothing that I wrote at the very beginning that there will be 2 options for the development of events and in the second I will talk about it. Now let's move on to the testing itself.

What you initially need is quick testing - “testing in combat”. Use your own money to test the idea, give minimal advertising, make the smallest possible product and try to sell it. Study the demand in practice, so to speak. You have to look at your plan, evaluate what you minimally need to get started, and start right away. Why is this being done? At the very beginning, I wrote about one of the mistakes of beginning entrepreneurs, which is delaying the start, constant improvements, etc. There is no need to bring it to perfection, you need to start as quickly as possible in order to test the idea in action, get the first sales and be inspired to continue development.

If the start does not give the first sales, then you need to reconsider the plan, idea and look for mistakes. A quick start is also done so that in case of failure you will spend less time, effort and money. Would you agree that it would be more annoying to prepare for a year and then fail? It’s less offensive to realize your mistakes right away, while you still have little time to do. This way you can make adjustments along the way and everything will start to work out!

To test your idea and your business, it can help you. It is more for testing an idea on the Internet, but it is also suitable for the real sector (offline).

Step 8. Business development

After the tests have been carried out, the plan has been adjusted and sales have slowly begun, you can develop your business and refine everything that you wrote in the plan to perfection. Now you can improve the site, increase warehouses or offices, expand staff, etc. When your idea and business model have shown their effectiveness, it is easier for you to set more global goals. Moreover, you have already received the first money from your first orders or sales and can reinvest it in development.

If there is not enough money, then you can already resort to loans and borrowings, because the business brings in money and you can borrow for its development with a clear conscience. If you don’t need a lot of money, then even a credit card may be suitable. In I told you how you can use credit card money for your business without interest.

Step 9. Active promotion

This step could be classified as development, but I took it separately. Once you have wider warehouses, more powerful equipment and website, more employees, etc., you need to provide all this with work. This requires aggressive advertising to the maximum. You should take advantage of many advertising opportunities. Look for clients on the Internet, do offline advertising, engage in direct sales, etc. The more advertising tools you use, the better the result. But be sure to record the results and weed out ineffective advertising tools so as not to waste your budgets.

Step 10. Scaling

Your business is working well, bringing in money, you are constantly developing, everything is great! But there are also related directions or neighboring cities. If your business model is successful in your city, then you can open representative offices in other cities. If there is no desire or opportunity to go to neighboring cities, then you can simply capture an adjacent direction, if there is one at all.

For example, if you sell household appliances, you can simultaneously open a repair service and provide paid repair services. If your client’s equipment cannot be repaired, you can always offer him to buy something from your store in exchange. In general, look at your business and I am sure that you will find something to latch on to.

What else can you pay attention to?

When starting a business, there are several parameters that allow you to evaluate how effective your business is at the start; take them seriously:

If your business's net income is above zero, excluding equipment costs and taxes, then your business will survive because it generates some money. If it is below zero, it means your business is burning money and will not have enough loans and investments;

If you have planned sales for 200,000, but sell for 50,000, then this is a reason to seriously adjust your work and, possibly, the plan itself;

You should be comfortable. Business is hard. If you are also constantly having a hard time, then coping with business tasks will be difficult. Give yourself enough comfort that you don't feel left out by running your own business.

How to start and open your own business using a simplified scheme

As promised, I’ll give you a simplified diagram of how to start your own business. Because I have already described all the points above, so I will refer to them here so as not to repeat myself.

I myself have used this scheme more than once, because before I launched very small projects in which a lot could be missed. So the diagram looks like this:

Idea (it should always be there);
Easy planning, you don’t have to write it down, but put the main points on a piece of notebook. This is done in order to draw a model;
A quick test of an idea. Perhaps even without investing and finding money. Or you will need very little money and it will simply be in your savings;
Development and active promotion. After the first orders are received, you can begin active promotion and bring everything to fruition;
Business registration and scaling.

As you can see, I left out registration at the very end, because some business projects can be implemented without registration, because during the test you don’t get so much money that you have to immediately run to report to the tax office for it. But if the business model has shown its efficiency and after active promotion the profits are growing, then the registration should be instant.

But even in the first stages you cannot do without registration if you need retail space, an office or work with companies under contracts, because for this you need at least an individual entrepreneur.

Conclusion

In this article, I told you where to start your business, talked about the mistakes that beginners often make and that I made, and now you know what you need to do before starting your business. Read my website, subscribe to it, and try to start doing your own thing. We will not leave anyone on the site without help. Thank you for your attention!

Best regards, Schmidt Nikolay

Many people ask the question: “I want to start my own business, but where to start?” Realizing that this matter takes a lot of time and effort, people abandon this pipe dream. It’s much easier for them to work for 8 hours, come home, watch TV with their feet up, drink beer with friends and not think about anything. Having your own business is not so easy; it takes up all your free time and forces you to think about your development around the clock. But there are those who are attracted to their own business, as it is independence and the implementation of their own ideas.

A new type of business projects

When getting started, you need to understand how to start your own small business. Today, a type of startup has become popular all over the world. This activity has a short history with a short development time. This concept arose only when a large number of IT companies began to appear around the world that served the narrow-profile needs of various large and middle-class businesses. These firms differ from their “brothers” in that they are looking for free space in the market. They do this in order to introduce their experimental and advanced technologies.

Many people cannot part with the thought: “I want to open my own business, where to start?” They think, reflect and actively begin work. And they succeed. For example, trading various goods and services through a social network. This boom began only a couple of years ago, but has generated a lot of interest among people who are actively involved in these projects. Thanks to such conditions, you do not need to spend your money on unprofitable and expensive retail. There is no need to pay a large amount for rent, utility bills and salaries for your subordinates. You just need to create a page on a social network and upload the necessary pictures with goods, their prices, and then tell a large number of people. And in social networks such a system as “word of mouth” works great. Your friend used your product and then told his friends. And your business will quickly generate good income.

How to open a small business, where to start?

To obtain a loan for - no matter whether it is a traditional scheme or a start-up - you can use banks that finance private entrepreneurship. Unfortunately, the interest rates for business are too high, and not everyone will decide to take such an adventure. When thinking about offering your services, you need to know where to start. Firstly, this is analysis. You need to study everything about your industry: what new technologies are available, what is happening today in the chosen field. For example, a future businessman is sure that his product costs five kopecks, but if it is properly developed and presented to people, it will cost thousands. Only after such an analysis is a startup an excellent scheme for starting your own business.

Franchising

It is necessary to answer another important question: “How to start a business from scratch?” Ideas can be different, perhaps it will be something you can do with your hands, or something you want to do. For example, franchising is when an entrepreneur buys the right to operate under any brand. In addition, you will receive assistance from the owners during opening and constant monitoring of product quality. Remember that there are some successful international and domestic companies operating under the franchising system. For example, the most recognizable fast food restaurant is McDonald's, which has a large number of outlets around the world. The owner of this chain carefully monitors all the goods and the good work of his employees, so that when you come to some country, you feel the same taste of Coca-Cola, burger or ice cream. All McDonald's cashiers and waiters are the friendliest people around the world. This is achieved with their signature “Free cash register” greeting and the offer of a pie with coffee, which cannot be violated, as it is part of the system.

Among domestic franchising projects there are such restaurants as “Yuppie”, “Celentano”, “Kartoplyana Khata”. They have hundreds of sales points in our country and, just like McDonald's, have a unified set of dishes, marketing and design.

How to open a business

A future entrepreneur constantly thinks about this question: “I want to open my own business, where should I start?” For example, you can open a hairdresser, restaurant or store by purchasing a franchise. Before opening, you need to thoroughly analyze the market, competitors and the work of the opened establishments. Will the selected service (product) be in demand, will the acquired franchise be competitive among other representatives.

Business dating

When starting a business, business contacts can help. Most often, you have to resolve issues through friends who work in government agencies. Such connections can help in starting and growing a business. It is also important to provide complete information to future consumers about your services and products. For example, you produce concrete blocks, and for this you need to know about all future buyers in order to offer products on time at an attractive price.

Exploring the area

Today you can easily open your own business. Business ideas for beginners can be different. You can choose and start very quickly, since many are tired of living and working like everyone else. People want something new, unique products. They want to be different from their neighbors in everything: clothes, lifestyle, habits, priorities. Therefore, it has become fashionable to open small private shops with products from farms or special beauty salons only for men.

Relaxation areas such as coffee shops can also be seen. The barista working in such an establishment knows his customers. Some people like coffee, others like cappuccino on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays, and there are also those who prefer their favorite dish on holidays. Such an individual approach to your clients is the key to the success of your business. Therefore, when asking the question: “I want to open my own business, I don’t know where to start?” - first you should study the territory. Then you can understand what exactly people lack.

Choosing a business idea

Where else can newbies look for ideas? Of course, in the industry in which you are well versed. For example, you previously worked in clothing purchasing for a large chain store. And now you understand that it’s time to start a business with minimal investment. You can find ideas for this in everyday life. The Internet is full of offers for selling clothes. Perhaps there are too few children's things in your area, and they are expensive.

In addition, not many can afford shopping in America or Europe, where quality goods cost a penny. If you are asking the question: “I want to open my own business, I have no idea where to start?” - an excellent option would be to create your own online clothing store, where you can buy high-quality children's clothes at low prices.

Travel business

This type of activity is becoming popular among entrepreneurs. Beginners want to open a tourism business, they don’t know where to start. Despite the great competition, this type of activity is attractive due to its cost-effectiveness at the first stage. If you decide to open your own travel agency, then you need to know about some rules.

Tourism legislation identifies three types of activities for licensing:

Travel agency activities.
Tour operator activities.
Timeshare.

To open this type of business, you need to comply with some requirements that are prescribed in the Regulations on licensing of tour operator and travel agency activities. To do this, you will need a premises that you can rent and hire employees. The license is issued both for an ordinary individual entrepreneur and for a legal entity (CJSC, LLC, etc.). For registration you need to pay a state fee of 400 rubles. After this, you need to have a copy of your passport and your signature certified by a notary, which costs about 600 rubles. It is necessary to make a stamp, which will cost approximately 200 rubles, and obtain statistics codes for payment into the state treasury.

Don’t forget about the certificate for booking and selling air travel. Conditions for certification are established by the Federal Aviation Regulations. They include requirements for personnel, premises, security systems and reservations. If you want to sell air tickets yourself, you should sign an agreement with the airline and receive a certificate.

After all the necessary operations, you need to find clients. Advertising will help here. Today there are a huge number of advertising agencies. To somehow stand out from the huge number of offers, first determine the target audience for your travel agency. If you sell sea cruises at a high price, then advertising in a cheap newspaper will not bring you customers. You need to choose business publications or glossy magazines. Special catalogs about tourism and recreation bring a good effect. Before placing advertisements in such publications, you need to come up with and develop your own memorable corporate style.

What you need to open a business

Before you start your business, you need to choose a field of activity. Once the idea has been fully studied and is ready to be brought to life, you need to register your organization. Registration of an individual entrepreneur (IP) is suitable for small businesses. This form of taxation allows you to hire up to 10 employees. In addition, you can register up to six additional types of your activities. But remember that there are some that require a license.

Business plan

There are a variety of business ideas for beginners, and they all require the necessary tool - a business plan. If this document is compiled correctly, it will help your organization in the future. It should include the basics of competitor, customer and market research. In addition, it should include a complete marketing plan for promoting your product.

Business ideas for a certain amount

Do you have a spare amount of money that you want to invest in your business? Opening a business for 100,000 rubles is not difficult. For example, if you know how to take good photographs, then this would be a great idea. Today it has become popular to be a photographer at weddings, various celebrations and individual shoots. To do this you need to purchase:

Good camera.
Tripods.
Lighting equipment.

For 100,000 rubles you can buy coffee machines and install them in places where they will be popular. These could be institutes, hospitals, parking lots, etc. Do not forget that you will have to resolve some issues regarding rental, constant maintenance of the machine, etc.

Working as a manicurist is perfect for girls. This amount will be spent on training, advertising and the purchase of necessary materials.

Another option is a small tailoring shop. To open such a business, you need to manage your funds correctly. To do this, you need to purchase samples of materials and equipment. If you have a small apartment, then rent a room. If you do not have sewing skills, then hire employees and be sure to advertise.

Your profitable business depends on the organization. You can arrange it as written above, or you can sign contracts with employees so that they can work on their own machines. And you will only find clients and take your percentage for it. This is usually done in small hairdressing salons. Thanks to this option, you don't have to spend money on advertising. If you think carefully, then every problem has its own solution. In any case, business is a big risk.

Business projects

“Where else can you find business ideas for beginners?” - you ask. Many inexperienced entrepreneurs are helped by their more mature “colleagues” who are already successfully developing their business. Thanks to their advice, you can draw up your first business plan for your own business or find a franchise. Experts recommend avoiding those activities that are widespread. For example, such as nail salons. The best choice will be those that have little competitiveness.

A great activity is selling as a small business. Where to start depends on each specific case. For example, to sell costume jewelry, you need to find a wholesaler whose prices are lower than others. In addition, you can easily make money on the Internet. Many people prefer exchange trading, such as Forex. If this is a dense forest for you, then you will have to spend time learning.

To understand what kind of business you can start, first evaluate your own strengths. If you are a good hockey player, you will not be able to win a game of bowling based on the fact that these two activities are sports. Passion for business depends on what you are good at, where you know all the intricacies of the market and are confident that you yourself will devote 100% to your business. Remember that profit does not come immediately. It may take some time. It could be a month or two. This is especially true for start-up businesses, in which minimal funds are invested. Considering these conditions, as well as applying the tips, you will turn your business into a profitable enterprise. Potential clients will become regular clients for you.

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Everyone would like to become the owner of their own business and gain financial independence. However, before starting your business from scratch, you need to prepare.

Small business is a good start

The best start to financial independence and self-reliance is provided by a small business. Now there are many varieties of it. And you can start your business from scratch with minimal investment, practically without leaving your home.

At the same time, it doesn’t matter what business to start from scratch. The main thing is to come up with an idea that can bring profit, make a plan, find funds to get started and overcome all the obstacles that will arise on the path to success.

In any case, starting your own business from scratch must start with an idea. The main condition is that it must be sufficiently original and correspond to personal interests.

To create your business from scratch, you need to overcome many obstacles. This can only be done if you are truly interested in what you are doing.

Some effective ideas to help you start a business from scratch

One of the options for starting a business from scratch is to make small souvenirs with your own hands. They can be sold through stores (with a percentage of sales) or via the Internet. Or open your own stall at the market.

Great ideas include quilling (making paintings, photo frames, invitations and the like from rolled paper). At the same time, the cost of production is minimal - only paper and glue. And the cost of the finished product is determined by the skill of the manufacturer.

For those who want to start a business from scratch, news sites give ideas. For example, the advent of glow-in-the-dark paper led to the appearance of glowing refrigerator magnets. Let's calculate the profitability of such an idea:

You need to purchase paper ($3.07), from which you can make 11-12 blanks; magnetic forms ($0.24 for small wholesale purchases). The image is printed on an inkjet printer ($1 per sheet). The total cost of the magnet is $0.62. The retail price of the finished magnet is $1.22. Thus, a business from scratch brings 100% profit with minimal costs and good turnover.

For those starting a business from scratch, ideas can come to mind at any time. For example, at night you can come up with a glowing hourglass. By filling an hourglass ($1.6) purchased from an online store with phosphor ($1.9), we get an original souvenir worth $8-$10.

Many craftsmen who want to start their business from scratch can get ideas from a tool lying around the house. Those knowledgeable in construction can not only renovate apartments (which is quite trivial), but also rent out their own construction tools.

And flower lovers can organize the production of phytowalls - metal gratings with plants, boxes for soil and pipes for automatic watering. This design is fashionable, original, and in demand. But most importantly, it requires minimal investment for production. And any novice florist can start this business from scratch.

It turns out that there are many directions and types of activities. When thinking about what kind of business to start from scratch, you need to focus on your own preferences. But when planning your business from scratch, ideas need to be developed based on some kind of knowledge.

The Business Youth training course will help you gain special knowledge on how to develop a business from scratch. After all, you don’t just need to come up with your own business. It needs to be developed and made profitable. A team of like-minded people led by experienced teachers will help you achieve success.

How to organize your own business - 6 simple steps that will help you decide what business is worth implementing and what you need to do for it!

Quit your boring job and be your own boss.

This is what the dream of every second modern person looks like.

At the same time, we are not talking about hope for an inheritance that fell from the sky, but about reflections, how to organize your business.

No matter how shrouded in myths and complexities the world of small business may seem from the outside, this area will always attract people.

Although, in addition to the far-fetched dark sides of private entrepreneurship, there are also bright sides that do not entirely correspond to reality.

Among the common myths about your business:

I will work 4 hours a day.

And then 4 more, and again and again.

Having your own business is a 24/7 job.

Even in moments of rest, your head will be busy solving work issues.

Money will fall from the sky.

For the first six months, some entrepreneurs do not make a profit at all.

And when it appears, it is often spent on business development.

My product is simply super and will be in guaranteed demand.

Who told you about this?

If the results of the analytical studies carried out, then there is a possibility.

But if intuition is a big question mark.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg!

However, if you are firmly convinced that you want to start a business, you should move from guesswork to practice.

More precisely, to 6 steps that will help an entrepreneur start a business.

Step 1. Evaluate the pros and cons of the idea of starting your own business

You may be surprised, but the idea of organizing a business has not only obvious advantages, but also disadvantages.

Advantages of your business	Disadvantages of working for yourself
You decide your own working hours.	No one and nothing gives you a 100% guarantee of stability and success.
The level of earnings depends only on your efforts.	Nobody will pay you for overtime.
Unpleasant or difficult tasks can be delegated.	Sometimes a business may require your participation even in the middle of the night.
The experience of running your own business often helps in life.	You become responsible for everything. The failure of the business is entirely your fault.
You are not limited in choosing a niche.	It’s easy to get carried away and push family, hobbies, and relaxation into the background.

Sometimes the idea of starting your own business is not suitable for a particular person, who can achieve much more if he works under someone else’s leadership.

If the shortcomings do not bother you at all, you can go directly to the organization.

Step 2. Decide in which area to organize your business.

If you are not that happy person who knows exactly what you want to do, you will have to rack your brains over choosing an idea for a business.

A couple of tips to help you do this:

Analyze what you have.

Hobbies, interests, useful skills, interesting acquaintances - all this needs to be written down on a piece of paper and thought about.

It happens that what he did before was just for the soul.

Don't try to be an innovator.

We are inspired by examples such as Steve Jobs.

But organizing a business does not mean coming up with something completely original.

Think about the Starbucks empire.

Were they the first to come up with the idea of selling coffee?

Present the idea to your loved ones.

If friends or relatives are not interested, how can you expect delight from other people?

Separate what you want from what you really want.

Let's say you dream of moving in fashionable circles.

If you are interested in design or even have a knack for sewing clothes, there is a chance you can make it.

But if everything is limited by the desire to “be cool,” you are more likely to burn out and quit the business.

Step 3. Create a business plan for the business you decide to organize.

An integral step how to organize your business, is to write a business plan.

This is not only a personal “guide” for an entrepreneur, but also a tool for obtaining investments.

The document can be ordered from a specialized company, but it is much better to draw it up yourself.

You may feel insufficiently competent in some matters.

But no outsider can understand and present your business as well.

The structure of a business plan usually does not change depending on the chosen niche.

The document specifies legal information about the company, its founders, business goals and objectives, organizational issues, and provides analytical information about the market and potential risks.

The most important section, according to the majority, is, of course, financial calculations.

The main attention of investors and banks will be paid to information about how much money is needed to open a business and how quickly the investment will pay off.

It will help you soberly evaluate the idea of organizing a business.

Sometimes at this stage conclusions about risks, unaccounted details, and even the inappropriateness of opening a case “pop up.”

Lack of analysis is the reason that more than 70% of companies close after six months or a year.

Tips for writing a business plan:

Carry out thorough tests.

Information about competitors, demand for products, forecasts for the development of the chosen niche - all this matters.

The business plan should be as brief as possible.

Just do not reduce the volume by excluding some important sections or facts.

It is enough to remove the “water” and write to the point.

All data must be confirmed.

Not a single figure should be included in the plan just because “you think so.”

All information must be confirmed by calculations or reference to competent sources.

Don't miss the details.

If you've never written a business plan, it's worth studying a couple of examples.

They can highlight some details that may be missed when drafting a document.

For example, it is not enough to simply indicate a list of equipment for a business.

The entrepreneur must know who will install it, in what time frame and how, and how much it will cost.

Return to the plan after a while.

A plan is needed not only to obtain financing and organize a business.

You need to work with it as if it were an instruction manual, regularly return to the document, and make adjustments.

Step 4. Find a source from which you will finance your business.

Along with the question of how to organize a business, entrepreneurs ask themselves: where will they get the money for this?

If you have an idea, a business plan and the only question is financing, there are several options:

Source	Description
Personal funds	For your first business, it is better to use personal capital. Some ideas do not require large investments. If you are employed, start saving part of your salary to realize your dreams. This way you can gradually create your own source of funding. When an entrepreneur manages personal money, the attitude becomes more serious and decisions become more thoughtful.
Borrow from friends	It is believed that if you are going to borrow money, it is better to borrow from “your own people” rather than from a bank. In practice, this often leads to problems in the future, especially if the business fails. This method of financing is best used only by experienced businessmen who can set deadlines for repayment of debts and provide guarantees.
Investors	If the idea on which you want to organize a business seems very tempting and promising to you, attract investors to its implementation. You may not even imagine how many people there are “with money” who would be happy to increase it by investing in someone else’s business. You can search for investors on special exchanges or forums.
Bank loan	The most popular, but frightening option is where to get the money. Firstly, in order for a business to be financed, the business plan will have to undergo serious testing by specialists. Secondly, you will be required to guarantee the repayment of the loan (collateral, surety). And, it is worth repeating, it is better for novice entrepreneurs not to take such risks. But if you are confident in your abilities and in your business, you can try using special banking programs for small businesses.
State support	Some business niches can be financed by the state. Support for small businesses extends to those projects related to construction, modern technologies, and various industries. If you decide to organize a business that will create jobs and contribute to the development of the country or region, you can try your luck in the competition for such financial support.

Step 5. Register to organize your business legally.

If we are talking about a serious business, and not a small part-time job, the activity must be registered.

Many people believe that at first it is quite possible to do without this.

Indeed, for some types of business you can arrange a test month or two to decide whether you will do this in the future.

Otherwise, you will have to waste time and nerves to close the case.

In other situations, an LLC is absolutely necessary because:

Without documents, you will not be able to get an investment, loan or grant.
Clients trust registered companies more.
Activities without registration may result in fines and sanctions, including the closure of the company.

The choice between an individual entrepreneur and an LLC is difficult for beginning entrepreneurs.

It is impossible to give uniform advice here.

A businessman must weigh the pros and cons and decide what is most suitable for his situation.

	Advantages	Flaws
IP	There are a number of relaxations in the tax system. It’s easy to organize – it won’t take much time and money. The list of required documents is small. Business profits can be freely disposed of.	Insurance premiums must be paid even when the individual entrepreneur is not functioning and does not generate income. It is believed that individual entrepreneurs are undignified. For example, government orders are almost guaranteed to be given only to LLCs. An individual entrepreneur cannot engage in certain types of activities (for example, those requiring a license).
OOO	Can be organized by several founders. Instills more confidence among potential partners and clients. Insurance premiums are paid only from employee salaries. When the LLC is not operating, payments also stop.	It cannot work on its own; there must be at least one employee - the director. It is necessary to maintain accounting records. Income can only be spent on justified purposes. It is difficult to withdraw profits.

Step 6. Promote and develop your business that you were able to organize.

Organizing a business is only the first step towards independence and financial stability.

The business needs to be developed and scaled.

The key to success is quality work.

No order should be completed with the thought: “it turned out so-so, but next time it will be better.”

People are not always willing to share their positive impressions of cooperation, but still, a personal recommendation works more effectively than a dozen billboards.

However, if a customer has a particularly negative experience, they will definitely write a bad review!

An established customer base is the backbone of a business.

When you have managed to organize a business, start collecting data about your users and work with this information.

Be sure to save money.

The first income is inspiring, especially if we are talking about impressive amounts.

However, it will not be possible to develop a business without investments.

Make it a rule to send at least a third of your profits “back” to the needs of the business.

This will allow you to promote your business and scale it in the future.

The video below schematically presents the process of organizing a business:

If you were wondering how to organize your business to quickly and easily earn mountains of gold, you will be disappointed.

But the person who really assesses the risks, finds an interesting sales proposal and invests all the time in the business will definitely achieve success!

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