Congratulations! You decided to leave the corporate rat race to start your own business and become an entrepreneur. After a careful analysis of your skills and know-how, you are convinced that you want to be your own boss and have what it takes to succeed. But do you know where and what to start? The first thing to remember is that there is no surefire formula for … [Read more...] about How to Start a Business: 3 Roads to Becoming an Entrepreneur
How to Start a Business
How to Come Up with New Business Ideas
Entrepreneurship is something many people dream of, but only few bring to fruition. Why is owning your own company so hard to achieve? The difficulty in this journey, for most people, lies in identifying the starting place and answering the question, What can I do to become a successful entrepreneur? The process involves discovering a gap in the current marketplace and then … [Read more...] about How to Come Up with New Business Ideas
How to Start a Tanning Salon Business — With Nothing?
QUESTION ON Starting a Tanning Bed Business With Nothing I would like to start a tanning bed business, but I'm clueless as to where to start. I don't have the money or ANY means of borrowing it from friends or family, since our family friends live from paycheck to paycheck. I also don't have any clue as to where to even begin to start researching. - … [Read more...] about How to Start a Tanning Salon Business — With Nothing?
How to Start a Flower Shop Business
QUESTION ON Starting a Flower Shop Business I am looking to start my own business. I would love to buy somewhere and start up a florist business but I am scared. I have always wanted to start my own flower shop business. Please help me I don't know where else to turn to. - Christine, Florida ANSWER Dear Christine: There's not a whole lot of information here to … [Read more...] about How to Start a Flower Shop Business
Starting a Retail Clothing Store Business
QUESTION ON Starting a Retail Clothing Store A friend and I are wanting to start a retail clothing store. We are doing our research on grants, loans and the such, but my main question is where to start once we do get the money. Do we look for locations immediately and secure one, or do we look for inventory, or so on? I also would like some advice. We are both young, in our … [Read more...] about Starting a Retail Clothing Store Business