In this chapter, Bolles explains how to start your own business.
So what if you can't find a job that suits you? Maybe you just don't want to work for someone else. Well, why not start a business? "According to some surveys, up to 80% of all workers have toyed with this idea at some point in their lives." Some examples of dreams that people may have are opening their own bake shop, selling jewelry, or even creating their own website where they can teach people how to "go green." You might not even have any ideas yet, but you just know that you want to be your own boss and are open to suggestions.
By giving 3 case histories, Bolles makes his point on how starting a business can be fairly easy or very difficult. After reading them, he points out what things they all have in common:
a.) The individuals didn't need a ton of money to start up.
b.) The individuals had to do a lot of research in order to be successful.
c.) The individuals all used the Internet as s key tool in helping them expose their product, service, or expertise to the public.
d.) None of the individuals went down the traditional path that most would think to do.
If you are unsure what kind of business to launch, you should follow the 4 steps to see what you might do.
Write: Start with reading Chapter 7 again, which is understand who you truly are. It is a good idea to get out a blank sheet of paper and write down any ideas you may come up with. Then, you can write your resume along with the guidance of Chapter 2 on how to write your resume.
Read: By now, hopefully you have 3 different business ventures thought up. Bolles provides multiple websites to take a peek at regarding "all the virtues and perils running your own business." Websites like Working Solo, Small Business Administration, and A Small Business Expert, just to name a few.
Explore: With your business in mind, "you must find out what skills, knowledge, or experience it takes to make this kind of business idea work, by interviewing several business owners." This is known as List A. Then you need to make a list of skills, knowledge, or experience that you have. This is known as List B. By subtracting List B from A, you get what skills, knowledge, or experience you are missing, which is List C. List C is names of friends or co workers that do have these skills that you lack that might be able to help with your business.
Get Feedback: Are you cut out for creating your own business? You can find out on Working Solo. This is link is a self-examination type questionnaire that you can fill out which "encourages you to ask the hard questions."
a.) The individuals didn't need a ton of money to start up.
b.) The individuals had to do a lot of research in order to be successful.
c.) The individuals all used the Internet as s key tool in helping them expose their product, service, or expertise to the public.
d.) None of the individuals went down the traditional path that most would think to do.
If you are unsure what kind of business to launch, you should follow the 4 steps to see what you might do.
Write: Start with reading Chapter 7 again, which is understand who you truly are. It is a good idea to get out a blank sheet of paper and write down any ideas you may come up with. Then, you can write your resume along with the guidance of Chapter 2 on how to write your resume.
Read: By now, hopefully you have 3 different business ventures thought up. Bolles provides multiple websites to take a peek at regarding "all the virtues and perils running your own business." Websites like Working Solo, Small Business Administration, and A Small Business Expert, just to name a few.
Explore: With your business in mind, "you must find out what skills, knowledge, or experience it takes to make this kind of business idea work, by interviewing several business owners." This is known as List A. Then you need to make a list of skills, knowledge, or experience that you have. This is known as List B. By subtracting List B from A, you get what skills, knowledge, or experience you are missing, which is List C. List C is names of friends or co workers that do have these skills that you lack that might be able to help with your business.
Get Feedback: Are you cut out for creating your own business? You can find out on Working Solo. This is link is a self-examination type questionnaire that you can fill out which "encourages you to ask the hard questions."
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