If you are ready to wave goodbye to your nine to five, relinquish your excellent promotion prospects and say adieu to your steady wage, then the chances are that you’re ready for the world of entrepreneurship. Setting up a business is difficult in any economic climate, but perhaps more so in these volatile times.
Always start by setting up your business utr number ( Unique Taxpayer Reference ). It is important to remember, you’ll need your company UTR number when it comes to submitting your tax return to HRMC, you want it to be as easy as possible, making sure you do not make any possible mistakes.
As a novice, it’s all too easy to fall into some perilous financial, business and marketing rabbit holes, never to emerge again. Take a look at this guide that will show you three major pitfalls to avoid as a newbie entrepreneur.
Finances
When you are setting up your startup, the chances are that you will need to seek funding to act as capital. You could choose to venture to the bank manager and pitch your idea. However, this may have limited success, and you may not be able to harness the full funding potential of your business.
Instead, seek out the knowledge, advice and financial prowess of a business angel or explore the very postmodern funding method of crowdfunding. By tapping these relatively new and young markets, you could increase the visibility of your business, the number of investors taking an interest and the funding available to you as an entrepreneur.
It’s vital that you understand the financial legislation and laws regarding your chosen industry. You don’t want to fall foul of corporate law and need bail bonds assistance because of your own ignorance. Get clued up and sort out your documentation, paperwork and legal obligations.
Social Media
Don’t debate whether you need Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. You do. Period. Being visible online is vital to the success of your new business no matter what sector you are in. This is your chance to embrace the millennial communication method of choice, converse with your followers in a more meaningful way and direct traffic to your website.
More hits will hopefully mean more sales which will hopefully mean more profits. With any luck, your social media prowess will increase your following. Your global reach will be enhanced, and you may find that you are tapping a new market overseas without even putting in too much effort. Social media is free so utilize it.
Don’t Expand Too Quickly
While you might be tempted to grow your startup as soon as possible, make sure that you don’t run before you can walk. Allow your processes to embed and make sure that you have adequate cash flow before you attempt to expand. Expansion inevitably costs money, and you shouldn’t attempt it if this risks the supply chain or quality of the service that you provide to your current customers. Make sure that you build upon your positive reputation, secure those exceptional online reviews and exploit them.
Blogging (Extra)
If your are looking to start your own blog, you are at the right place. There is no easy route in life and if they are telling you it is easy to do, run from those peoples. See one of my best blog post on the subject…
Is it really easy beeing a blogger ? It is not but, with the right guidance, tools and drive!!! It could become one of the best business, side hustle,money making machine for you and your family.
My story is fairly simple, i was looking for a avenue to share my ideas and knowledges to the world but was always hesitante to plunge onto the world of blogging. We see online, all those incredible success stories but i do know there is also the stories that are not talk about, the setbacks, deception, discourage.
I’m someone commited to my craft and that’s one of the reason i decided to create my blog, to share my voice to the world. There is a lot to do when starting a Blog, mine is up only since July 2018, i have a lot more to do and work on.
Before starting, the only thing i could say is: Don’t compare yourself to other bloggers, yes you could take advise, learn from their establish blogs but work on your own thing, you have a unique voice and should be proud of it.
I will explain below the simple tips to start a blog on the right foot, what to do and not to do… There is so much to consider but with a daily task in hand , it is a lot easier to follow the progress of your company : your Blog.
Let’s Begin.
I’m laying out a general overview on how to start your blog from scratch and at the same time, you will have the best blogging tips, i have under my umbrella.
Subject.
Start by looking for a subject that you are passionate about, you cannot stop talking about… Don’t forget once you have a blog in place, you need to have the motivation and drive to talk about the same subject over and over again. Imagine, working on your blog for the last year and you wake up one morning with no more drive for your blog because your motivation is dry, the subject need to be close to your heart.
Name.
Looking for a online name could be a little bit challenging when starting out because you could have the best idea in the world but keep in mind , your name should be relevant to the subject attach to your website. Having a online presence among others is quiet a task, so to have the chances on our side, why not have a name that is easily remembered and simple.
As a example: It took me a week to find the name for my website, since i wanted to talk about finances evendo my main work in life is computer engineering. Always been attracted by numbers, how to save money, how to make it work once invested,living a simple life so you have enough time for the family.
What is your drive, why do you have a blog in the first place? Share your knowledge, make money (we all want that i presume), it is liberating also to wright. It feel like a therapy, your feeding your blog with information so you have enough space to let new information flowing through your mind.
To learn more , read the full article ===> Blogging for Success.
As a new entrepreneur, you want to be able to compete with your rivals from the get-go. By following this guide, you will be able to secure funding, enhance your business vision, utilize social media and embed your processes to ensure that your new business thrives.
Stanley
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