Starting a business is not something to take lightly. It is not something that just happens overnight or by accident. In fact, before you even get to the hard work of running a business, there is the hard work of planning a business. If you can’t put the work in to brainstorming ideas for your business, you are not going to be able to build and run a business with any success. Planning is the vital, first step that you must take.
The Big Questions and Details
Of course, the first part of your planning should be to decide to start a business. That seems easy enough, but now there are a dozen questions that you have to brainstorm answers for. This is where you grab a couple of dry-erase boards, some different colored markers and get to work. What is your business going to focus on, what kind of business will it be? What is the best location for this type of business? Who will your customers be and how will you market to them?
Along with determining the type of business that you want to start, you will have other major details like how much will it cost to start this business, where will the money come from and how long will it take before you are seeing a profit from your new business? Every question that you answer may bring up two or three new questions and that is fine — that is part of the brainstorming process. Just write the new questions down on one board or in one color and then come up with solutions on another board.
Minor Questions and Details
Other things, that are not really pressing, might also come into your head. You might wonder how you will decorate your space or whether you will have an office onsite. You might be thinking about things like the utilities, the fixtures and other details that are going to come up while you are brainstorming. The more you think of now, the fewer surprises you are likely to have down the road. But, keep in mind that no matter what, you are going to end up getting some surprises. There is no way that you will be able to come up with everything in just one session.
The big advantage of brainstorming your business planning ideas is that you will see exactly what goes into starting a business and how much real work you will have to put into it.
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