And you also need to be prepared for possible difficulties and setbacks. How to create and open your own business is in our article.
Ideas are in the air
With what to begin? First, you need to decide on the scope of activity: just think about what your soul is and what you can do very well? For example, if you know how to sew well, you can open a workshop for tailoring and repairing clothes. And if you know English well, then the translation agency. Even if nothing comes to mind, it does not matter! As always, the Internet will come to the rescue: dial "business ideas from scratch," and it will give you a batch of interesting projects, even with ready-made business plans. And on some sites there are forums where the participants discuss in detail the options for entrepreneurship, they look for and find partners. Secondly, engage in self-education. For example, the basics of accounting and marketing you just use.
Business plan
To find out how profitable your business will be, you need to create a business plan. This is a kind of economic program that will help to systematize losses and profits. Remember, a well-crafted business plan can become a pledge of future investments in your business, for example, if you come for a loan to a bank. The first step is to think about the potential buyer of your products or services. In other words, you must conduct market research, identify competitors. And at this moment to come up with your own exclusive idea - how to give the same thing as competitors, but with your "chip." Among equal prices and terms of cooperation, the buyer makes an emotional choice: therefore high professionalism and excellent service must be backed up with some kind of pleasant bonus. Offer special packing of the goods, free delivery - and every casual customer can become permanent.
Calculation business
If you register as an individual entrepreneur, you do not have to create a charter, register a statutory fund, you do not need to open a bank account, hire employees, you can work without printing. You just need to diligently fill out the book of income and expenses, as well as monthly pay a single tax and tax to the Pension Fund. Here are some starting costs, without which you can not do.
- Company registration. Most likely, you will need the advice of an experienced lawyer, as the registration procedure is rather confusing for the beginner. The lawyer will help determine the form of your company (PE, SPD), prepare the constituent documents, submit them to the registration authorities and funds. But you can deal with documents yourself.
- Licenses. If your activity is subject to licensing, then it will also require costs. And not so much the license itself, as the fulfillment of the conditions for its receipt.
- The room. The office can be arranged in your apartment, but if you plan to visit customers, then take them at home somehow untenable. In this case, it is better to rent a room near the metro station. Take care of furniture, office equipment and cash register. And if you plan to open a mini-production, the bulk of your expenses will be for equipment.
- Monthly you have to pay for rent, phone and advertising, as well as salaries for employees. The further costs already depend on the type of your business. Agree that the cost items of the firm "for making cakes to order" differ from the business of mini-car wash. In any case, it is important to calculate well the profitability of your enterprise and find out when the invested amount will pay off.
Where can I get the money?
This is a key question. If personal savings are not enough, you can borrow from relatives or acquaintances. Or take a loan from the bank. Many banks will offer you their lending terms - true, on the security of real estate and with high interest. But before you borrow money from anyone, think carefully: according to statistics, almost 70% of new firms stop their activities in the first year. You must be 100% sure that your business will bring profit. The best way to "transition" to individual activities is to leave for freelancing. Start small - find out from the inside the business that you are going to do. Do not count on quick success, be patient and do not doubt for one minute of your own strength. To be your own boss is not only very responsible, but also nice. It means to be the master of your own life.
Easy start
With initial capital did not work out at all? Moreover, you were fired? Even in this situation, do not despair! If you are registered with the employment service and found unemployed, you can participate in a special program that allows you to start your business from scratch. To do this, you need to listen to the course of professional training in the basics of business organization. Then, develop and protect your own business plan before the commission. And then get a one-time payment in the amount of the annual amount of unemployment assistance, which you are entitled to by law. This is a good start, you will agree. In addition, employment centers provide information and consulting services, organize seminars.