| Self employment has increased over 12.2 million | | | | tackle your business plan. This is an important step |
| people according to a study on the Small Business | | | | because it determines the future direction of your |
| Administration website. Would you like to join them | | | | business. |
| and start your own small business? | | | | 5. |
| You can, it's really a simple process. | | | | Once you have completed both the market survey |
| 1. | | | | and your business plan, you need to develop a |
| The first step is the hardest. Convincing your inner | | | | marketing plan. This is your most important step. |
| critic that you can succeed on your own, without a | | | | Without customers you have a hobby, not a |
| steady paycheck. This inner critic needs to be tamed | | | | business. |
| and shown its error. You do this by educating | | | | 6. |
| yourself. Study everything you can find on your | | | | In this step, you execute your business and |
| chosen path. | | | | marketing plans. Careful sustained marketing will |
| 2. | | | | generate a constant trickle of new customers for |
| Next you will have to prepare yourself to succeed. | | | | your business to grow on. |
| Make sure that you have the means to support | | | | 7. |
| yourself for at least six months, a year is better. | | | | Give your customers the absolutely best customer |
| 3. | | | | service they have ever received, and watch your |
| While you are accumulating your living expenses and | | | | business take off. |
| operating capital, start your market survey. A market | | | | You can use your computer skills to create a better |
| survey will help you determine if there is indeed a | | | | life for you and your family. You don't need the skills |
| market for your services. It will also tell you how to | | | | of a super geek, just determination, desire and |
| market your services and how much to charge. | | | | persistence. |
| 4. | | | | Do you have what it takes? |
| After completing your market survey, it's time to | | | | |