Becoming an entrepreneur isn’t that easy to do. After all, while there many be many successful entrepreneurs to take inspiration from, the very nature of being an entrepreneur means you have to break new ground, to try something new, and to be innovative. Otherwise, you’d try and work for an established business, which would be much easier and probably much more secure decision for your personal finances.
Entrepreneurialism isn’t a status, but a willingness to try and strike out to do what no one else could do, or has the idea to try. This isn’t easy. It’s why many people will plan for years while in their usual jobs before jumping out, or when being made redundant, will use the insight, networked contacts and courage they’ve gathered to begin the startup they’ve thought of for so long.
Finding your feet, then, is the first step. In this post, and a little help from the best entrepreneurial operating system, you’ll be able to find the grounding you need for success. With that in mind, please consider:
What Do You Hope To Achieve?
“Profit” isn’t a good enough answer. Entrepreneurs with a vision they can work on, and goals they hope to achieve, as well as problems they aim to solve, find their direction much easier to identify. Perhaps, after years in the construction industry, you found that building tools could have been designed to be much more ergonomic than they are. You aim to refine some of these, so as to prevent or reduce the statistics of back injuries and on-site calamities replete within the industry. That’s a solid goal, and shows you have the basis for entrepreneurialism. Such a goal can be justification to strike out on your own.
Do You Have To Go It Alone?
No entrepreneur is an island, and two minds are better than one. For this reason, it might be that through trusted industry contacts or partners you genuinely trust, you find it worthwhile to connect and perhaps complement your own skillset with someone who can fill out the other functions. Perhaps you’re the best at engineering and product design, your partner, who you can trust, is great at marketing and bookkeeping. Entrepreneurialism doesn’t have to be a solo fight, but a joint effort you have a say in.
Start Small
It’s easy to think that all entrepreneurs are wearing $10,000 suits and driving the coolest new car in order to keep up an image, but these are rarely anything more than marketing investments. Start small, be that renting a small office space to work from (or increasingly, working remotely), and don’t be afraid to keep your design subtle, minimal, and wait until the patent is filed and accepted before you present or share your idea. Run a test prototype of your product or service, and sample with a few chosen clients. Refine and grow gently. Don’t walk before you run. It will help you avoid making issues that could have been avoided.
With this advice, we hope you can better find your feet as a promising entrepreneur, in all the ways that count.
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