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A SIMPLE PLAN FOR STARTING A BUSINESS

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Starting a business, whether it is a 'small business'

where you work out of an office or a 'home based

business' you run out of a corner of your bedroom, you

can drastically change your life through a very simple

plan.

Starting a business is not something you jump into.

When you are working a simple plan, starting a

business is something you GROW into.

How do you make a simple plan for growth when

starting a business?

1. Groundwork of your simple plan is crucial when

starting a business.



Find someone that was successful in starting a

business in your industry, watch them, interview them,

find out everything you can about what they did when

they were starting a business. Then, write a simple

plan outlining what they do all day.

In order to have what they have, you must do what

they do, so find out what percentage of their day is

spent, for instance, on the telephone making calls,

receiving calls and the type of calls.

2. Divide your time.

The next step in your simple plan as you are starting a

business is to divide your time like your mentor. Use

the same percentage of the total hours, as you will not

work the same hours they do.



The 'secret to success' is not in the hours, it is how you

spend them! By following the simple plan outlined

here, you make the most of your hours, and get the

most out of everything as you are starting a business

with a simple plan of success.

3. Set your Goals.

A vital piece of success when starting a business is

that you have a goal in mind and work your simple plan

to get there.

Without a destination (a specific income amount, a

personal item like a car or boat, or simply an amount

set aside in savings), how will you know you arrived?



4. Track your progress.

Divide your goal into days, weeks, months and/or

years to quickly know what is required to reach your

destination.

Check your progress often. You will know quickly if you

are sticking to your original goal or if you are ahead or

behind schedule.

Just like a road trip, as you are starting a business,

you will likely come across some detours, that's OK. On

vacation, just as in starting a business, if you find a

road blocked or a path impassible, you simply find

another way.

And, just as on vacation, include in your simple plan a

few hours here/there for such 'emergencies'. If you find



you have no emergencies, simply choose something

else that will get you closer to your destination, or just

relax and enjoy where you are.

5. Work ON your business, not only IN your

business.

In starting a business, you must set aside part of your

time to plan, set goals, promote and advertise your

business, not simply work along in your business,

doing the things you do.

When starting a business, a simple form of advertising

is a website. The more people that see what you have

to offer, the quicker your business will grow.

You could go door-to-door, telling everyone about your

website (not a simple plan!), or maximize your time by



posting articles online where many people see them.

This is overlooked by many as they are starting a

business, and one of the reasons they fail...

As your business grows, you will do less advertising

and begin to work your simple plan toward the 'IN your

business' phase.

6. Give excellent Customer Service.

Upset customers kill more business than you can

imagine. Find a way to work with them, or simply give

them their money back. Losing customers is something

you cannot afford when you are just starting a

business!

So many people simply do not make the time to



provide quality service to their customers. Do not let

that happen to you!

With a little planning and goal setting, follow through

each week and simply repeating the process, you can

change your business from flat to cash in a short

amount of time.

When starting a business, if you follow the simple plan

we have outlined here, you are already a success!

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