Small Business Ideas

Opening a Small Business
By Terry Kyle

1. Recognize why you want to set up your own small business. It’s like going to the hardware store thinking that you want a drill, when in fact you actually just need a hole. What’s the difference? The difference is that having a laser-focused, crystal-clear outline of what you want at the end can massively accelerate progress towards that goal. Imagine if an overweight person went on a diet with no pound-loss goal or time frame goals e.g. “I want to lose 10 pounds in the next 30 days”. Their diet would probably not succeed. (more…)

How to Have More Success With Your Business by Setting Goals
By Shirley van der Laar

All successful businesses start with definite goals. We all dream of what we would like in our lives. Have you ever written them down? Putting pen to paper makes it much more real and clarifies your thoughts.

Sort out your many fragmented thoughts and really think about what you would like, what you would really like. Then write them down. As you write your dreams down visualize what your life would be like if your dream was a reality. Sometimes it is necessary to change your life and get out of your comfort zone to achieve the dream. Are you prepared to do that? (more…)