Believe it or not, there is a big difference between building a business and being self-employed. The advantages of self-employment is that you can build a steady stream of revenue faster. The drawback is, if you don't work you don't get paid.
Let 's deal with starting a business first.
1. Can you solve problems or would you rather walk away?
2. Do you have experience and contacts to build your customer base?
3.Do you have financial resources to get you through the "start-up" phase?
4. Do you have true family support?
5. Face it, you will have to "sell". Whether you have a product, a service, an idea. You have to sell it to somebody.
6. Can you be honest about yourself?
Do you have any business experience? The three biggies are operations, or the actual doing the work of your business. Marketing, there it is; sales, media relations, etc. to get the word out. Lastly management, working on rather than in you business; legal, financial and personnel issues.
