subject: The Trick to Starting a Small Business [print this page] The Trick to Starting a Small Business The Trick to Starting a Small Business
While it may not be evident, Harley Davidson and Apple both have something in common. They started out in a small garage and are now two of the most recognized icons in America. If you are considering starting a small business, you may not have the idea of becoming an icon, but more than one small business has done so. The trick to starting a small business is not so much planning the start, but planning for the long term. Yes it is important to start a small business right, but just as important is having a long range vision of what you want to accomplish in six months, a year, five years, and so on.
If you have considered starting a small business, then you probably already know what you are going to do. However, have you given thought to what you are going to do once you start a small business? If you haven't, then now is the time to give it some thought. As you give the question of where you want to go some thought consider what your long term goals are. Do you want a business that will eventually pay for your retirement? Or do you want a business that eventually becomes the dominant product in its area? The answers to these questions will help you make decisions that you may have never thought of when you were starting a small business.
Whether you just want starting a small business to lead to a little bit of extra income, or you plan to be the next Bill Gates, having a long distance vision of where you want to go is important. Once you establish you long term plan, the next step is educating yourself on what it will take to get to where you want to go. Just like starting a small business, growing one requires just as much thought and education. Luckily there are plenty of resources that address this very issue and if you take the time to search tem out you will be very glad you did so.
