Reader Question - Starting A Company
Evan,
I wanted to start a small importing/exporting company buying and selling handbags and ladies accessories. Can you give me direction as to what the best steps to take are? Also if there are any resources that I can research or use to get this going?
Thanks.
Karmela
Karmela,
Congratulations on your ambition to start a business!
My top three suggestions for you are the following:
1) Model Success. Find someone who has achieved business success who you admire. Look at people in your industry as well as outside your industry. For example, who is the most successful importing / exporting company right now for handbags? What about importers / exporters for other products? Who are some other successful entrepreneurs you look up to? By studying their stories and learning how they got started you can create a model of success for your own business. For some ideas you can visit my Modeling Masters blog at http://www.evancarmichael.com/Masters/Masters.html
2) Start Small. As an entrepreneur you�re bound to have many great ideas as to where your business can go. There are always new markets to tackle, new products to sell, and new opportunities to conquer. Many entrepreneurs, however, try to take on too much too quickly. The first year of a small business is about survival � making enough to pay the bills and ensuring you�re still going to be around next year. Most entrepreneurs who act big too quickly end up going bust. Build your foundation, dream big and take small steps today for what will soon be your outstanding company!
3) Set Goals. When you have a clear sense of what you want to do with your business, you are much more likely to achieve success. If you start driving without any destination in mind then you could spend your entire time driving around in circles! Take some time and write down where you want to take your business. Make long term goals as well as short term ones � what are you going to do this week to move forward on one of your long term goals? Set your direction and take steps every day to get closer to your goals.
Good luck in building your business and keep me posted!
Evan.
I wanted to start a small importing/exporting company buying and selling handbags and ladies accessories. Can you give me direction as to what the best steps to take are? Also if there are any resources that I can research or use to get this going?
Thanks.
Karmela
Karmela,
Congratulations on your ambition to start a business!
My top three suggestions for you are the following:
1) Model Success. Find someone who has achieved business success who you admire. Look at people in your industry as well as outside your industry. For example, who is the most successful importing / exporting company right now for handbags? What about importers / exporters for other products? Who are some other successful entrepreneurs you look up to? By studying their stories and learning how they got started you can create a model of success for your own business. For some ideas you can visit my Modeling Masters blog at http://www.evancarmichael.com/Masters/Masters.html
2) Start Small. As an entrepreneur you�re bound to have many great ideas as to where your business can go. There are always new markets to tackle, new products to sell, and new opportunities to conquer. Many entrepreneurs, however, try to take on too much too quickly. The first year of a small business is about survival � making enough to pay the bills and ensuring you�re still going to be around next year. Most entrepreneurs who act big too quickly end up going bust. Build your foundation, dream big and take small steps today for what will soon be your outstanding company!
3) Set Goals. When you have a clear sense of what you want to do with your business, you are much more likely to achieve success. If you start driving without any destination in mind then you could spend your entire time driving around in circles! Take some time and write down where you want to take your business. Make long term goals as well as short term ones � what are you going to do this week to move forward on one of your long term goals? Set your direction and take steps every day to get closer to your goals.
Good luck in building your business and keep me posted!
Evan.
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