Getting yourself into something new should be planned, studied, and needs a lot of time such as starting a business. Starting up a business is a challenge, but it should not hold you from pushing what you want to do.
Setting up a business; whether it is a restaurant, a franchise, a service production company, a studio, an event organising business and others; it requires you to learn.
There are 5.7 Million private sector business in the UK alone, and if you want to thrive in, you need to know the niche, the ins and outs, needs of the people and your business.
How to Start a Business
- Study and research. Think about whether your business idea solves a problem, a need, or a want. Check whether your idea has a similarity to another business, and see what would be your business edge over the other.
- Make a blueprint. Create a business plan. There are a lot of types of business plans for a specific business, whether it is in the food industry, fashion, technology, agriculture, or others. A business plan is also a must if you are seeking financial support from a loaning institution.
- Check your budget. Of course, a business must have capital. Initial investment depending on the scale of the business is also a must. Source out some funding through loan institutions, financing, banks, and crowdsourcing are also some of the options.
- Secure the proper documents. Think about your business name, hopefully, unique enough to differentiate your products or services from the others then register. Secure proper documents and permits. This depends on your service or products, location, market, and company.
- Set up your location. Think about whether your company or business requires leasing space, or just use a space in your lawn. This also depends on your budget. Do a feasibility study if the area is suitable for your business.
- Hire your team. Hire the qualified ones! But highlight the attitude towards work over the credentials to reduce the possibility of high turnovers and other untoward incidents.
- Market your business. Let the people know what you have for them through broadcasting it through TVs, Radios, Social Media platforms, and through some printed marketing strategies.
Marketing Strategies
Traditional marketing strategies still work but need to buff it up together with the new strategies in reaching the prospective market.
- Print. Marketing through print ads in the newspapers, magazines, even for flyers still works. Many people still read the traditional reading materials especially the elder ones who are used to reading newspapers.
- Broadcast. It has been proven that broadcast advertisements in the televisions and radios worked. Who doesn’t watch TVs or listens to radios? None! Might be some younger generations but it is still a good tool in marketing your business.
- Referral. Or word of mouth, referrals usually reach least as this only spreads from a friend, co-worker or family. But still works well if they spread something good about your business.
- Social Media. In 2017, it was estimated to have 42 Million social media users, and with this big market, it is a good venue for getting clients and customers. There are ways of getting ads for free on social media.
There are those service production companies that offer video features, graphic artists offering their infographics, social media managers that work on getting your customers and others alike. It is also a way of reaching the younger generations who are so techy.
Businesses take a lot of effort, but with perseverance and determination, you will succeed.
