Ideas are a dime a dozen. Everyone has them.
Some ideas are great, and others could be improved.
As an online marketer, I’ve heard countless business pitches from prospective entrepreneurs over the years. While I admire their creativity, just coming up with an idea alone is far from having a viable business concept.
If you are ready to put your idea to the test and launch a startup company, I encourage you to read this guide.
Your idea needs validation.
The last thing you want to do is launch a new business and realize six months down the road that it wasn’t a good idea. By this point, you’ve already sunk too much time and money into the venture.
Don’t skip any steps in the startup process.
Here’s what I’ve done. I’ve outlined how you can take an idea and turn it into an actual business. I’ve tried to keep this guide as general as possible so that it can speak to the widest audience of entrepreneurs.
For example, some businesses will need to buy or lease retail space. Other brands will need production equipment or partnerships with manufacturing facilities.
Some of you may even need permits and have to meet certain legal obligations before your launch. I stayed away from going into depth on these types of details.
That said, this is an excellent reference for anyone with a business idea and no experience launching a startup.
Even if you’ve been part of startup launches befo… Read More