As a new entrepreneur, it’s easy to get lost in the minutia of starting a business in 2023 and lose focus on the big picture. In those moments, a successful business start can be difficult. It is smart to determine whether you’re succeeding or not. What does success mean for you? Even though everyone’s opinion will differ about what success looks like for them, there are certain things you should do to find success when starting out. To help provide you with some examples, we’ve asked several business coaches for their answers to one question:
“What actions determine a successful business start?
The first action as you begin to build your business brand is to set a goal worth attaining. The goal must define what the result should be. This is the first measurement for new entrepreneurs. The goal of a successful business start may be to achieve a result not achieved by others.
Find a successful mentor to guide you:
Finding a successful business mentor is another great step to building your business brand online. Take the time to research business colleagues, those doing well on FaceBook and LinkedIn, and other social media groups. Look up nonprofit associations and other associations that educate new entrepreneurs and business owners online.
Develop your sales pitch and take advice from others:
Create a sales pitch to better your skill set and to sound knowledgeable on all products and services you are representing. Use advice from other successful business owners. They will offer you a real sense of day-to-day steps to follow which will improve your business and yet alert you to stumbling blocks to avoid. This is a real-time-saver. Your personal network of friends and associates, and others offering their expertise will help to build your online business. Your business start will pay off well into the future following the advice from others who have come before.
Thoughts from smart individuals and entities:
Is There A Market?
“Before investing any time, money, or action into any business idea, you need to gauge whether or not there’s a viable market for the product or service. We’ve seen countless businesses come and go because a ‘genius idea’ is excellent, but there’s simply zero market demand for it.”
– Disrupt Weekly
Think Outside the Box for success:
“The ability to think and operate outside the box is a key component to running a successful business.”
– Mike Kennedy, Business Coach, MCKcoach
Forge Relationships for a business start
“Forging relationships; neither price nor quality of products or services provided account for more of the success of a business than the relationship developed between provider and client.”
– Mark Harris, MSW/MBA | Harris Development Group LLC
Be, Do, Have:
“The order of action is BE—DO—HAVE.
You must BE or BECOME the person with the beliefs, mindset, and skills to DO the necessary and right actions to HAVE the desired results for a successful business start.
– Gabriela Humailo Parker, Mindset Coach, Bestselling Author of “Think Big,” with Brian Tracy
We wish you all a happy Mother’s Day and send a thank you to our guest blogger who contributed to this article today. His name is Herbie Bauer and can be reached at herbie.bauer@thebusinessstart.com
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