I am really excited to share this empowering information with you.
The journey to financial success and freedom is an exciting one. But it needs to be
walked with wisdom and not run at breakneck speed.
3 years of research, trial, error and experience are distilled into this report that will
show you what to avoid and what to look for when starting your own small business that will guarantee your
chances at creating a lasting and sound small businesss.
The information you will discover in the report will save you hundreds of hours of wasted time and money.
You always have to invest in the beginning (learning time in order to acquire the necessary knowledge) to create a solid business.Reading this letter carefully is your first investment of time to help you start your journey to creating wealth and financial freedom.
The second part is for you to visit our website which fully explains the gist of the report to you.
You will not find any hype in our website. The website is designed to empower you and show you how to create your small business.
Our economy has created huge financial insecurity. You may have a job today, but 6
months from now you may lose it. Now is the time to start creating your own small business. It will not grow over-night, but in a year or two you will have a constant flow of income, regardless of whether you have a job or not.
With that, I want to invite you to go on a journey with me, discovering how you can
create your own small business.
See more at www.businesslearning4life.com
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Key Principles of Growing a Business
The key principles of growing any business requires a systematic process that entails that you must know , out of all the possible things you could be doing, which are the critically important few actions that you must take. And you must be doing those things every single day.
Before starting your business spend some time evaluating and planning, going through the processes that will be required in your business. Figure out who your ideal customer will be; which business model will be optimal for you, and what strategies and tactics best fit your business model. Make sure that you have identified the critical components that would ensure that it will work. Make sure that you don’t get lost in the complexity – that you will operate at all times with a clear view of the bigger picture; that you have translated that bigger vision into clear focus, and that focus will always translate into the critical actions you have identified which will propel your business to success.
See more at www.businesslearning4life.com
Before starting your business spend some time evaluating and planning, going through the processes that will be required in your business. Figure out who your ideal customer will be; which business model will be optimal for you, and what strategies and tactics best fit your business model. Make sure that you have identified the critical components that would ensure that it will work. Make sure that you don’t get lost in the complexity – that you will operate at all times with a clear view of the bigger picture; that you have translated that bigger vision into clear focus, and that focus will always translate into the critical actions you have identified which will propel your business to success.
See more at www.businesslearning4life.com
Small Business Startup
There is no denying that there is stress when you own your own business. The requirement to make money is all on you and there is no steady paycheck. You sometimes work long hours and when there is little money coming in, there is stress. However, it is stress you can manage and
stress you can overcome. When you have stress working for a company, there is little you can do to change it. The work will still keep coming, your bosses will require more and more from you and your pay won’t change. When you own your own business, you can adjust your circumstances so that there is less stress. Are you getting stressed because you aren’t making enough? Then adjust your business plan slightly so that you can make more. Then ability to deal with the stress is available to you when you own your own business.
When you work for yourself, you are much happier because you are making money through your own hard work. There are not people above you making money off your hard work while you get a pittance; you are the master of your own destiny. Knowing that helps you immensely when you are your own boss. Stress is there, it always will be, but it is manageable and much lower than the stress you feel being an employee. You can be laid off as an employee with barely any notice; you won’t have that worry when you are self-employed. There is the chance the business won’t succeed, but not only will you learn from failures, but you can work to keep them from happening if things begin to look tough. With less stress and more happiness as you get up each morning to go to work as your own boss, there is better health. Happy people are healthy people. People without stress are healthy
people. People who own their own businesses are happy.
In many ways, the effect on your happiness and health is by far the biggest advantage and benefit to owning your own business.
To learn more on how to start your own business visit: http://www.longlife4learning.com
stress you can overcome. When you have stress working for a company, there is little you can do to change it. The work will still keep coming, your bosses will require more and more from you and your pay won’t change. When you own your own business, you can adjust your circumstances so that there is less stress. Are you getting stressed because you aren’t making enough? Then adjust your business plan slightly so that you can make more. Then ability to deal with the stress is available to you when you own your own business.
When you work for yourself, you are much happier because you are making money through your own hard work. There are not people above you making money off your hard work while you get a pittance; you are the master of your own destiny. Knowing that helps you immensely when you are your own boss. Stress is there, it always will be, but it is manageable and much lower than the stress you feel being an employee. You can be laid off as an employee with barely any notice; you won’t have that worry when you are self-employed. There is the chance the business won’t succeed, but not only will you learn from failures, but you can work to keep them from happening if things begin to look tough. With less stress and more happiness as you get up each morning to go to work as your own boss, there is better health. Happy people are healthy people. People without stress are healthy
people. People who own their own businesses are happy.
In many ways, the effect on your happiness and health is by far the biggest advantage and benefit to owning your own business.
To learn more on how to start your own business visit: http://www.longlife4learning.com
Business Learning & Preparation
Where do you start?
The key concept in business preparation is the practical steps to research, plan, prepare, start and grow your business. Trustworthy research discovered that every prospective business owner has mainly two questions:
They want to know how to start business from scratch.
They want to know what or which business to start.
If you are working alone and still investigating and researching possible business ideas and opportunities to starting a business, this is the most difficult period for you. It is difficult because you have no creative team you can depend on to brainstorm and to come up with various ideas for the product or business you would like to start. It is also the most difficult period because you do not have the luxury of a planning team you can rely on to produce a brilliant business plan. Here’s what you can do to get you started; identify a problem, challenge, desire or demand in your community. When you watch TV, listening to the Radio or reading newspapers what are people complaining about? What are they not satisfied about? What do they want? Are they concerned mostly about crime and safety? You may think that crime is the domain of the government and police, but you have to think broadly. What if you create a security alarm device? Will this not solve these peoples’ problem? You may think that is beyond you, since you have no technical skills to manufacture such devices. But what about starting your own neibourhood security firm? Will that not solve their problem? I am giving you these examples to spark off your mind and to show you how you can identify ideas and opportunities that could assist you in starting your own small business. Start by writing down all possible problems in your community on paper. Second, conduct a SWOT analysis. Do not worry about a professional business plan template for now. Compile your own business plan based on the business ideas you have identified from your SWOT analysis. This kind of research and analysis is the step you need, to start and run a small business. You really do not need brilliant intelligence and a lot of money to start your own small business. You can become a successful entrepreneur using only your skills, natural talents, hobbies and interests that can be applied profitably in any business venture. For your plan to be successful, it is always better if you have a friend or two with whom you could bounce your ideas with.
The best time to research is long before investing any money into your business idea. Research and planning will uncover the possible pitfalls that you have to be aware of throughout your journey of entrepreneurship.
Here’s a simple process you could follow to ensure that your business idea will work in your small business. Clearly identify and define the problem or the demand in your community. This involves;
• Identifying a problem.
• Understanding the scope of the problem
• Determining what need to be done to solve the problem
• Brainstorm and take into account all the links that may be possible solution to the problem.
• Analyse the positives and negatives of the ideas to determine the strengths and weaknesses (SWOT Analysis)
• Decide and choose which ideas will work
• Combine, connect and piece together the ideas you have generated to form the structure for a possible solution to the problem
• Choose the ideas that are likely to work
• Conduct Scenario Planning – ask what if questions for each idea you have generated
• Based on the results of the above exercise, create or source a product/service which will address their problem
Using the above steps will help you to see things holistically and enable you to perceive pieces of information, ideas and links, even outside of your problem scope and how these can be put together to form the solution to the problem facing your potential niche market. In order to solve their problem or satisfy their demand you have to identify a product/service which will eliminate the problem or satisfy the demand.
Justice Mandhla is the founder of Long Life Learning Centre and author of 4 Business books including ‘Business Prep Guide.’ If you want to learn more about how to use your skills, natural talents and ideas in starting your own small business visit:
http://www.businesslearning4life.com
The key concept in business preparation is the practical steps to research, plan, prepare, start and grow your business. Trustworthy research discovered that every prospective business owner has mainly two questions:
They want to know how to start business from scratch.
They want to know what or which business to start.
If you are working alone and still investigating and researching possible business ideas and opportunities to starting a business, this is the most difficult period for you. It is difficult because you have no creative team you can depend on to brainstorm and to come up with various ideas for the product or business you would like to start. It is also the most difficult period because you do not have the luxury of a planning team you can rely on to produce a brilliant business plan. Here’s what you can do to get you started; identify a problem, challenge, desire or demand in your community. When you watch TV, listening to the Radio or reading newspapers what are people complaining about? What are they not satisfied about? What do they want? Are they concerned mostly about crime and safety? You may think that crime is the domain of the government and police, but you have to think broadly. What if you create a security alarm device? Will this not solve these peoples’ problem? You may think that is beyond you, since you have no technical skills to manufacture such devices. But what about starting your own neibourhood security firm? Will that not solve their problem? I am giving you these examples to spark off your mind and to show you how you can identify ideas and opportunities that could assist you in starting your own small business. Start by writing down all possible problems in your community on paper. Second, conduct a SWOT analysis. Do not worry about a professional business plan template for now. Compile your own business plan based on the business ideas you have identified from your SWOT analysis. This kind of research and analysis is the step you need, to start and run a small business. You really do not need brilliant intelligence and a lot of money to start your own small business. You can become a successful entrepreneur using only your skills, natural talents, hobbies and interests that can be applied profitably in any business venture. For your plan to be successful, it is always better if you have a friend or two with whom you could bounce your ideas with.
The best time to research is long before investing any money into your business idea. Research and planning will uncover the possible pitfalls that you have to be aware of throughout your journey of entrepreneurship.
Here’s a simple process you could follow to ensure that your business idea will work in your small business. Clearly identify and define the problem or the demand in your community. This involves;
• Identifying a problem.
• Understanding the scope of the problem
• Determining what need to be done to solve the problem
• Brainstorm and take into account all the links that may be possible solution to the problem.
• Analyse the positives and negatives of the ideas to determine the strengths and weaknesses (SWOT Analysis)
• Decide and choose which ideas will work
• Combine, connect and piece together the ideas you have generated to form the structure for a possible solution to the problem
• Choose the ideas that are likely to work
• Conduct Scenario Planning – ask what if questions for each idea you have generated
• Based on the results of the above exercise, create or source a product/service which will address their problem
Using the above steps will help you to see things holistically and enable you to perceive pieces of information, ideas and links, even outside of your problem scope and how these can be put together to form the solution to the problem facing your potential niche market. In order to solve their problem or satisfy their demand you have to identify a product/service which will eliminate the problem or satisfy the demand.
Justice Mandhla is the founder of Long Life Learning Centre and author of 4 Business books including ‘Business Prep Guide.’ If you want to learn more about how to use your skills, natural talents and ideas in starting your own small business visit:
http://www.businesslearning4life.com
Friday, October 8, 2010
The Complete Building Blocks Guide to Successful Business Marathon
The Complete Building Blocks Guide to Successful Business Marathon represents the first major shift in business start-up books providing tools and techniques beginners need to have before starting business. In simple, actionable language the guide will lead you step-by-step through starting your own business and growing it brick-by-brick to profitability as quickly as possible.
By reading ‘The Complete Building Blocks Guide to Successful Business Marathon you will avoid the time- and money-wasting mistakes many new entrepreneurs make. The concepts presented in the book will work in any business, in any industry and put you on the path to starting your own successful business. The first key concept in this book is the practical steps to prepare, plan and start your business. Helping you to move as quickly as possible to starting your business. Trustworthy research discovered that every prospective business owner has mainly two questions:
• They want to know how to start business from scratch.
• They want to know which business to start.
The Complete Building Blocks Guide to Successful Business Marathon will not only answer the two questions for you, but it will also show you how to take advantage of the opportunities that can be hard to spot if you don’t know what to look for.
The second key concept of this book is expanding your marketing into additional marketing methods which will help you attract prospective customers and increase your business’s potential revenue. This guide will offer you a detailed look at over 50 of today’s most important marketing channels–explaining how each one works. Page by page, you’ll become familiar with a variety of approaches, including direct online marketing, public relations, joint ventures and more. And with this book as your guide, you’ll quickly discover how marketing your ideas, services, or products across multiple marketing methods can help develop and deepen customer relationships as well as improve your profits.
Order your book from your nearest bookstore. Use the following ISBN: 978-0-620-46042-2 when ordering.
Our MISSION:
• To make you think about where you are now, and where you want to be.
• To provide a sense of empowerment and independence
Learning Life Centre, Box 51136 Protea Glen 1818
Our website: http://www.longlife4learning.com/
By reading ‘The Complete Building Blocks Guide to Successful Business Marathon you will avoid the time- and money-wasting mistakes many new entrepreneurs make. The concepts presented in the book will work in any business, in any industry and put you on the path to starting your own successful business. The first key concept in this book is the practical steps to prepare, plan and start your business. Helping you to move as quickly as possible to starting your business. Trustworthy research discovered that every prospective business owner has mainly two questions:
• They want to know how to start business from scratch.
• They want to know which business to start.
The Complete Building Blocks Guide to Successful Business Marathon will not only answer the two questions for you, but it will also show you how to take advantage of the opportunities that can be hard to spot if you don’t know what to look for.
The second key concept of this book is expanding your marketing into additional marketing methods which will help you attract prospective customers and increase your business’s potential revenue. This guide will offer you a detailed look at over 50 of today’s most important marketing channels–explaining how each one works. Page by page, you’ll become familiar with a variety of approaches, including direct online marketing, public relations, joint ventures and more. And with this book as your guide, you’ll quickly discover how marketing your ideas, services, or products across multiple marketing methods can help develop and deepen customer relationships as well as improve your profits.
Order your book from your nearest bookstore. Use the following ISBN: 978-0-620-46042-2 when ordering.
Our MISSION:
• To make you think about where you are now, and where you want to be.
• To provide a sense of empowerment and independence
Learning Life Centre, Box 51136 Protea Glen 1818
Our website: http://www.longlife4learning.com/
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
8 Steps of the Marketing Plan
Your marketing plan should consists of the following:
1. Executive Summary
2. Marketing Analysis (SWOT Analysis)
3. Set Objectives
4. Market Segmentation
5. Marketing Strategy
6. Budget
7. Action Plan
8. Control
There are 4 key elememts of marketing strategy;
1. Product
2. Price
3. Distribution
4. Marketing Communication
There are 4 areas of market segmentation
1. Geographic
2. Demographic, age, gender etc.
3. Psychographic,lifestyle - what do your customers buy?
4. Behaviouristic, buying pattern - where and when do they buy
See more at www.longlife4learning.com
1. Executive Summary
2. Marketing Analysis (SWOT Analysis)
3. Set Objectives
4. Market Segmentation
5. Marketing Strategy
6. Budget
7. Action Plan
8. Control
There are 4 key elememts of marketing strategy;
1. Product
2. Price
3. Distribution
4. Marketing Communication
There are 4 areas of market segmentation
1. Geographic
2. Demographic, age, gender etc.
3. Psychographic,lifestyle - what do your customers buy?
4. Behaviouristic, buying pattern - where and when do they buy
See more at www.longlife4learning.com
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Preparation and Planning are Key to Business Success
In my book ‘The Complete Building Blocks Guide to Successful Business Marathon’ I emphasis the need for anyone wanting to start a business to do research in order to find a product or service that people want. I ask and answer the following questions;
• Who is your customer?
• What is the problem your product will solve?
• What is your solution to their problem?
• Why you think your product will be better than others?
I go on and discuss the need for workforce, start-up costs and financing, office space, equipment, licensing and of course the business plan. I cover areas around what the business will deliver and what product or service will be offered and how you will make money and who you will be selling to. The book covers all business legalities such business registration, business name, zoning laws, Tax ID, insurance and more. I go into detail explaining these critical business areas in the book.
While these are important business details that any start-up need to know, the key factors in any new business venture is choosing the right business. You will be coached from the outset how to take stock of what you have at your disposal;
• Skills – what can you do?
• Experience – what have you done in the past?
• Knowledge, hobbies, interests and other abilities – what do you know?
While all your degrees, diplomas and awards will help you with knowledge but they cannot replace years of experience. Therefore, whatever skills, knowledge and experience you have acquired, that is where you are good at and that is where you must focus on.
You will be taken by hand as you assess your skills, knowledge, experience and other abilities and shown how you can combine these to come up with a business that is a perfect fit for your strengths.
You have done your research, selected the kind of business that matches your skills, taken care of legalities and set up your record keeping system, now how do you get customers? The answer is marketing and public relations.
You need to understand the importance of marketing and market planning to achieve your business success. The book helps you to follow a learning roadmap, which will expand your knowledge of marketing and advertising of your business.
The book will assist any beginner to learn new and unique marketing strategies and how to join together all the marketing information into a series of marketing and advertising models that offer a variety of ways to expand your marketing program. The marketing section of this book will help you to;
Attract more customers
Sell more to existing customers
Bring back your old customers
There are nuggets in this book that can help you start your own successful business.
See more at www.longlife4learning.com
• Who is your customer?
• What is the problem your product will solve?
• What is your solution to their problem?
• Why you think your product will be better than others?
I go on and discuss the need for workforce, start-up costs and financing, office space, equipment, licensing and of course the business plan. I cover areas around what the business will deliver and what product or service will be offered and how you will make money and who you will be selling to. The book covers all business legalities such business registration, business name, zoning laws, Tax ID, insurance and more. I go into detail explaining these critical business areas in the book.
While these are important business details that any start-up need to know, the key factors in any new business venture is choosing the right business. You will be coached from the outset how to take stock of what you have at your disposal;
• Skills – what can you do?
• Experience – what have you done in the past?
• Knowledge, hobbies, interests and other abilities – what do you know?
While all your degrees, diplomas and awards will help you with knowledge but they cannot replace years of experience. Therefore, whatever skills, knowledge and experience you have acquired, that is where you are good at and that is where you must focus on.
You will be taken by hand as you assess your skills, knowledge, experience and other abilities and shown how you can combine these to come up with a business that is a perfect fit for your strengths.
You have done your research, selected the kind of business that matches your skills, taken care of legalities and set up your record keeping system, now how do you get customers? The answer is marketing and public relations.
You need to understand the importance of marketing and market planning to achieve your business success. The book helps you to follow a learning roadmap, which will expand your knowledge of marketing and advertising of your business.
The book will assist any beginner to learn new and unique marketing strategies and how to join together all the marketing information into a series of marketing and advertising models that offer a variety of ways to expand your marketing program. The marketing section of this book will help you to;
Attract more customers
Sell more to existing customers
Bring back your old customers
There are nuggets in this book that can help you start your own successful business.
See more at www.longlife4learning.com
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