A Simple Plan for Starting a Business

Starting a business, whether it is a 'small business' where youwork out of an office or a 'home based business' you run out ofa corner of your bedroom, you can drastically change your lifethrough a very simple plan.

Starting a business is not something you jump into. When youare working a simple plan, starting a business is something youGROW into.

How do you make a simple plan for growth when starting abusiness?

1. Groundwork of your simple plan is crucial when starting abusiness.

Find someone that was successful in starting a business in yourindustry, watch them, interview them, find out everything youcan about what they did when they were starting a business. Then, write a simple plan outlining what they do all day.

In order to have what they have, you must do what they do, sofind out what percentage of their day is spent, for instance, onthe telephone making calls, receiving calls and the type ofcalls.

2. Divide your time.

The next step in your simple plan as you are starting a businessis to divide your time like your mentor. Use the same percentageof the total hours, as you will not work the same hours they do.

The 'secret to success' is not in the hours, it is how you spendthem! By following the simple plan outlined here, you make themost of your hours, and get the most out of everything as youare starting a business with a simple plan of success.

3. Set your Goals.

A vital piece of success when starting a business is that youhave a goal in mind and work your simple plan to get there.

Without a destination (a specific income amount, a personal itemlike a car or boat, or simply an amount set aside in savings),how will you know you arrived?

4. Track your progress.

Divide your goal into days, weeks, months and/or years toquickly know what is required to reach your destination.

Check your progress often. You will know quickly if you aresticking to your original goal or if you are ahead or behindschedule.

Just like a road trip, as you are starting a business, you willlikely come across some detours, that's OK. On vacation, just asin starting a business, if you find a road blocked or a pathimpassible, you simply find another way.

And, just as on vacation, include in your simple plan a fewhours here/there for such 'emergencies'. If you find you have noemergencies, simply choose something else that will get youcloser to your destination, or just relax and enjoy where youare.

5. Work ON your business, not only IN your business.

In starting a business, you must set aside part of your time toplan, set goals, promote and advertise your business, not simplywork along in your business, doing the things you do.

When starting a business, a simple form of advertising is awebsite. The more people that see what you have to offer, thequicker your business will grow.

You could go door-to-door, telling everyone about your website(not a simple plan!), or maximize your time by posting articlesonline where many people see them.

This is overlooked by many as they are starting a business, andone of the reasons they fail...

As your business grows, you will do less advertising and beginto work your simple plan toward the 'IN your business' phase.

6. Give excellent Customer Service.

Upset customers kill more business than you can imagine. Find away to work with them, or simply give them their money back.Losing customers is something you cannot afford when you arejust starting a business!

So many people simply do not make the time to provide qualityservice to their customers. Do not let that happen to you!

With a little planning and goal setting, follow through eachweek and simply repeating the process, you can change yourbusiness from flat to cash in a short amount of time.

When starting a business, if you follow the simple plan we haveoutlined here, you are already a success!