Learn everything you need to know to start your own business
My friend Ryan at PlantingDollars.com contacted me a few weeks ago about an idea he has to start a niche travel website for the Waikiki beach area of Hawaii. This is a guy who decided a year after receiving a Bachelor of Science in Finance to buy a one-way ticket to Hawaii and pursue his dreams. He’s a motivated, determined young man and I’m sure he’s going to succeed at whatever he sets his mind to.
One of Ryan’s goals is to have a million dollars in investments by the time he’s 40, and he knows one of the best ways to reach this goal is to start his own business. We’re going to follow Ryan’s progress as he develops his business plan and takes all the necessary steps to ensure his business is successful.
Ryan’s not the only person I know who would give their eye teeth to chuck the 9-5, ditch their cubicle, and join the ranks of the successfully self-employed. If you’re one of these people be sure to subscribe to my RSS feed so you can be automatically notified when the next article on how to start your own business is posted. I’m going to cover everything you need to know to create a successful business step-by-step over the next few months just like I did with the “Develop your own marketing plan” articles.
The following nine topics are the key to business success and we’ll be using them to guide Ryan’s (and possibly yours) planning process: Read the rest of this entry »
