Success Through Inspiration

So, I just finished up my fourth week of unemployment, and am well underway of starting to work for myself.  Here is a little rundown of how most small businesses get underway, from the viewpoint of an entrepreneur.

• I teamed up with a partner, who is far more organized and thorough than I am.  He pretty much is in line with me, and takes up the parts where I am lacking.  I am more of a “lets just go try it and see what happens” kind of person, and my partner is more of a planner and do-it-by-the-book kind of person.  I hold back and do it right, since he is correct most of the time.  This involves getting a business license, registering a trade name, setting up a checking account, and doing some competitive research.

• Came up with a good business name for IT work – Core Network Solution.  We went through about 100 different names, asking people their opinions, checking available domain names, and looking into the county business records for availability.

• Registered our domain name, and set up our web site in joomla (a content management system.  http://www.corenetworksolution.com

• Made up some quick business cards that we can print, just to get going.

• Working on a marketing brochure to mail out (quick lesson – if people don’t know you are in business, they won’t know to call you! – so BRAG)

The next step is to get the work out that we are in business.

See? Starting a business is not that difficult, or costly.  I’ve put in about $20 to register a domain name and the first month of web hosting.  Can’t hurt to try, right?

Nothing ever happens if you just sit around and think about your dreams.

What are the steps you need to take to follow your dream?  Post a comment and let the world know.

Jon Colier Starting a Business, entrepreneur