| In the world of business, many people want to | | | | using the phrase "uncalled for," I am referring to |
| start their own corporation for a plethora of | | | | the fact that, in the least, this person should have |
| reasons. Some of these reasons to go out on | | | | given something back to the community. If you |
| your own are good and lead to success, while | | | | are laid off, spend the time developing your own |
| other reasons are not conducive to your business | | | | business. You can never have a more opportune |
| succeeding. Below are four reasons why. | | | | chance. If done correctly, you have not only |
| 1. You constantly think about starting a business | | | | followed your dreams, but you have done so |
| and can't get the idea out of your head | | | | successfully. |
| My belief is that we have one shot on this earth. | | | | 3. You firmly know and have learned the skills to |
| We are lucky to be born during a time which | | | | be self-sufficient in business |
| allows us to try and do almost anything. If the | | | | Starting your own business, unless you have a lot |
| thought of not going out there and giving it your | | | | of funding, takes a strong knowledge of |
| best bothers you, then you are ready to start | | | | marketing advertising, and PR, an ability to sell, an |
| your own business. I have no doubt that you are | | | | eventual ability to manage others, and basic |
| ready. People with this type of mind frame, | | | | accounting techniques. If you know the basics of |
| typically do not lose. Though, to increase your | | | | the above skills, then you are ready to start your |
| odds of success, make sure that you are | | | | own business. When starting a company, the |
| choosing an industry (I would prefer service | | | | name of the game is to have the odds with you. |
| oriented) which you are going to be the best at. | | | | If you have knowledge of these skills and |
| If you strive to be the best at what you do, | | | | understand the fact that if you outsource |
| you're bound to land somewhere in the top 10%. | | | | everything, your company will not make the |
| That's my theory anyway. | | | | profit it is capable of, you may seem good to go. |
| 2. You have been laid off | | | | When it comes to vendors, and I can attest to |
| I can go on and on about this one. I remember, a | | | | this, none have a vested interest in making you |
| few years ago I was depositing money into my | | | | rich. |
| bank account and the branch manager came up | | | | 4. You are doing it for yourself |
| to the window and began doing the transaction. | | | | Don't open a business to prove anything to |
| Since he was new, curiously, I asked him where | | | | anybody. Don't open a business only because you |
| he was from. He proceeded to tell me that he | | | | feel it is a way to make money, as this is not |
| worked at another bank, though he took 6 | | | | always the case. Open a business for yourself. |
| months off due to severance pay. My next | | | | Open a business to fulfill your dreams and |
| inclination was to ask what this individual did with | | | | become what you know you can. If you become |
| his 6 months. So, I asked. He spent it watching | | | | an entrepreneur for any other reason than your |
| television. Those were pretty much his exact | | | | wanting to start a business, you're not going to |
| words. | | | | be successful. Plus, what if the person whom |
| This is not the type of person who would be | | | | you're trying to prove your worth to moves to |
| interested in reading a blog like this, but if you lose | | | | Australia and never knows the success you've |
| your job, time spent grieving or doing something | | | | had? The whole business you started which is |
| which is absolutely unproductive is uncalled for. By | | | | doing revenue in the millions is down the drain. |