Just before you start up

Found in Channel : Business Talks, Neti-Preneur — Damilare @ 6:58 am

Another wonderful idea just struck you, perhaps you have done the necessary market research. You are sure this one is the right step to take. Before starting up again, please read the next few paragraphs.

A lot of things need be considered before jumping onto projects, most budding entrepreneurs don’t, and hence they don’t complete them, fail or succeed by fluke. There are numerous factors one needs to consider, amongst them all, I find these very important

Research: Have you done all necessary market research? Never embark on a project because you are merely in love with the idea. The love will be short-lived and the drive to forge ahead will escape, leaving you with a feeling of failure and frustration. Instead, take all ideas into a research bed.

Strive to answer questions like who would benefit from this project? What problems are going to be solved? What are the social or economic values of the end product? Get these answers and perform a reality check on them. If you are satisfied with the results, consider other factors below.

Requirements: What do you need to have, known or sorted for a successful take off? For most entrepreneurs, requirements fall within a circle of skills, finance and team. Do a skill inventory on yourself, check all possible sources of finance for the project, also evaluate if the project needs teamwork or not. Most importantly be very realistic.

Make sure you are soundly informed of the necessary project requirements before starting. Having a thorough knowledge is a step to securing the needed resources.

Resources: This part is an integral point of failure for most projects. Any project needs it resources at full mode to be successful. It is also important to have safety nets for backups. The best way to execute a project with fewer resources, if possible, is to cut down the project scale. The other way is to wait.

Ensure you did a realistic check on the project requirements and meet up with the needed resources, otherwise do not start.

Resilience: A properly researched project, listed requirements, and available resources may still fail if the entrepreneur is not determined and disciplined. The oil that fuels a project is nothing but willpower. Resilience is an handy value when all necessary steps have been taken.

You can get the drive from several sources, this maybe your community, set of friends, what you see, read or hear. Wherever you get your drive from, ensure its closer to you during your project lifecycle.

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