I'M READY?
One of the first concerns that often appears in the minds of new entrepreneurs is whether they are ready to run a business. As stated by Javier Inaraja, editor-in-chief of Emprendedores and author of this book, “entrepreneurship is an option that anyone can adopt. But those who are more prepared tend to have a better chance of coping with the vicissitudes of creating and consolidating a business ”.
And it is that living from a business activity is a long-distance career. Those who end up winning are not always the ones who start first in the first few meters of the course. Here, as in professional sports, self-confidence, tenacity and the capacity for suffering are the factors that push to reach the goal. However, other things being equal, it is those who prepare thoroughly and know how to execute the techniques best who have the best chance of finishing among the first.
UNDERTAKE STEP BY STEP
To make the process easier, this book proposes 10 steps to becoming a self-entrepreneur or individual entrepreneur. Steps that follow a logical sequence, starting from some initial stages - analyzing the entrepreneurial capacity and the viability of the business idea - to undertake the most complex phases - financial calculations, choosing the legal formula of the company, the different sources of financing that can be drawn on, etc. - until the opening of the new company.
A process, in addition, in which not only formal issues are taken into account - such as the development of the business plan, the necessary procedures, etc. - but other aspects that, from the author's point of view, are just as important. (such as developing professional contacts, looking for profitable options when setting up the business, reconciling private life with entrepreneurship, etc.). In each of them, concrete and practical information is offered, completed with multiple resources that can be accessed through the Internet, so that the entrepreneur develops the process of creating his company.
ALWAYS WITH A PLAN
Any future business, regardless of its size, should be based on a business plan ”, says Inaraja. For him, “it is the only way to see if it is truly viable.
The business plan will also help you to improve your idea, since it will make you face reality: sales, expenses, investments…. and it will make you change some aspects that are not clearly seen until they are analyzed on paper ”. It is not the only advantage of making a plan. "A posteriori, when you have your company up and running, it will allow you to see if your forecasts are being met and, if not, the areas that may be failing and in which you must influence to redirect them."
Now, a business plan is not an unlimited guarantee against failure, but it does increase the chances of not making mistakes at the first change. In addition, it is essential if you intend to obtain external financing for your project.
WHAT, WHO, WHERE, HOW AND HOW MUCH
They are the basic questions that, according to this book, a business plan must answer. That is, more specifically, it must describe the idea; introduce the person who is going to start it; analyze the environment in which it will operate; explain the planned plan to launch it on the market; and analyze the costs involved and the expected benefits. Seen like this, it seems simple, but, Javier Inaraja points out, “in my experience, drawing up a business plan is one of the first obstacles that many entrepreneurs usually encounter. The solution to this fear is none other than following the structure, doing it step by step, and developing each section to the best of your ability ”.
You will make mistakes, surely, but you must capture your personal vision of the project. Then, the most advisable thing is to choose to have it analyzed and advised by an expert on business creation issues (from among the many institutions that offer help) or the sector of activity to which you are going to go.
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