Have you ever felt that even though you are working in a good company and doing a great job, but dissatified and want to run your own business? You would be happier working for yourself, but don’t know how to make the transition & take the first step?

Some people just don’t make good employees.  I was like that when I was young and you sound like you might fit that description also.

If you want to be your own boss, you need to learn the skills to run a business.  Brad Sugars always says, and I quote “You have to learn before you earn.” Too many people start businesses with a specific professional skill but no business skills. Learning about business is best done as an employee because you are being paid while you learn.  If you can move around in a company learning different areas of business that you have little experience in, that is very helpful.  The fact that you have been learning marketing skills is fantastic.  The more you learn, the more confidence you will have when you start your own business.

Another way to learn as much as you can about business is by becoming a voracious reader.  Jim Rohn said and I quote “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” So if you could read one book every week, you would be a success.

In addition to learning as much as you can now, you should be saving as much money as possible so you can fund your business later.  This is preferable to borrowing money. You have to think of your first business as training for your second business. You are going to make mistakes and that’s OK.

You can ease into a business that will teach you about systems and sales by joining an MLM organization while continuing to work in your job.  Or, consider purchasing a low cost franchise business to learn valuable business skills without having to figure out everything yourself.

Buying an existing business that is struggling under bad management is another excellent way to get into business without spending a lot of money. The business will already have customers and systems in place.  You can fix the bad marketing and other problems to dramatically multiply profits in a short amount of time.

Don’t do a startup, this is the most challenging and slowest way to grow a business because you have to make hundreds of decisions about how the business will be operated and start from nothing.

Good luck with your new business and have a great time becoming a business owner.

For those who stay in West Java, Indonesia & Bandung especially, I can give free one hour consultation on your current business situation. Please call my office ActionCOACH Bandung at +6222 86060617

or contact my email erni.margiono@actioncoachbandung.com