Showing posts with label tips about paid employment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tips about paid employment. Show all posts
Saturday, December 6, 2014
10 THINGS YOU SHOULD DEVELOP WHILE STILL IN PAID EMPLOYMENT
1. RESEARCH AN IDEA: - Figure out an
idea that will be borne out of passion or special skill you have mastered in
the course of performing your duties. Analyze the market, talk to prospective
customers about what they would like, check your competitors strength and
weaknesses to see how you can tap into the opportunity therein the business idea
of your choice.
2. UNDERTAKE LEGAL INCORPORATION: - Even
while you are still involved in paid employment, it is important to have it at
the back of your mind that the company belongs to somebody else no matter how
much effort you dissipated in making it grow. Therefore, registering a business
name or incorporation should be undertaken as soon as the fund is available,
these will prepare you for the challenges ahead and it gives you a sense of
ownership of a prospective business.
3. CREATE A WEB AND MEDIA PRESENCE: - Try to
build a web presence and create a media platform where you can launch your
start-up. It is an avenue to test the pulse of your prospective customers.
4. GET A BANK ACCOUNT FOR YOUR BUSINESS
NAME OR INCORPORATION:- It is important to get a bank account for your
registered business so as to lay a solid foundation for a wider acceptance as
it is more convenient and safer for people to deal with a legal entity rather
than non-legal entity.
5. INITIATE A SOCIAL MEDIA TOOL: - A Facebook
page, Twitter handles; a Blog account; Instagram; LinkedIn; and other social
media platforms are almost free to initiate and adopted as a veritable tool for
start-ups.
6. DEVELOP A BRAND MODEL: - Look for a
simple brand model to adopt in the early part of your business idea, you can
outsource the personalization of your Logo, color, theme, brand statement; etc
to a professional who will do at a cost. Fiverr is a sure avenue to get the
cheapest offer for these kinds of services.
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