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Home » Work & Business » Building Blocks – 5 Essential Tips to Get Your Start-Up Off the Ground

Building Blocks – 5 Essential Tips to Get Your Start-Up Off the Ground

Katharine · October 10, 2019 ·

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Have a great business idea but aren’t sure how to go about making it happen? You aren’t the first and you surely won’t be the last. A Start-up is exciting. They promise a chance for creativity, fun, flexibility and profitability, all in one. However, they require lots of planning too. Here are five essential tips to keep in mind when getting your start-up off the ground:

Building Blocks - 5 Essential Tips to Get Your Start-Up Off the Ground

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1. Set Aside Planning Time and Space

Regardless of how fantastic your idea, your success will depend on how well you plan and strategize. Figuring out all the necessary details and executing them effectively will require significant time and thought. Make sure to set aside concrete chunks of time in your weekly calendar for planning. Utilize this time to ask yourself the essential questions that will drive your startup (see point two and three). Don’t forget to consider some of the more practical aspects, such as your branding and website, whether you’ll have your own office space or will utilize a virtual office solutions provider, or what corporate structure the new venture will take.

2. Think about Your Target Audience

The first thing to think about is the customers you intend your business to service. Who are they? Do they need your service or product and why of your start-up? Perhaps you can provide a service or product that will make their lives or businesses easier to run? Perhaps similar products or services already exist within the market but have faults and holes? If so, how will your product or service fill those gaps?An intricate understanding of your target market and the problems your product or service solves will guide your every step.

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3. Crystalize Your Product

That done, it’s time to refine your product or service offering. Creating a clear and measurable product is crucial. Clients have problems and will be looking for clear-cut solutions. If you offer a simple product or service that promises to help them, they will buy in. Start by creating a minimum viable product (MVP) to test on a small number of target users. Use their feedback to improve and refine your offering before expanding to a progressively larger audience. As each iteration progresses, you’ll gain crucial insights.

4. Engage Your Networks

History is filled with great ideas that went nowhere because they were never marketed effectively. As your venture is taking shape, utilize all the resources at your disposal to gain important exposure and feedback. Family and friends are a great place to start. However, give careful thought to how you can use your existing business networks, as well as creating new ones. Utilizing online resources such as LinkedIn and Meetup can be a powerful way to tap into a broader knowledge and experience base that will assist in developing your idea, as well as identifying potential future clients or customers.

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5. Present a Professional Image

Once your idea is set, its time to consider your public image. A compelling brand story is a key to attracting clients and earning their trust. Clients want to see an easy-to-navigate-website have a smooth way of interacting with you and a simple way of paying for your services. While cash flow might be tight, employing a web marketing agency to help you establish an engaging presence will pay dividends in the long-run.

When launching your start-up be both bold and prudent. Success does not wait for the timid, so take the bull by the horns with both hands and turn your dreams into a reality.

6. Get a Device to Support Your Business

Yes, you’re done with the strategic planning and time framing your business tactics. But have you considered that you need a device on which would make your business off the ground? To engage in the modern way of marketing? If it hasn’t crossed your mind yet, then you should do it today. A lot of your budget would be allocated to your top business priorities like having an office or securing enough capital for the startup. The good news is that you don’t need to acquire an expensive one. You can find a functional and certified second-hand computer that would help you do the other tips mentioned above.

With you being completely equipped with these hacks, you’re definitely good to go!

October 10, 2019 ·

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