Today's new entrepreneur is often an experienced supervisor, manager or executive. Many are specialists in one area of business such as customer service, purchasing, sales support or accounting. But few have ever had
responsibility for researching, planning and implementing every detail of a new business creation.Many functions previously performed by corporate staff people such as market research, personnel, data processing and financial planning will now have to provided by new, solo business owner. How does one go about learning how to do all jobs that will be required?
The answer is through small business management training. You may ask yourself -- at age 40 am I going to have to return to college? Rushing through textbooks, cramming for mid-term exams, sweating out term papers? No Way!
We are happy to report that a new, street-smart, highly usable type of training is available throughout United States for prospective entrepreneurs. A training program is a chance for you to "test drive" idea of becoming your own boss...before you invest your money!
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In training over 3,000 new entrepreneurs, I have encountered people from all kinds of backgrounds, whom I would organize into following groups:
Group 1 - I heard it through grapevine. These are individuals who have heard, seen or read that you can make a lot of money being your own boss. They are unhappy with their jobs, often because they aren't making money they think they should, but they haven't really focused on what they could sell to start their own business.
Group 2 - The best thing since sliced bread. These people have done some research into a specific business idea, often something related to their current job. They are often convinced that they have an absolute winner of a business idea. They haven't, however, really started a written plan and may not have broad business experience.
Group 3 - Where's money? These folks have a well-researched business idea, backed with a partial or complete written business plan who are eager to know which bank or investor is ready to lend them money. They are ready to move ahead.
