13 Tips Millennials: Time to Start a Startup Business
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A startup, if successful, is the best and most fulfilling path to financial freedom. If it is your dream, you can easily get stuck on when is the best time to get a move on. The tips below will enlighten you on the best time to make a move to increase your chances of success.
When you need more income
It may come a time when employment income does not cut it. At that juncture, the limited options at your disposal may include doing something illicit, taking on debt, or starting a business. Starting a business is the hardest, but also the best option. You can start with a side hustle as you strategize on how to go into business full-time.
When you have the passion
To cross over the business bridge into commercial success, you will have to sacrifice a lot, work long hours, and make hard decisions. Without passion and belief in what you are doing, you may implode on the way. Before you start, make sure your heart is in the business, and you are mentally prepared.
When you are still young
First, when you are young, you have more room to make mistakes, and to recover and you can be sure that you will miscue or miscalculate at some point. Second, is the energy factor: with youth comes strength and the ability to push harder and more intensely in the face of challenges.
When responsibilities are at a minimum
If your dream is starting a business, keep the responsibilities at a minimum. Do not start a family, take on debt, or other tying commitments. Instead, apply yourself to making your venture work first and the reduced pressures courtesy of minimal responsibilities will reduce your time frame for achieving success.
When it is seasonally appropriate
Check the season to ensure you begin your business at the most beneficial time. If a gift shop, launch and market extensively a month or so to a holiday such as Valentines, or Christmas. Additionally, be mindful of the existing market trends to avoid getting into a market that is suffering a general downturn.
When you locate an appropriate location
Depending on your business, location might be a make or break factor – such as a restaurant. If you want to set up an eatery that focuses on pork and meats, for instance, it cannot be in a largely Muslim locality or in an area where vegetarianism is held in high regard.
When you have saved enough
If you have saved enough and the season is right, start immediately. The same applies when you find investors. Do not take more time than is necessary overthinking or you might easily incapacitate yourself through over-considering and mulling over variables.
When the opportunity presents itself
When you notice an opportunity, take advantage of it quickly. Bear in mind that opportunities are fleeting and there is always a high probability that someone else can beat you to it. If it is an opportunity that you cannot capitalize on presently without much strain, look for one that is more suited to your current status.
After gaining experience
As the cliché goes, experience is one of the most effective teachers. Otherwise, employers would not give it such weight in the hiring process. If you have enough experience in a certain niche, that is enough priming to start off on your own. How much experience you will need depends on the craft of preference and your speed of learning.
After finishing college
If you start after school, you will have to be significantly smarter and adaptable to make up for your lack of experience. You will, in effect, have to figure out how to swim in the deep end. However, you will have a few things working for you such as the ability to live cost-effectively and minimal responsibilities.
When fortune tilts in your favor
Sometimes, nature may deal you a good hand. It could be an unexpected source of income, support from unexpected quarters, or even getting sudden assurance or insight that your startup will succeed. When you notice such indicators of good fortune, take action and start. After all, every successful business needs a dose of good luck to prosper.
When you feel ready to deal with challenges
Challenges are a staple in any business, and this is why you should consider your ability to weather storms. Most certainly, you should not start building a business when dealing with loss of loved ones, divorce, or other such situations that automatically diminish morale.
When you overcome the fear of risk
The truth is that starting and managing a business is not for everyone, but particularly so, for those afraid of risk. If you find it hard to stomach risk, take a little bit more time to warm up to starting a business.
With the above tips, you have a compass to determine whether you should have started yesterday, or your launch date is in the future. That said, bear in mind that scarcely are conditions ever perfect to start out. Often, the starting itself is a big leap of faith in the hope that a net to catch you will materialize.
