Ready to sprint into business?

Ready to sprint into business?   

'Have you ever thought about going into business?'on20your20marks

The answer could be yes, but have you considered the implications. 

In other words are you emotionally ready to take the challenge. 

These are some of the things you may not have thought of:

  • Are you motivated?
  • Are you ready for the challenge?
  • Are you ready to work long hours and be flexible with your time?
  • Do you have the energy?
  • Do you have the support of family and friends?
  • Do you have enough financial backup?
  • Are you prepared to go out and network to make new business contacts?
  • Can you write a bid for funding?
  • Are you organised and good with time management?
  • Can you cope with the isolation of working from home?
  • ICT literate?

There are a lot of Business ‘Coaches’ out there that will talk through how you set up, help you with your business plan, secure some funding (although this is getting less now), and give you information.  They will give you advice, but will they listen to what you want?

You may have worked in an environment where you did one part of the job, and someone did the accounts, another person did the sales etc.  Now you will have to do it all yourself, have you considered this, are you ready for this?

Through working with a professional Business Coach, we will listen to you and support you in your decision making around going self employed. We will work with you and coach you on some of the steps you may need to take before making this big decision.  We take a holistic approach to your needs to ensure at the end of the sessions you will be:

  • Confident 
  • Motivated
  • Ready to take the challenge
  • Overcome some of the barriers
  • Or do something different

Think about this big step, and engage our Coaches to help you make decisions and become business ready. 

This article is written by Gill Tate, Business & Youth Coach, Striding Out.

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