Start a business
Once you have a plan of action and funding, it’s time to get moving! Setting up a business is hard work, but if you have a clear plan of action, then you have a basic blueprint to start setting up...
View ArticleRaise cash
Finding money to start your business is probably one of the most difficult parts of starting a small business. There are many ideas and many entrepreneurs and just not enough funding to go around. As...
View ArticleMake a plan
Every business needs a good business plan. A business plan shouldn’t be too long, and should summarise your idea and clearly describe the ways in which you think it’ll make money. Here is a list of...
View ArticleTry it out
Before you invest your life savings or look for funding to build your company, we suggest you test your product or service on the market. You might even want to run a test version of your idea. Build...
View ArticleFind Mentors
Mentors are people who can give you advice and connect you to the kind of people who can make your idea work. They may be family friends, past pupils from your school, members of your community, older...
View ArticleDo your research
Most new ideas come from something that already exists. Google was built on the shoulders of Altavista, Yahoo! and other search engines. Facebook was developed on the foundations of Friendster,...
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