Starting Your Own Business - The Beginning

My wife and I are always saying how we would like to start our very own business. (http://www.AudioChristian.com - thanks for asking). It sounded wonderfully romantic to be able to have a common interest that would allow us to spend 24/7 together. We figure that we will both be able to quit our jobs in a month after this great tremendous boom of sales. Then we will spend our time sleeping in each and every day.

Eventually we will get up and have our cup or two of Java together. Then, when we feel like it, (in our pajamas), we will begin work. There we will be- working hand in hand, side by side, at least until lunch- taking an hour (or two) just to sit on our porch, overlooking the mountains, relaxing. Then, when we feel like it, pick up the work task once again for a few more hours until we call it a day at 4pm. If we decide to take a month and jet around the world then we will just... sail instead (Joyce hates to fly). No worries or cares. Just work when we want, do what we desire, and the rest will take care of it's self. Then the alarm clock went off and I woke up from my dream with a laugh and a smile on my face.

The problem with this mentality is that there are some people who believe that is what it's like to have their own business. Yet most people who have their own business realize that being entrepreneurs takes a commitment of 90 hours a week and lots of cash. Most business owners will admit that they have failed more times than they have succeeded, many have spent more money than they have earned, and most have sacrificed more than they would be willing to admit. So why do these people do it? I have a theory that can be summed up in two words- They're nuts!!

If you're starting a new business, the most difficult part probably was not coming up with an ideal. It may not have even been the financing of your plan. For me, it was trying to figure out how to organize this great ideal into a workable, affordable plan.

So where do you go when you think you're ready? The best place is right here: Barnes and Noble. I am the kind of person who just wants someone to tell me what to do and how to do it. Then all I have to do is just do it. Don't give me all the useless information of "why". For me the perfect book was David Bang's, "The Business Planning Guide: Creating a Plan for Success in Your Own Business". This book is simple to use and helps you get moving quickly and in the right direction. Check out other great books at:

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