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Being inspired – patterns of success

I’ve talked a lot now about the getting the idea. One thing you have to look at to be successful is how other people became successful. In generic terms – find someone or some business you really admire (for the right reason – because it interests you AND it made money, not just because it […]

Posted byphilFebruary 15, 2010January 4, 2010Posted inSmallBizTags: Business, Introduction, isbb3 Comments on Being inspired – patterns of success

Step 3 – Be Flexible

Don’t go into business thinking you know exactly what that business is going to do. The fact is that once you start trading and getting feedback from customers and seeing how your sector really operates odds are you will see signs of where you’d best fit. Don’t ignore signs to change Go where the market […]

Posted byphilFebruary 8, 2010January 4, 2010Posted inSmallBizTags: Business, isbb4 Comments on Step 3 – Be Flexible

There Are Many Languages in the World

Following up on my last post – about there being many countries in the world – you should also remember that there are many languages. Just take a look at this: There areĀ 6,800 known languages spoken in the 200 countries of the world. 2,261 have writing systems (the others are only spoken) and about 300 […]

Posted byphilFebruary 1, 2010January 4, 2010Posted inUncategorizedTags: Business, isbb6 Comments on There Are Many Languages in the World

There is a whole world out there

The internet, and internet businesses, are decidedly America-centric. But, as most of us (i.e. the vast majority of the world’s population that doesn’t live in America) know that there is a whole world out there. Don’t Forget About the Rest of the World! The best thing about American businesses is that you can ‘adopt’ a […]

Posted byphilJanuary 25, 2010January 4, 2010Posted inSmallBizTags: Business, isbb2 Comments on There is a whole world out there

Do What You Love – an example

Recently I read a great interview on JetSetCitizen.com. This is an interesting site that talks about people who are trying to create a business that will let them travel the world while still making (preferably a huge) income. Whether they intend to or not they prove just how difficult this is – on many levels. […]

Posted byphilJanuary 18, 2010January 4, 2010Posted inSmallBizTags: isbb, the idea2 Comments on Do What You Love – an example

Step 2 – Fill a need

So we’ve covered step 1. Your business should stem from something you love, passionately. The next step is really to figure out what to do. And I believe that comes from discovering a need. Not a ‘nice to have’ but a real need. A gap in the market. How to discover this? I won’t say […]

Posted byphilJanuary 11, 2010January 4, 2010Posted inSmallBizTags: isbb, the idea2 Comments on Step 2 – Fill a need

Step 1 – The idea

One note about this site. I am not talking about starting one of the ‘I make x in a year through online passive income’ type websites. That isn’t a business. I am talking about starting a company that will provide a service to local and perhaps international customers on an ongoing basis. A lot of […]

Posted byphilJanuary 4, 2010January 4, 2010Posted inSmallBizTags: isbb, the ideaLeave a comment on Step 1 – The idea
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