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"Find Inspiration A good entrepreneur is always scheming and dreaming, so stay alert for inspiration and jot down ideas as they hit you. Think about what annoys you in your daily life. Turn that into an idea for a great invention or service. Translate your current expert experience, like as an accountant, into your own company. Is there a business out there you love? Come up with a way to improve upon it or replicate it in your own way. Write a Business Plan Your business plan is your strategy to startup and successfully run your business and is a big but crucial undertaking. The U.S. Small Business Administration has resources to help you get started including an in-depth description of what should be in your business plan. Start off with an executive summary that gives a topline outline of your business and then go more in-depth with a full description of the company and your services or product lines. You will need to conduct a market analysis to identify your customers, their interests, and where they are located. Next, outline the legal structure of your company, how it will be organized, what your sales strategies are and how you will market your business. Build out financial projections that include your business&amp;#039; financial forecasts for the following five years. Secure Funding You can&amp;#039;t start a business without the funding to get it off the ground and keep it afloat. Your business plan will help identify your funding requirements and you need to take a look at your proposed income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements and budgets. If you need assistance, find an accountant or financial expert who can help you. If you are funding the business yourself, assess where you stand financially and decide if you can afford to take the risk. Treat the business as an investment that you might not get back. If you need funding from external parties like family members, the bank, investors or partners, you will need to present your business plan, your financial forecasts and outline how you will plan to use the money. Surround Yourself With the Right People In order to ensure your business&amp;#039; success, you need to make sure you are working with the right support team who can bring your business life. Hire a lawyer or an accountant to help you work through the legal and financial startup steps. Many cities have small-business development support that offer free legal assistance to new businesses. When you are ready to recruit and hire people to work for you, be clear on your ideal candidate, said Greg Moran, President &amp;amp;amp; CEO of career website Chequed.com. While it is easy to focus on skills and experience, you also really need to understand competencies and personality traits. What type of person will work best with you and your customers? What type of person will work best in your type of startup? It is also important to understand and measure what success will look like for the new hire. More Great Advice From Manilla.com:  3 Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Learn How Can You Build Your Network? 10 Easy Ways to Boost Your Career How to Improve Work Performance  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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