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Signs you are ready for entrepreneurship

You have brilliant ideas for a new business plan on something you have always been passionate about. After considering all the possibilities and challenges you might have to face in the future, finally you decide to leave your day job and swerve your way into a full-time entrepreneur. From managing financial plan, designing the product and testing the prototype, to testing the potential market, you have prepared everything carefully. But then you start questioning yourself, are you really ready to launch your business?


Starting a startup can be an exhilarating experience that will not only drain your energy, time, and money, but also your emotions. As a newbie in the entrepreneurial world, you will more likely feel worried about the future of business you are about to introduce. The equal chances of gaining phenomenal success or total failure often leads to a feeling of doubt and uncertainty about the path you choose. While you might have prepared a detailed and thorough product design, sometimes you end up backing down and delaying the startup launch because you feel lack of preparation, lack of knowledge, or even lack of confidence.

If you need some reasons to encourage yourself to start your business immediately, here are 6 clear-cut signs that you’re ready to take your first step into the world of entrepreneurship:

  1. You can write a good business plan

A founder should not only focus on selling products or services. More than that, they must possess the ability to communicate the company’s vision and mission, as well as how what they offer can solve people’s problems in society. Owing to that reason, you should be able to write a good business plan that is simple, but able to include crucial points you need to consider, such as how the product is used, who the target market is, how much budget you need, how you make money, and the sales targets expected within a certain time frame.

  1. You believe in your ideas

Passion and determination for what you are doing is the key to success. Develop a product or service that you trust and look for a business opportunity in it. For example, you are a committed vegetarian who likes snacking, but you find it hard to find a company that sells foods for vegetarians in your area. Therefore, you have always been interested in making snacks for people who adopt the same dietary habits as you. This could be a fertile and profitable business idea, as long as you believe you can develop the potentials.

  1. You understand the risks

Taking the plunge is not an easy and simple move to take, as it requires a great deal of courage and consideration. As there are various risks involved in it, it is crucial to fully understand the consequences of everything you will take in the business ownership. Therefore, before making any decisions, you should do your homework well and conduct proper research.

  1. You have done a market research

Before really launching your startup and selling your product, you need to conduct a market research to test the market response to what you are offering. You can test it to the people closest to you such as your family or friends and then ask for their feedbacks about the product or service. From there, you can gain meaningful insights to fix the errors that exist in your product and develop them better.

  1. You are ready to lead

Try asking yourself, are you ready to become a leader? Are you ready for both handling success and dealing with failure? Can you keep your head up when things go wrong? If you are ready to lead a team, then you are ready to start your own company.

  1. You have a backup plan

Sometimes, reality bites. Even though you have prepared everything carefully, there are times when the results do not turn out as what you expected. To prepare yourself if something like this happens, you will need to prepare a backup plan that can support you just in case the worst case happen.

We wish you the best in your entrepreneurial journey.  Don't hesitate to contact us for CONSULTANCY SERVICES. 

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