How To Start A Business After You’ve Been Unemployed
4 min readIntroduction
It’s pretty common to think that starting a business is all about being innovative and creative. That’s true, but it’s also important to know what resources are available to you and how they can help you get started on your journey. The following steps will help you develop a plan for starting your own small business:
Come up with a business plan.
To start a business after you’ve been unemployed, you’ll need to come up with a business plan. A good business plan can help you determine if your idea will be worth pursuing, but it also gives potential investors or customers an idea of what’s in store for them ahead of time.
- Define your goals: Your goals should be specific and measurable so that they can be accomplished within the time frame allotted. For example, if one of your goals is to have enough money saved up by next year so that when someone asks for a loan at 5%, which is common for small businesses these days (and which many banks will offer), then this would require saving $10k by next year.*
- Define your target market: Who are they? What do they need? How much do they pay per hour? Do they live close enough where there’s no commute involved?*
- Define competition: Who else has tried similar ideas before who might have already started something similar or worse yet failed completely due to lack of resources like capital or expertise needed.*
Network with other small businesses.
Networking is a great way to find out about opportunities that may be available in your area. If you know other small businesses, talk to them about what’s available and how it could benefit your business. You can also network with people who are not related to you, but have similar interests and values as yours. This could include people from different industries or even those who aren’t even in any sort of business at all!
You can network online through platforms like LinkedIn or Facebook Groups. Or if networking is more fun than typing out an email every time I see someone new (and trust me—it is), then try doing it face-to-face at meetups where others have similar interests as yours!
Find out what resources are available to you.
Once you’ve got the basics down, it’s time to start looking for resources and assistance. You can find out what is available in your area through a local Chamber of Commerce or by asking for help from the Small Business Development Center. You can also contact the Small Business Administration (SBA) if you’re interested in getting more involved with entrepreneurship.
Once you have an idea of what resources might be available, do some research online on how best to utilize them!
Create an effective marketing plan.
A marketing plan is a document that outlines the strategy you will use to promote your business. This can include anything from setting up social media accounts, paying for ads on Google and Facebook, or creating an email list of potential customers. The purpose of this document is to ensure that you have all the necessary information in place before launching your new venture so there are no surprises when it comes time for launch day!
The best part about having an effective marketing strategy? You’re not just spending money on advertising—you’re investing in yourself! It shows that someone cares about their success enough to put in some serious effort into making things happen (and letting us know how awesome they think we are).
Learn how to hire the right employees.
Hiring the right people is important. You want to make sure that your employees are qualified and can do their jobs well, so it’s crucial to check references, interview candidates and set up a probationary period before hiring them.
Once you have hired an employee, give them feedback on their performance so they know how well they are doing at their job. If an employee isn’t performing well in any way (or if there are other reasons for firing), be clear about what needs change or improvement before terminating the relationship.
Starting a new business is daunting but it doesn’t have to be if you have the right information and support around you.
Starting a new business is daunting but it doesn’t have to be if you have the right information and support around you.
It can be difficult for someone who has been unemployed for some time to start their own business, especially if they don’t have any previous experience running one before. However, with some planning and effort on your part, starting a new business is not as difficult as it sounds. Here are some tips that will help:
- Have good support around you
- Learn from other people’s mistakes
Conclusion
By following these simple steps, you will be able to start your own business and grow it into something that makes a difference in the world.
