5 questions you should ask yourself before starting a business?
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['What problem am I solving? Answer this: My product will solve ___________________. ... ', 'What funds do I absolutely need to start? Maybe your dream is to open up a storefront to sell your handmade chocolates. ... ', 'Who else is doing this? ... ', "What's my 'special sauce'? ... ", 'What resources do I currently have to get started?']
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['What is your business going to look like three years from now?', 'What products or services should you focus on selling/offering?', 'Who will your customers be?', 'How will you successfully market yourself?', 'What are the unique attributes of your business? (How do you differentiate yourself?)']
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['Why is your business important to you? ... ', 'If you could wave a magic wand, what would you most want for your personal life? ... ', 'If you could wave a magic wand, what would you most want for your business? ... ', 'Where is there overlap between your personal and business visions?']
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["What Do and Don't You Need? ... ", 'What Problems Are You Facing? ... ', 'Who Are the Decision-Makers, and What is the Approval Process? ... ', 'What Are Your Expectations? ... ', 'What is Your Budget, and When Do You Want to Start? ... ', 'What Would You View as a Success? ... ', "What's the Next Step and by When? ... ", 'Is There a Need, and Is it a Match?']
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['#2. What product will I manufacture? ... ', '#5. What would be the product costing, pricing, and profit margin? ... ', '#7. How can I finance my enterprise? ... ', '#9. How will I protect myself and the business from liability risks?']
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['Why are you selling? ... ', 'How have you arrived at the asking price? ... ', 'How would you grow the company? ... ', 'What outcomes are you looking for? ... ', 'Are you willing to agree a non-competition clause? ... ', 'Who are your key customers, suppliers and staff? ... ', 'Are you willing to stay on for a transition period?']
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['Here are just a few questions to ask before choosing the company that will handle your products day-to-day:', 'Do you have clients like me?', 'What tools do you use to ensure you can find my inventory?', 'Can you accept deliveries for me?', 'How well can you adjust to seasonal fluctuations?']
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['What Are the Startup Costs for This Home Based Business Opportunity? ... ', 'What Kind of Training and Support are Available with the Home Based Business Opportunity? ... ', 'What Are the Rules for Advertising and Promotion? ... ', 'What Is the Realistic Income Potential for This Home Based Business Opportunity?']
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['Have you consistently met your sales goals?', 'What motivates you?', 'How did you land your most successful sale?', 'How would your colleagues describe you?', 'Sell me this pen.', 'What are your long-term career goals?', 'What do you know about this company?']
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['How long has the company been in business? ... ', 'Who are the people behind the company? ... ', 'Are the products or services of personal interest to you? ... ', 'What type of training is offered in the beginning? ... ', 'Does the company offer great support tools? ... ', 'How do you earn your money?']
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['What are Your Rates? ... ', 'Do You Perform Background Checks? ... ', 'Are You Insured? ... ', 'Do You Bring Your Own Supplies? ... ', 'Do You Provide a Contract? ... ', 'How Long Have You Been in Business? ... ', 'Tell Me About Your Employees. ... ', 'Final Thoughts on Commercial Cleaning Services.']
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['How often do you use the product or service?', 'Does the product help you achieve your goals?', 'What is your favorite tool or portion of the product or service?', 'What would you improve if you could?']
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['If you could change one thing about the company, what would it be? ... ', 'When it comes to the company, what are you most proud of? ... ', 'How do you spend your day? ... ', 'What do you do when you are not at work?']
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['Why does the current owner want to sell the business?', 'Does the business have potential for future growth, or will its sales decline?', 'If the business is in decline, can you save it and make it successful?', 'Is the business in sound financial condition? ... ', "Have you seen copies of all the business's current contracts?"]
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['What interested you in our product/service?', 'How open is your company to change?', 'What is the biggest barrier preventing you from meeting your goals?', 'What is your strategic direction?']
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['What Experience Do You Have? ... ', 'What Services Do You Offer? ... ', 'How Much Do You Charge? ... ', 'What Insurances Are You Covered By? ... ', "How Will You Market My Property And Ensure That My Property Isn't Vacant For Any Significant Length Of Time? ... ", 'How Do You Screen Tenants? ... ', 'How Do You Calculate Rent? ... ', 'How Do You Collect Rent?']
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['What does the business do?', "What's the history of the business?", 'Why is the business for sale?', 'How old is the business?', 'How long has the business been operating under the current owner?']