How do i become a successful businesswoman?
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Suit up, Show up, and above all else the golden rule...treat others the way you want to be treated, keep your prospective.  I follow this formula: God, family, and career.
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Starting a small business takes a lot of courage. But, as they say, courage does not pay the bills. To be successful – to stay in business – you need more than courage. You need a combination of hard work, skill, perseverance, and lots of luck. \n\nSome things you need to consider:\n- "How can I support my family while I build up by business?" \n- "What are my abilities?" \n- "Is there a market for the product or service I have chosen?" \n- "How long will it take this business to reach the financial goal I have?" \n\nYou may want to read the article "How to Start a New Business Successfully" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol51/launch.htm , which lists six steps to launch a new business successfully:\n\n1. Provide a benefit.\n2. Determine the fit with your market.\n3. Right timing is everything\n4. Be ready to support your business\n5. Develop a blueprint for success (write your business plan)\n6. Gather your financing and resources\n7. Market, market, market\n\nThere is so much to learn about starting a business that it is hard to put everything here. I suggest that you to check out the following websites and learn from their content:\n\nEntrepreneur http://www.entrepreneur.com\nInc.com http://www.inc.com\nSBA http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/\nPowerHomeBiz.com http://www.powerhomebiz.com\n\nAs for financing your business, here's a general guide on where to get finance your business "How to Raise Money to Start a Business" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol8/howtoraise.htm\n\nI recommend that you read the following books:\n\n- What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business : Real Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs \n- Starting From Scratch: How To Start A Business When You Don't Have Money \n- If You're Clueless About Starting Your Own Business and Want to Know More \n- On the Move : How to Succeed and Survive As an Entrepreneur \n- How to Make 1000 Mistakes in Business and Still Succeed
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Go to your local Chamber of Commerce and ask for a listing of local fairs and events. They can give you everything you need to be successful!
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1) Being female\n2) Being an executive\n\ncongratulations!
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visit library ask for info about business . start small don't worry about legal b.s. now. learn before you spend money on a business.\nmost business fail because they didn't have cash- just credit, didn't know how to run a biz, didn't know how to work a biz, didn't know how to budget or P&L, didn't know how to market the biz, had good ideas with no biz value.\nread 'E-myth' '48days to work you love' 'rich dad poor dad' ' millionarie next door' 'richest man in babylon' 'think and grow rich - blacks choice'. visit daveramsey.com to learn about money before a banker shafts you.\nas for worth trying YES.\nmy kids understand how they will become multimillionaires with out shafting any one.\nyou got 2 choices - sell your body to a company for what ever or change your thinking and be self sufficent in a biz.
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Hard work and passion for what you do.\n\nUnless you are in a profession that pays a lot of money (lawyer, investment banker, financial institutions, etc) you are going to need to be in business for yourself. \n\nNo matter what job you have now, learn the business. How do people in that business make money. What makes them successful? Ask yourself a lot of questions regarding that business. And if it is something you enjoy and really have a passion for, find away (after getting years of experience) of starting up your own business. Start small and then build. \n\nConcentrate on providing excellent service to your customers. If your only focus is on becoming rich, you will find that you are working hard for the wrong reason. In addition you will never be happy. Work hard for the enjoyment of watching your business grow and your customers happy and you will find that the money comes.
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Check the Small Business administration at http://www.sba.gov they have a great site with information on starting a business, and links for women-owned business specifics.\n\nAlso check http://www.grants.gov - free government portal for grants and information
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You may want to consider the suggestions Dan Ramsey wrote in his book "101 Best Home Businesses" on the question of finding the best business for you. He suggests these 10 steps:\n\n1. List 5 things you do best\n2. List how others would benefit from what you do best\n3. Find out how to give people what they want\n4. Learn the value of your services to others\n5. Find out who else offers similar services\n6. Learn from the successes of others\n7. Learn from the failures of others\n8. Plan your own success\n9. Make low cost mistakes\n10. Enjoy what you do and how you do it\n\nYou can build anything from websites to design prototypes of other entrepreneurs. You can create craft products and sell them. I interviewed a potter who after a 30-year career as a highly successful magazine editor made a 180-degrees turn and quit the job at the age of 56 to pursue his passion for pottery http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/glenfiddich.htm . Not only is he doing what he loves, but he is also earning from it.
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Check out the article "How to Start a Home-Based Secretarial Business" at http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol60/secretarial.htm. The article includes free information on the potential target market of this business, skills and qualifications needed, how to get started, start up costs, and tips on how to market your business. \n\nIf you have the skillsets of a good secretary, you can expand your market significantly and not rely on local business by packaging yourself instead as a virtual assistant. Virtual assistants can do everything a secretary does -- and more, depending on the type of services you offer -- except everything is done over the Web. You can work without even seeing your client face-to-face. Being a virtual assistant allows you to market your services to a significantly wider audience.\n\nYou may want to read the following articles on how to start a virtual assistant business:\n\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/virtual.htm\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/bookstore/va.htm (list of books on how to start a virtual assistant business)\n\nYou may want to read a real life story of a woman who's working as an executive assistant while doing work as a virtual assistant on the Web in her spare time http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/kmann.htm\n\nHope these helps\nIsabel Isidro
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It's great that you have a clear goal and a deadline. It's really great.\n\nThe fastest way, assuming that you are willing and able to learn really fast, is to get a business coach.\n\nA business coach will transfer to you all the relevant business knowledge you need, in order to bridge the gap between "what you currently know" and "what you MUST know in order to succeed as a CEO."\n\nBTW, a great book to read about the basics for any aspiring CEOs, is What the CEO wants you to know, by Ram Charan. I've read all the best business books, and that little book by renowned advisor Charan is singularly the best book on business. If you master what he wrote, you will rapidly begin to think like a CEO and act like a CEO.\n\nIf you need more info on business coaching, feel free to drop me a line at omnidigitalbrain at yahoo dot com.\n\nGood luck and see you at the top! :-)
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Starting a small business takes a lot of courage. But, as they say, courage does not pay the bills. To be successful – to stay in business – you need more than courage. You need a combination of hard work, skill, perseverance, and lots of luck. \n\nSome things you need to consider:\n- "How can I support my family while I build up by business?" \n- "What are my abilities?" \n- "Is there a market for the product or service I have chosen?" \n- "How long will it take this business to reach the financial goal I have?" \n\nYou may want to read the article "How to Start a New Business Successfully" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol51/launch.htm , which lists six steps to launch a new business successfully:\n\n1. Provide a benefit.\n2. Determine the fit with your market.\n3. Right timing is everything\n4. Be ready to support your business\n5. Develop a blueprint for success\n6. Market, market, market\n\nTo give you ideas on what exactly do you need to start your own business, here are ten things you need to know before launching your own business  “10 Things You Need to Know When Starting Your Own Home Business” http://www.powerhomebiz.com/052006/startingbiz.htm .\n\nI recommend that you read the following books:\n\n- What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business : Real Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs \n- Starting From Scratch: How To Start A Business When You Don't Have Money \n- If You're Clueless About Starting Your Own Business and Want to Know More \n- On the Move : How to Succeed and Survive As an Entrepreneur \n-How to Make 1000 Mistakes in Business and Still Succeed \n\nHere are some resources that can help you write your business plan:\n\n- SBA Business Plan Basics http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- PowerHomeBiz.com Creating a Business Plan section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/startup/businessplan.htm\n- Entrepreneur.com Writing a Business Plan section http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizplan/0,7253,,00.html\n\nYou may also want to review some sample business plans to see how it actually looks like:\n\n- Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm\n- MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners\nhttp://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html\n- VFinance - View hundreds of real business plans in pdf format. http://www.vfinance.com/home.asp?bps=1&ToolPage=bps_main.asp\n- Business Owners Toolkit Sample business plans and information on how to create a plan. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_m.asp\n- PlanWare Planning software and information. http://www.planware.org/\n- Virtual Business Plan Walk through the design of a business plan. http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html \n-SBA Business Planning Guide http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- Small Business Advancement Center http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/business_plan/businessPlan.pdf\n- Sample Business Plan General planning guide created by the Canadian Business Service Center. http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CBSC_FE/display&c=GuideFactSheet&cid\n- Business Plans Index - A subject guide to sample business plans and profiles for specific business types from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://216.183.184.20/subject/business/bplansindex.html\n-\nSome recommended books are :\n\n- Business Plans Kit for Dummies \n- The Complete Book of Business Plans : Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan \n- Writing Business Plans That Get Results : A Step-By-Step Guide \n- Business Plans For Dummies® \n- Your First Business Plan : A Simple Question and Answer Format Designed to Help You Write Your Own Plan
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A passion for business is exactly what's necessary to succeed in sales! Seriously, have you ever thought of selling home improvement products? You do handyman work so you already have a good concept of the principles.\n\nThere's a range of possibilities you might get excited to present: windows & doors, gutters, landscaping, pools, etc. And nearly every one of these companies will want a guy who is "mature" but willing to learn and is driven. \n\nAre you driven? Are you okay with doing follow up, working all kinds of hours, and beating out the competition? \n\nSounds like you'd be a good fit. Really, try sales. Get yourself a small base salary plus commission job. Men can be in sales til they're 70. People see you as experienced and knowledgeble.\nBe glad you're a man.:)\n\nTake care!
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Find the type of business on the link below that best describes what it is that YOU do (or want to do). Then see how to truly use the Net to make your specific business (or business idea) thrive.  http://www.wotsnext.com \n\n\nAs an example, take a look at how I use the above. Then see if you can fit something similar around your own area of expertise. Then all you need is a passion and some persistence. http://www.psychic-junkie.com/are-you-psychic.html  This page links you to all the resources I use.
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Starting a small business takes a lot of courage. But, as they say, courage does not pay the bills. To be successful – to stay in business – you need more than courage. You need a combination of hard work, skill, perseverance, and lots of luck. \n\nSome things you need to consider:\n- "How can I support my family while I build up by business?" \n- "What are my abilities?" \n- "Is there a market for the product or service I have chosen?" \n- "How long will it take this business to reach the financial goal I have?" \n\nYou may want to read the article "How to Start a New Business Successfully" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol51/launch.htm , which lists six steps to launch a new business successfully:\n\n1. Provide a benefit.\n2. Determine the fit with your market.\n3. Right timing is everything\n4. Be ready to support your business\n5. Develop a blueprint for success\n6. Market, market, market\n\nTo give you ideas on what exactly do you need to start your own business, here are ten things you need to know before launching your own business  “10 Things You Need to Know When Starting Your Own Home Business” http://www.powerhomebiz.com/052006/startingbiz.htm .\n\nI recommend that you read the following books:\n\n- What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business : Real Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs \n- Starting From Scratch: How To Start A Business When You Don't Have Money \n- If You're Clueless About Starting Your Own Business and Want to Know More \n- On the Move : How to Succeed and Survive As an Entrepreneur \n- How to Make 1000 Mistakes in Business and Still Succeed \n\nThere are many businesses who started with so little yet grew to become good income vehicles down the road. From the article "How to Start a Business with Little Cash" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol30/nocash.htm  here are some tips on how you can start a business and earn more money even if you are short of cash today:\n\n1. Find a business that you can start for little money (e.g. an errand business where your main cost is telephone and gasoline is easier to start than starting a Subway franchise)\n\n2. Consider your time and effort - if you have little cash, you may have to work harder for the money because you will have no resource to outsource or employ others to do certain tasks for you; or you have no money to buy equipment so you can only do certain things the long way\n\n3. Get your creative juices flowing. With no money, the only thing you have is your imagination. Be creative and find ways to get things done \n\n4. Be prepared to do all the work yourself - from doing your business plan, finding financing, writing emails, shipping and handling, marketing or whatever processes your business requires. \n\n5. Be prepared to invite investors - you may need financing help from someone down the road so be prepared to share some of the pie.
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I know exactly where you are coming from.\n\nStart with smaller groups.  Offer your workshops for free to get a following. You might want to start with some local churches or civic groups.  Build from there.\n\nStart with one workshop.  Focus is essential.  A niche is vital.  Find something that no one else is speaking to and attack it.  One workshop done with zeal and sincerity and you'll be successful.  You can branch out from there.\n\nWhat speaks to you?  What topic do you feel women need more than any other?  How can you provide information on that topic better than anyone else - or with a twist that makes you unique?\n\nNarrow it down until you have a single idea.  You can afford to set aside the other ideas for the time being.  They will still be there.  One at a time.  It's the only way to be successful.  Growth comes from experience, but you need the experience first.\n\nYou will probably want a web presence, too.  I used SiteBuildIt because they offered SO MUCH for the money.  A link is below in case you're interested.  My site is listed below that.  It's about resume writing.  I am in the process of finishing my e-book for sale on the site.\n\nBelieve me, I know exactly where you're coming from.  I have so many ideas in my head, it's hard to settle on just one.  But I had to start with one idea.  I can always work on the next one when this one is up and running (or I may find that I have so much success with this one that I am satisfied with what I'm doing).\n\nYou can conquer anything.  Just stay focused and maintain your direction.
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There are many businesses who started with so little yet grew to become good income vehicles down the road. But it will take more work, more research. With little resources, you can't afford to make mistakes.\n\nFrom the article "How to Start a Business with Little Cash" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol30/nocash.htm  here are some tips on how you can start a business and earn more money even if you are short of cash today:\n\n1. Find a business that you can start for little money (e.g. an errand business where your main cost is telephone and gasoline is easier to start than starting a Subway franchise)\n\n2. Consider your time and effort - if you have little cash, you may have to work harder for the money because you will have no resource to outsource or employ others to do certain tasks for you; or you have no money to buy equipment so you can only do certain things the long way\n\n3. Get your creative juices flowing. With no money, the only thing you have is your imagination. Be creative and find ways to get things done \n\n4. Be prepared to do all the work yourself - from doing your business plan, finding financing, writing emails, shipping and handling, marketing or whatever processes your business requires. \n\n5. Be prepared to invite investors - you may need financing help from someone down the road so be prepared to share some of the pie.\n\nTo give you ideas on what exactly do you need to start your own business, here are ten things you need to know before launching your own business  “10 Things You Need to Know When Starting Your Own Home Business” http://www.powerhomebiz.com/052006/startingbiz.htm .\n\nYou may want to consult with an experienced entrepreneur or small business adviser to help you map out the best and cost efficient ways to start a business.There are several places where you may be able to find a mentor: \n\n- Government Mentoring Programs such as SBDCs, which works with community colleges and local business development councils to offer mentoring programs http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/sbdcnear.html ; or the Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training http://www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness/wnet_roundtables.html \n-Volunteer programs such as SCORE http://www.score.org  which is composed of mostly retired executives and entrepreneurs \n- Formal mentoring programs such as Athena Foundation http://www.athenafoundation.org/programs/globallinks.html  , Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program http://www.helzbergmentoring.org/HEMP/  , or The Aspen Institute MicroMentor Program http://www.micromentor.org \n- Professional organizations such as the National Women’s Business Council http://www.nwbc.gov/Mentoring/programs.html \n- Industry and trade associations \n- Local business groups, such as the chamber of commerce \n- Local chapters of business groups
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The best strategy for achieving success in any business is to look at your business through the eyes of potential customers:\n   \n*Why would I want their product or service?   \n*Why would I do business with this company?\n*How would I want to be treated?\n*How would I want my account to be serviced?\n*Why would I continue doing business with this company?\n\nAddress those issues, and always view your company through your customer's eyes, and you will have a head start on being successful.