Is it worth doing a business that is not interesting? Is it worth doing business?

In four months it will be exactly three years since I officially registered my business. But in fact, I've been doing it since about the summer of 2010. The first months it was more of a hobby than a real business. And from 2005 to 2010, I worked for five years at various enterprises in the city in parallel with my studies. In general, there was something to compare with. Now let’s figure out whether it’s worth trying to open your own business at all, or whether it might be easier to find a good job.

IT'S EASIER TO FIND A GOOD JOB

Yes, if you live in a large city, it is easier to get a job in good organization and receive a stable salary. The trick is that you know that for 160 hours a month you will get your 40 thousand rubles or whatever they pay nowadays. Yes, there are not many great jobs, but they exist and can be found.

YOU ARE NOT DEVELOPING AT WORK

The employer is interested in you working your job properly. So that you constantly work on it and don’t demand career growth. In this sense, almost any job can lead to professional criticism. Therefore, if you have chosen the path to employment, then do not forget to sometimes ask for a raise or change your field of activity. Then you will avoid professional stagnation.

In any case, you will have to develop in your business, otherwise you simply won’t make it.

IN BUSINESS TAXES ARE LOWER

It sounds paradoxical, but when you work for hire, 13 percent of personal income tax is deducted from you, as well as insurance premiums(today the rate is 30%). And when you are an individual entrepreneur, you may have 6% of income and 1,800 rubles per month in insurance premiums. It all depends on the form of taxation you choose. You are free to choose optimal scheme taxation. And when you work for hire and receive that same 40 thousand a month, this means that the employer paid at least 60 thousand rubles for you.

FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY HIGHER

If you start doing your own thing, then you can forget about vacation. Especially if you are doing business without a business partner. When you get involved in all this, a vacation of 28 calendar days can seem like a big luxury. And not because you can't do it, but because you will worry about how things are going at home. But this pays off with greater freedom of action. If you want, start your working day at 10:35, and you can finish working at dawn. Nobody points you out or pushes you to do anything. At the same time, you must periodically cheer yourself up.

YOUR BUSINESS IS MORE INTERESTING

You never know how much you will earn tomorrow. Income varies every day. Just like you don’t know which ones business partners you will cooperate tomorrow. Just a year ago, I couldn’t even imagine that I would be able to establish contacts with the country’s leading business publishers or that I would be able to get such a well-known direct advertiser as Webeffector. And at the launch stage of the project, I collaborated with the magazine “My Business” and communicated personally with Dmitry Agarunov.

THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE COEDAL

You can invest more than one hundred thousand rubles, or even more than one million, into a business, but everything can go to the bottom, regardless of the amount of money and effort invested. You will have to work in a situation of uncertainty. When you don’t know what your competitors will do tomorrow and what changes in legislation the State Duma will adopt. Therefore, owning your own business is definitely not for everyone. But if you feel strong enough to try, then it’s worth a try.

Let's be objective. There are advantages to both your own business and working for someone else. Many people today even manage to combine both. And besides, work and work are different, just like your business.

Communal apartment
It is interesting that even a more predatory position towards business than the tax inspectorate and pension fund, are occupied by sellers of housing and communal services: water utilities, electrical networks, heating network companies, landlords, and management companies too!

Sellers of housing and communal services are let down by greed, a great desire to hit the jackpot as much as possible from the business without making the slightest effort, as they say, without lifting a finger. Let's take water utilities, including Voronezh Vodokanal. They don't even bother to make a normal system for paying customers via the Internet. They definitely need someone to come to their office and personally pick up the bill! Just recently, you could only pay at their little window in the hallway. And provide information about water consumption by any means, including tapping Morse code on a water pipe. And if anything happens, they will apply punitive tariffs based on the cross-section of the pipe and the theoretical speed of the water in it, which usually exceeds the real cost of services by 20-30 times.

The electricity tariff for business is completely incomprehensible. Before the exchange rate fell, it was 10 cents per kilowatt hour, higher than in the United States and Europe. What does this mean, other than the predatory behavior of our energy sector and the government that fawns on it? The cost of electricity is only about 50% of the cost of its production, the rest is distribution through existing networks. Ambition network companies are off the scale: TNS-Energo sends bills in advance for a date that will be in a week, and, moreover, in advance, for the planned volume of energy consumed. Why, other than to engage in fraud, they need to, “withdraw” first the advance payment, and then for the actual energy consumed? And it doesn’t matter how much it costs to double-distract accounting departments to process payments?

This includes heating network companies. It is unclear where their huge bills come from in the winter months, given that the premises are cold. Verification of thermal energy meters by an affiliated company costs 17-18 thousand. It is likely that no one will install or verify these meters.

It seems to me that the moment has already come when it is time to talk about the nationalization of housing and communal services companies back. Tariff regulation turned out to be a rotten idea, and monopolies ran rampant and lost their sense of proportion.

Rent
The behavior of tenants also remains mysterious. In cities there are already up to 30% unemployed office premises, and they have not been occupied by anyone for years, even unfinished ones stand. But landlords will never reduce their appetites, they will not reduce rental rates. Let no one get it better.

Human capital
However, everything that has been said so far is just an introduction to this basic Difficulty of Doing Business. Human capital is people with their education and work skills who want to work. So, human capital in lately in the country tends to zero. No, there are people, there are many of them, but their education, work skills and, especially, the desire to work have practically disappeared.

Entrepreneurs I know complain that, despite the large number of phone calls after a vacancy was advertised on the website job.ru and similar sites, the actual number of candidates who came for an interview was a small fraction of the calls. Arriving and finding an office turns out to be an impossible test for many applicants. And those who did arrive find themselves completely deprived of the necessary general culture, literacy and desire to work! They immediately begin to make demands that their salaries be higher, and working hours and fewer responsibilities. But the employer just wants to find a person who would love his job. If the candidates have any, even minimal, responsibility, they immediately say “oh, no,” and disappear.

We currently have in the country the so-called generation Y, which, in principle, cannot and does not want to work. And it’s simply ridiculous to say that someone from this generation loves to work and knows how to do it. They would only like high salaries, positions and entertainment. This is the result of the work of education in modern conditions, not education reforms, but education itself. They are trying, but cannot, to smooth out the picture of the resulting new generation, basically unable to work, through reforms.

Few people yet realize the true scale of this national catastrophe. And soon it will lead to the closure of many enterprises in the country and in our region. Mechanical plant, aviation, many others - and all because none of the young people will want or be able to work for them. And many businesses will cease. And we will really descend into darkness and return to planting potatoes in our dachas.

Even the military complains that they used to recruit 1st category personnel into aviation, but now they recruit 2nd-3rd category personnel. They no longer fully understand how their equipment flies and why it shoots.

Behavior of consumers (clients).
There are also problems for business caused by the mentality and past experience of the Russian consumer. This is his ability to be content with little and save on everything. All this leads to the fact that the Russian consumer is more likely to purchase a cheap product than a high-quality one, or simply refuse to purchase. And in the niche of cheap goods, no business can compete with retail chains, working on imports from China. Our stores now - even Auchan, even Metro - are cheap stores Chinese goods. Almost everything there is made in China and does not meet any quality or safety requirements. Even food products are mainly made from low-quality ingredients, such as flour from coarse grains, dairy products from powdered milk and palm oil... Appropriate consumer behavior is an important condition for business development, and we do not have it.

Conclusions.
Currently, the Russian Federation, our country, remains essentially a fragment of the USSR, a country of Bolshevik ideology and the dominant bureaucracy. Ecnmically not self-sufficient. There have been very limited transformations along the capitalist model, and there is a rollback in the opposite direction in these transformations. What will this lead to?

To poverty, need, and ultimately to new unrest and social upheaval along the lines of Ukraine. After all, it is only for propaganda that they say that nationalists carried out a coup there. Yes, nationalists, but in Russia we have no less nationalism, and it is on the rise.

The revolution in Ukraine occurred as a result of increasing poverty and stagnation in economic development. This was a continuation of the bourgeois revolution, which was stuck in the 1990s and therefore acquired a terrorist character. Terrorism is the result of the inability to achieve change in a democratic or less sacrificial way….
And now the state of our society is such that it is ready to attack business and be left with nothing, expecting an increase in pensions and budget salaries, which is nowhere to be found. This Bolshevism, this poverty among Russians, they are not so simple - it sits in our heads.

And now in Russia there is such a moment, a time of great opportunities, when you can be poor, and if you want, you can become rich. And you can enter middle class. And this is determined by nothing more than a person’s mentality, his desire, faith in his own strength, ability to thrive, perseverance... Everyone decides for themselves where to be, everyone chooses a destiny for themselves and their children... So, maybe it’s still worth doing business in Russia?

The tense economic situation in our country and throughout the world does not give reason for optimism. Therefore, many people who wanted to start their own business began to doubt whether they should open their own business in 2018? Let's try to find the answer to this question.

When is the best time to start your own business?

If you are in doubt about whether to start a business in 2018, you should learn one simple truth - you need to act here and now, otherwise you may miss precious time and, accordingly, your chance for a comfortable life. happy life. When you feel with all your heart that you are ready to become a successful and wealthy person, you need to get down to business right away.

Of course, a crisis is a big obstacle to the development of your business. In addition, this is a huge risk, but as we know, those who do not take risks will never achieve success. According to experts, starting your own business in a difficult economic environment has its advantages:

• Businessmen who started their own business during a time of economic prosperity cannot adapt to the changes taking place in the market, so they are forced to close their enterprises. You will start your business in difficult conditions, so you will be able to restructure the business at any time and stay afloat;
• During a crisis, many companies close, so free niches, which can be taken up by aspiring entrepreneurs.

If you want to know, pay attention to the basic needs of citizens and focus on those products that no person can do without. This could be food, clothing, cleaning supplies or medications.

We minimize risks

People take risks always and everywhere, even in everyday life. When doing business, and especially in difficult economic conditions, you need to do everything to reduce risks to a minimum.

If you don't know how to do this, use the advice of professionals:

• Before deciding whether to open your own business, you need to objectively assess the relevance of the idea. Your service or product must be of interest to consumers, otherwise the enterprise will be doomed to failure;
• Decide on your target audience. You must have a clear idea of ​​what target audience belong to you potential clients where they live and what purchasing power they have;
• Research the market thoroughly to determine the level of competition. This will help you understand whether it’s worth opening your own business now, or maybe you need to wait a little until competitors weaken;
• Consult an experienced lawyer about implementing your idea. He will help you calculate your taxes and give useful recommendations.

Analyzing the situation in the economy of our country, we can safely say that the crisis will not end so quickly. Let's try to understand what awaits small businesses in 2018?

Experts believe that opening a new business in such unstable conditions is quite risky, but quite possible. The most important thing is to choose one of the win-win business ideas during the crisis in 2018, which have proven their effectiveness in practice. You should also remember about sanctions and the rise in the dollar exchange rate. In such conditions, it is most profitable to focus on import substitution.

If we talk about what kind of business is now relevant in the context of the crisis in Russia, the following should be highlighted: promising directions activities:

• Breeding red fish;
• Dairy farms;
• Cheese production;
• Growing vegetables and fruits;
• Livestock;
• Fast foods.

You should not plan to open or expand a business using credit funds. Banks that have not yet curtailed their credit programs are forced to raise interest rates for using borrowed money, which will be too expensive for entrepreneurs working in a crisis.

What awaits businesses that already exist in 2018? In many industries, the demand for products and services has decreased significantly, so some enterprises will be forced to completely close or partially curtail their activities due to lack of sales. According to analysts, the same fate awaits many financial institutions. Since lending volumes will decline significantly, they will not be able to stay afloat.

Those firms that purchase raw materials for the production of products for foreign currency are also doomed to bankruptcy. In such a difficult situation, business ideas that are based on the production of products from domestic raw materials will work effectively in Russia during the 2018 crisis.

Opinion of experienced businessmen

For our country, the most terrible period was the crisis period of 1991–1998. The economy had never experienced such a decline before. Many citizens were left without work, and, accordingly, without a means of subsistence, the birth rate dropped sharply, and the death rate, on the contrary, began to rise. At that time, the socially vulnerable segments of the population came under the heaviest blow and were no longer paid any benefits. But despite this, a large number of private enterprises began to appear in the country. Many of today's billion-dollar companies began their operations in 1990.

Therefore, if you are still wondering whether to open a business during a crisis, cast aside all doubts. A company that entered the market in difficult economic conditions, with a competent approach, will become ultra-competitive and withstand any storms that periodically arise in the economy.

It should be noted that the growth of the dollar exchange rate is not directly reflected in the purchasing power of the population, and especially if we're talking about about small purchases. Ordinary consumers do not conduct a thorough market analysis before purchasing food or an accessory for their gadget. Of course, during a crisis people try to save, but this usually concerns leisure, recreation or luxury goods. If you have not yet decided what business to start during the crisis in 2018, first conduct market research to identify which product or service is experiencing the most great demand. Based on the information received, you will be able to make an informed decision.

Home business

Can't decide whether to start your own business now? To play it safe, try opening a small business at home. If things go well over time, you can expand the enterprise and turn it into a large-scale profitable business. Let's look at a few simple ones, or in Russia, that anyone can implement:

• Making children's toys with your own hands;
• Pickles and home preserves;
• Cakes to order;
• Bouquets of fruits, sweets or soft toys;
• Own website;
• Blogging;
• Training courses.

This is far from full list ideas that have proven to be effective in times of crisis. Think about what you can do best, use your imagination and creativity, and you will definitely find the option that will help you earn good money.

What to do?

To choose the right direction of activity, you must first understand what is profitable to sell during a crisis? The most important thing is to ensure an effective approach, driven by a new value system. Before the crisis, many entrepreneurs built a business that was costly for consumers, based on advertising, fashion trends, etc. Buyers were often offered absolutely unnecessary, low-quality goods. In addition, manufacturers artificially reduced the quality of their products, such as auto parts, so that consumers were forced to buy them more often.

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During a crisis, such schemes do not work, because people start saving and therefore want to get products of decent quality for their money. The time has come for new technologies that can reduce fuel costs or purchase spare parts, so it is advisable that your business be based on such innovative ideas. Only then can you achieve success.

The most popular ideas

1. 1. As can be seen from practice, during a crisis, companies that fulfill government orders begin to flourish. These are housing and communal services, road construction companies and various defense enterprises. Companies that sell special equipment and construction materials also make good money;
   2. They bring huge profits to their owners jewelry stores. Many citizens believe that during a crisis it is profitable to invest money in precious jewelry, so they spend all their savings on jewelry;
   3. Since people no longer trust banks, many keep their capital at home, so the demand for safes and security locks has recently begun to increase. If you open a business related to these products, it will flourish. The production of safes is an expensive proposition, but trading them can quickly bring good profits;
   4. If you still doubt whether to start your business during a crisis, choose an idea that brings a stable income in any economic conditions. According to analysts, it is most profitable to invest your money in agriculture. This could be your own small poultry farm or rabbit farm;

1. In difficult times, companies that produce and sell children's products thrive;
2. The best option for organizing your business from scratch is any enterprise focused on combating the crisis, for example, a collection agency or law firm. This great idea for people who have lost their jobs and are forced to look for other sources of income;
3. If you have decent savings, you can invest them in the purchase ready-made business. People who are limited in financial means, can turn to the state for help. The government has developed and introduced special programs aimed at developing small and medium-sized businesses. To qualify for such a program, you need to draw up a clear business plan and provide certain developments.

A crisis is a time of great opportunity. If you can take advantage of them and do not miss your chance, over time your small business will turn into a thriving, highly profitable enterprise.

What kind of business is profitable to run: 5 areas of profitable business + 3 ideas for business without initial investment + 6 ideas for success in the village + 5 tips on how to start your own business + 5 steps to determine whether the idea is “yours”.

Today, most people dream of financial independence. This is not surprising. If you get the average for our region wages, then you can only dream about an apartment in the city center and a brand new car in the garage.

But still, people continue to take low-paid jobs, naively believing that they will not be able to earn money own business. They just don't know what kind of business is profitable to run and how to start it correctly.

Current statistics on what kind of business is profitable to run

In fact, at the initial stages, it is difficult for a beginner to understand which business is profitable to engage in and which will only bring losses, fatigue and disappointment.

Therefore, we offer you statistics on areas in which it is profitable to run your business:

5 options for profitable business directions

Their diagrams above you could understand how popular this or that direction is. What options are most in demand in Russia?

No. 1. Business in trade.

Trade- This is a type of business that is always profitable to do. The only question is what product to sell?

Whether you track trends or look for innovative types of goods is completely irrelevant. You can sell maternity clothes, football paraphernalia, and food with equal success. The main thing is to determine what will be beneficial for you.

No. 2. Production.

If sales is not your thing, we suggest you engage in production. Don't know what to produce? What is missing in your city/region?

You can produce live beer, parquet boards, or assemble agricultural equipment. There are more than enough directions.

No. 3. Business in the service sector.

Providing services is advantageous because the initial investment is often much lower than in trade or production. always remain popular and bring good profits.

No. 4. Business on the Internet.

This is where there is room to develop your business!

Turnkey website development and similar options are now in demand.

PS. It will also be beneficial to create your own culinary or beauty blog.

No. 5. There is money, no idea.

If you have “extra” money, but you don’t want to start your own business, you don’t have to keep your money in the bank for the sake of meager interest. Become a business angel.

Business angel is a person who invests in risky projects at the earliest stages.

If you come across a person who has interesting idea for a startup, but it simply lacks funds for implementation - invest your money in this project.

This kind of business will be beneficial for both you and the “carrier” of the idea. Why? You will receive your share in the shares of the future company and, if it is successful, you will receive huge profits and participate in management.

The main thing is to choose a worthwhile idea. You have to believe in it.

3 ideas for a profitable business without initial investment

No. 1. Tutoring.

To implement this business idea without investment, you will need the knowledge acquired at school and university. They will allow you to tutor.

The scope of activity here is wide: teaching (English, mathematics, singing, etc.), writing diploma and calculation works, preparing drawings.

Before you start work, decide what subject you will teach and for what age category, where the classes will take place, and how much one lesson will cost.

To find out how profitable it is to do this type of business, find out market prices for such services and calculate the costs of training materials.

How to find clients?

1. Order or make your own business cards. Give them to everyone you know who has children. If possible, leave them in schools, supermarkets, clubs, etc.

Use websites for tutors:

• https://profi.ru/repetitor
• https://repetitorov.net
• https://preply.com/en
2. Place an ad in local newspapers.
3. Post up flyers on notice boards in residential areas, near schools and bus stops.

Tutoring is profitable if you use the right approach to such employment. In the future, everything will depend only on your zeal: perhaps, being an English teacher today, tomorrow you will open your own school or foreign language courses.

No. 2. Repair services.

If you have a “golden hand” and know how to do something better than others, then you should not bury your talent. This will also help you earn money and at the same time do something you are a pro at.

To get started, put up advertisements about different types repairs near entrances, write posts in thematic groups in social networks. You can find them by searching for “Repair Moscow”, “Repair services”, etc.

You can find advertisements on “construction exchanges”:

• https://propetrovich.ru
• https://poisk-pro.ru
• https://poisk-mastera.ru

If you have the skills, you can repair equipment, glue wallpaper, insulate facades, and provide plumber or electrician services. If you are a master of your craft, then this type of business will definitely bring good profits.

In addition, it is extremely profitable to maintain a good reputation, because then orders will flow like a river.

Is it profitable to do such a business? Certainly. After all, you will only need an initial investment in tools, and all consumables are paid for by the client.

No. 3. Online business.

It's no secret that every year it becomes more and more profitable to do business online. All you need is a lot of free time and a computer with Internet access.

There is somewhere to go for a walk. You can work as a designer, programmer, marketer, but you will need certain skills.

If you are ready to invest in your future business, take paid specialized courses in your chosen area. This investment will be very profitable in the future.

You can find such courses through advertisements or on the Internet:

• https://www.mbastrategy.ru
• https://www.ucheba.ru
• https://honorcup.ru
• https://teachmeplease.ru

To make your business more profitable, look for free courses:

• https://universarium.org
• https://www.intuit.ru
• https://academicearth.org
• https://www.edx.org
• https://theoryandpractice.ru

It is profitable to engage in such a business both on an ongoing basis and as a job in free time. The main thing is to develop a regular customer base and ensure a good reputation.

6 examples for running a profitable business in the village

A small town or village has several advantages for developing a profitable business:

• there is an opportunity to grow something for sale (animals, birds, vegetables) and make environmentally friendly products (for example, natural dairy products);
• renting premises and land in the countryside is cheaper than in cities;
• the infrastructure here is less developed, which means there are more unoccupied niches.

The main disadvantage of opening a business in a village is that it won’t be possible to create a large business – the demand and purchasing power are not so high. At first you won’t be able to earn millions, but in the future it is possible to organize delivery to nearby cities (and therefore increase profits).

In this case, doing business in a village may be even more profitable than in a big city.

Let's look at 6 specific ideas for business that are profitable to do in the village.

No. 1. Opening of the store.

In a village you don’t have to have a lot of investment to open profitable business.

– this is not innovative idea, but the business is quite profitable, especially here where competition is minimal.

To do this, you need to ensure regular delivery of bread, drinks, sweets and other products. You can also bring clothes in a small assortment or to order.

No. 2. Rural tourism.

This activity has become popular relatively recently. People who have already earned their first million sometimes need to unwind, live in a village, or residents of a metropolis want to show their children where tomatoes grow and what ducklings look like.

And if your village is full of picturesque landscapes, then with the correct use of advertising, you will be guaranteed a constant flow of customers.

So, if you inherited a house in the village, do not rush to sell it. It would be more profitable to restore it and run a small hotel business.

No. 3. Medicinal tea.

Many people want to be able to treat simple illnesses with herbs, and not be dependent on pharmacies. Therefore, it is profitable to produce and sell medicinal tea.

The peculiarity of this type of business is that not every area is suitable for this. Plus, you need to study the benefits of herbs and be able to distinguish one from another.

No. 4. Farming.

Eco-friendly products are gaining popularity all over the world.

Livestock or poultry meat can be sold directly to customers, or delivered to local stores. You can also focus on breeding a specific breed of animal, which is also valued in a specialized market.

No. 5. Growing vegetables.

Again, eco-products.

If you have a properly equipped greenhouse, you can provide yourself with income all year round, fruits and berries. The same products can be sold in the winter as canned food.

Do not forget about growing seedlings and seedlings (strawberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries, fruit trees and greenhouse vegetables).

In general, recently there has been a tendency for people to “come” to the village in search of more favorable conditions for your business.

No. 6. Hairdresser and nail technician services.

All girls - both in a big metropolis and in a village - want to look beautiful.

You can take professional courses as a hairdresser or nail artist. Of course, it would be more profitable to run such a business at home or at a client’s home, but if business goes well, you can save up for a small beauty salon.

Liked one of them profitable ideas discussed above? The top 5 tips on how to start your own business will help you implement it.

1. Your dreams are the birthplace of business ideas.

   Starting a business won't be easy. It can bring very good results, but at first it will be difficult. The only way that will help you get to the end without despairing at the first losses is to be passionate about your business.

   Follow your dreams and use your knowledge.

   You must be able to convince people.

   
   If you want customers to part with their hard-earned money when purchasing your products or services, convince them that what they are getting is truly what they need.

   If you need investment, you must be able to convince the investor that your idea is 100% successful. Develop a business plan, present it using all possible tools (presentations, infographics, etc.)

   Follow your specialization.

   If you already have years of experience in a particular field, going into business in that area will be much easier. You can effectively use your skills and previous education, your network and industry knowledge.

   Study, study and study again.

   If you don't know much about a business you're interested in but are committed to it, be prepared to spend plenty of time learning before you start to avoid making critical mistakes in your business planning.

   Start with the Basics strategic planning and management:

   • https://www.culturepartnership.eu/publishing/strategic-planning-course
   • https://www.toptrening.ru/trainings/4869
   • https://www.eduget.com/course/osnovy_menedzhmenta-873

   Agree, it is much more profitable to invest money and time in your training than to entrust another person to run your business. In addition, during the training process you will be able to find out what kind of business is really profitable to run.

   Always test your business idea.

   Even if you have great experience working with the business you decide to do, you must do everything possible to check how good your idea is and whether it is right for you.

5 steps to determine if the chosen business is right for you

Here step by step guide to assess whether the chosen business is suitable for you.

Step 1. Try it in practice.

Before starting your business, it would be nice to get own experience in the specific industry you are interested in.

For example, if you want to open your own tailoring studio, then you simply must know the difference between satin and silk, and lace from guipure.

Try working in an industry that interests you. In a few months, you will already be an expert in every aspect of tailoring and will be able to determine how profitable it will be for you to engage in such a business.

Step 2: Ask questions to entrepreneurs in the same industry.

If the business you're interested in is in the dark and you can't find work in that area, talk to those who provide the product or service you're interested in.

Small business owners are often willing to share their knowledge when they don't see you as competition. After all, it is not entirely beneficial for them to reveal their tricks and secrets. Therefore, it is better to cheat and not talk about your intentions.

Step 3: Understand whether you are enjoying the business and how well you are doing.

If you're not enjoying your business, find new idea. It's much harder to succeed in a business you don't like. And the likelihood that over time you will like something that you “don’t like” is close to zero.

Step 4: Calculate whether the business has a reasonable chance of making a profit.

Based on the knowledge gained, form an idea of ​​whether the business is potentially profitable and calculate a minimum set of financial indicators.

Opening your own business only makes sense if doing it is truly profitable.

How to start your own profitable business?

Get step-by-step algorithm of 3 models for starting a successful business:

Step 5. Assess all possible risks and minimize them.

Even the most best laid plans may not happen if you ignore common sense and choose an extremely risky business.

If your business idea does not meet any of the criteria from the list, do not despair - this does not mean that you should abandon it and that this business is not profitable. You just need to be more nuanced and approach things wisely.

Starting a business is both exciting and scary. But the more you think, prepare and invest, the more successful your business will be. Before answering the question, what kind of business is profitable to do, try to understand what exactly you want.

At the end of the day, businesses that are owned by someone who lives, breathes, and loves what they do are destined to succeed.
So, find your passion and then be smart about pursuing it.

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Hello, dear readers! Recently, I began to receive questions in which many readers show that they are afraid to start their own small business. Questions like: “What if...”. So, in an article I collected the main fears of novice entrepreneurs about starting their own business and called them myths, and then wrote refutations. But to complete the picture, you can read the article about in Russia, which will always work! So let's get started!

Compared to Russia, in Germany there are five businessmen for every 100 people of the indigenous population, and if we take Poland, the situation is even more interesting - 10 people out of 100 are businessmen. So the question is: “Why are things like this in Russia?”

There are about 10 misconceptions about Russian business, which frighten or even prevent aspiring entrepreneurs from opening their own business:

The first myth is the complex process of registering a business

Registering yourself as an individual entrepreneur does not require much time or expense, and there are three ways to do this:

1. The first one costs 4–5 thousand rubles, in which certain offices, of which at the moment there are quite a lot of people, they will quickly do everything for you and deliver the finished package of documents in person;
2. The second is if you personally go to the tax office, fill out an application, pay the fee and that’s it! There are no difficulties there.
3. The third one is the simplest. You can complete all the documents online in 15 minutes and that’s it! How to do this, I wrote in the article

The second reason is the accumulation of capital for business

To do this, read the article about. You can also start a micro-business or.

Small businesses have an excellent opportunity to receive a free office from business incubators, for example. Well, naturally for the first time, but it’s already good, besides, soft loans can please businessmen, and if you think about a franchise, then there is the possibility of not an ordinary one, but a .

Also, having a small business, you can reduce costs by working for large companies that are firmly afloat, which will provide you with almost everything, and will only require you to do the work.

The third myth is that officials and competitors will not allow you to open a business.

No one can interfere with you either in registering a business, or at the stage of renting premises, or, of course, at the time of working and collaborating with clients. If you don’t cross anyone’s path, then no one will touch you.

The fourth myth is that taxes will crush you.

No, Russia is so loyal to small things, and big business that there are some of the lowest taxes in the world. Moreover, our country has some differences compared to European countries. For example, in Germany there is very high competition among small businesses, and in Poland there are quite big problems in financially, while Russia has huge capital and clients for business expansion. If more in simple language, then when opening a business in Germany, profit can be expected only after a year, but in Russia everything starts after several months, or even days.

“Werewolves in uniform” can take everything honestly earned

The fact that “werewolves” can visit you and take away your brainchild is not just nonsense, but you shouldn’t believe in it either, since this can happen more likely to a medium-sized business, but not to a small one. By the time you reach million-dollar turnover, you will fully understand all the intricacies of the business war, and all fears about this will pass. Moreover, in our time this is very rare.

Need to work harder than usual

Here things are such that there are no boundaries. A businessman simply decides for himself how much time to spend on work and how much on rest, so there is no need to panic about this. Moreover, your business is also based on interest, and you can do interesting things for as long as you like. For example, I can devote at least 100% of my time to my projects, because this is my interest and an integral part of life.

Higher education required

Of course, knowledge is power, but in the case of business, this is not a necessary nuance and you can quite get by with what you have at the moment. But if you take a long time to prepare and other little things, then the opening of the business will be postponed, and interest will become less strong.

Now let’s touch on the most important area of ​​knowledge about business: drawing up contracts, hiring employees for your company and other working issues. Everything here is not as complicated as it might seem, and even more so now there are various courses that will tell you everything in a moment. short time, albeit for a small fee.

Debts that arise after bankruptcy

If you don't start a business out of the blue, you're unlikely to end up with a lot of debt. You just need to take less unnecessary loans, pay back the money on time and everything will be fine.

Crime and business are closely connected

Yes, there are some nuances, but crime has its own directions, for example, alcohol or ferrous metal. However, there is nothing like this in the clothing trade, but having a car repair station, you can make connections in circles of friendly car enthusiasts and make friends with traffic police officers.

If a businessman plays fair, and business is somewhat of a game, then he will not be of much interest to representatives of the criminal world.

Honesty and business don't mix

This is not true, things here depend only on you. You can conduct business both in gray, which indicates concealing certain amounts from the tax office, and in white, and completely sleep peacefully.

Conclusion

There is no need to be afraid, you should always try. There is nothing wrong with starting a business and growing it. These are no longer fears, but obstacles that can and must be overcome.

Best regards, Schmidt Nikolay