Things You Should Know Before Starting A Business

Starting your own business is becoming a pretty popular notions this generation is filled with some of the most entrepreneurial minds in the world. Having a successful business, however, is not nearly as popular as just wanting to start one is. I’ve had many friends and family members who talk about starting a business and they share it with the world and then…. nothing. I never see the business off the ground and it never goes anywhere other than the conversation.

So, why don’t most businesses make it? Here’s the thing: there are some things out there that these “Start your business” preachers aren’t telling you. They make starting a business sound so good. They say things like “working for yourself is the best way to go”, “gain financial freedom”, and “work from anywhere you want and whenever you want” (that’s the one that got me. But there’s a lot more to it than what is popularly spread around. So let’s investigate into some things you need to know before starting your own business.

1. Not everyone that you think will support you actually will. One of the harshest realities about starting your own business is that some of the closest people to you won’t support you right away. You may think that everyone will have your back and support your dream because they encourage you to do it before you get started. Then once you get started you’re heart is broken by the fact that so many people who you thought would always have your back won’t so much as share a website link for you. This isn’t anything to get upset over and hanging onto it will just prolong your ability to get your business in front of the right people.
   
2. You’re going to HAVE to invest in your business. Starting a business isn’t free. It doesn’t happen on willpower alone. The best way to get your business successful is to outsource things that you don’t understand or even want to do. Doing that will cost money. This means that you have to be willing to do what you NEED to do to fund your dreams until you can do what you WANT to do and live out your dreams.
   
3. You can’t do it all alone. This kind of continues from #2. Businesses are not started single handedly. You need a team. You’re not an expert at everything. Social Peach is a Team effort. We all have our specialties and things that we’re good at and because of this, we are able to get a lot of things done with better quality. You want your business to be the best possible so get a team together of people for each aspect of your business that can help you further your idea.
   
4. It’s not going to happen overnight. This is one of the BIGGEST reasons that I feel this younger generation fails. They fail once and then give up. They fail twice and then they give up and they’re bitter about it. Businesses takes two to three years to get off of the ground. If you can’t put in YEARS to getting it off the ground then the business is clearly not a good idea for you.
   

The truth is, starting a business is not for everybody. It sounds nice and dandy to most people to have something that’s your own and to work for yourself, but the truth is that it takes a lot more than you think. It won’t happen right away. What really matters is that you’re doing something that you love. If you MUST start a business, you need to be sure that your role in this business is something that you yourself would love doing.

What’s something that you feel people should know before starting a business? Share your own knowledge with us! Do any of these things change your outlook on how starting a business will REALLY look? Comment below! ​