Thursday, March 18, 2010

Starting a Business Tips from Hobi

Hobby is a great way to start a business. Why? Since combining the excitement, interest and talent. That way, you will not feel overwhelmed at work or build businesses. As if you do it while playing. Not that course, if it is a hobby, then surely you already know the ropes and even to details. Let's say you hobby caring for plants. Surely you know where get a good seed, where to buy fertilizer, media and other supporting materials with low price and how to care and cultivation. May also You have joined the same community of hobbyists. This makes you get information and relations.

Entrepreneurship VS Teknopreneurship

What a difference a small business, entrepreneurs traditional, and teknopreneurship?

Small

* Motivation working alone, more to the owners and pesonaliti usually have specific ideas
* Ownership usually directly from the founder or a partner business
* Managerial style is more just to the trial and errors and still avoid the risk, as well as current financial flow is still stable

If Sukanto Tanoto or more known by the name of China

If Sukanto Tanoto or more known by the name of China, Chen Jianghe, located at top richest people in Indonesia, then in ranked second and third respectively occupied by Hartono brothers, R. Budi and Michael, who became boss's second largest cigarette producer in Indonesia, Djarum. Here is a list of rich people in Indonesia,

Richest man in Indonesia Bakrie Substitute Position

If the first ranked Aburizal Bakrie first as the richest man in Indonesia, now ratings have been occupied by Sukanto Tanoto, and make Bakrie declined ranked nine. The survey comes from Forbes Magazine Asia, which states that the net wealth of Indonesia have drastic decline to 54 percent, including the price commodities and the dollar continued to weaken.

Marketing Strategies in a Business Perspective

Marketing strategies that can be used to sell product your business:

Sales Conventional
Common sales in which each hand (resellers) will reap the product is sold. An example is the product of sold in shops or supermarkets.

Consignment
Often used many sellers or companies or the so-called titip term selling. Menitipjualkan company product them to the reseller. Examples are the books in a large bookstore, or a great diner.

First Flying Car in the World Ready for takeoff

A company in Massachusetts that has been built by MIT graduates are now preparing a car drivable aircraft or aircraft, and now is in first testing at the end of this month or into early February. Richard Gersh, vice president at Woburn, a company based in Massachusetts it says that Woburn is preparing prototype of the vehicle to take these aircraft, The named Transition.

Debt dare, dare Success

Maybe you've heard the saying "Dig Close hole hole "is something futile and will never end?

Technique takes new debt to pay off old debts are said to dig Peter to pay Paul. Dig a hole theory lid the debt is not always right, but also can be problematic if used the wrong technique. There are several strategies to carry out the theory of dig This manhole cover holes.

China, Largest Manufacturer Gallery Software

The Chinese government has given a statement that the country is the biggest in the business software piracy in the world. The court in Shenzhen, China has charged eleven people suspected of experts in copying software. Piracy operations conducted in Southern China, and pirated software distribution to five continent, as well as 36 other countries.

Rich recipes Ala Chinese

Want to know why many people Sino to be rich?
1. Guy Tionghoa have handles that successful people are people who take advantage of every minute that there is

2. People Tionghoa view that many invest is the way to achieve wealth basis, while the savings rate would not be able to bring to the to wealth.

3. Most people Rich is a businessman, and some people Tinghoa dare to be a businessman, and all that because people Tionghoa assume that by becoming entrepreneurs is will provide more value for success than become employees.

4. Tionghoa Children become rich because the parents inherit the business has been running for years and not have to pioneer from zero

5. Entrepreneur Tionghoa 'no never satisfied 'to pursue a higher target

6. People have a mental Tionghoa positively, appreciate your time, consider that working is the satisfaction and not doing business is what risk

7. People always keep Tionghoa image, because a damaged image will be difficult to build back, whereas the missing money could be sought you are welcome

8. Tionghoa rich people can not because a lot of money, but rather to have a lot of asset

9. In the context of the Indonesians, working hard does not always identical with the physical work extra long or excessive. That could work is men and money. If results were the same, why not money has to work hard. It seems clear that philosophy and tricks to achieve the Tionghoa wealth is very simple.

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Then, how to start a business from this hobby? Actually almost the same as starting a new business. The difference is, you've got the base knowledge, insights and experience adequate. Some things you should consider are:

1. Your Hobbies Tekuni
'Practice makes perfect'. If during You do this hobby to fill time because leisure or fun, starting now you must diligently practice. Do not forget to practice all the theory directly from the you have learned. With practice, the ability You will increase and you are able to produce products best. This course will increase the value selling.

2. Add your knowledge
Not enough if you rely on experience. You need to increase knowledge through courses, seminars or training related to the hobby. Through Such activity, you will gain knowledge and certificates that can increase personal branding and prestige. This will inspire trust customer. Nothing wrong with reading books, magazines, Internet or other media to increase knowledge You. By following the mailing (Mailling List) in accordance hobby, you can even get additional insight. It may be that even an expert to see directly. Obviously this very useful.

3. Learning from Expert
Experience is the teacher who best. No need to experience your own nature. You can draw experience from the business has been successful. For example to learn from entrepreneurs plants ornamental that has been successful. Or learn from lecturers qualified researchers. Learning directly with the experts and successful people who run hobby according you tekuni, will improve your ability. It is the best way to produce a product a good and competitive both in terms of quality and price. In fact, you can measure the ability and your work.

4. Marketed products You
If your product is ready, immediately marketed. For the initial stage, can be offered to community to join. Or to the nearest environment such as neighbors and relatives. The advantage, you can ask for feedback about your product, and improve before it is distributed. If they're good response, you could try to offer to the stores. Only several types of stores will only accept goods from certain suppliers.
Or if not, they providing certain requirements, such as the minimum number of items things, the continuity of supply, rebates, etc..
If your product is unique and not the market, better doing marketing online. In addition to cheap, you can reach the right consumers.

5. Do sure: Promotions!
Good marketing needs supported by a good campaign, too. Do not be lazy to promote your product. Promotion can be done in many ways. If you want free, go through the site ad free. Or advertise on the mailing lists, mailing lists. If you want promotion personal, can by distributing samples to prospective our buyers. Giving bonuses to the amount of purchase also good for a particular campaign. Generally when customers satisfied, they will tell people other.

That it should be noted also, before actually go into business, you still need to conduct market research and create a business plan although simple. This is to avoid wasting energy, time and cost. In addition, you learned from several hobbies that you have, what hobbies which could be business. So, has prepared a hobby You dibisniskan?

Salam sukses!

Dessy Danarti, author of "From Hobbies to be Hockey "(Andrew, 2005)

Confidential Business Start Without Capital

Secret # 3: Do not put all eggs in one basket
You may has worked as an employee, when deciding to entrepreneurship. Stand back from work when initiated business from scratch might not be wise. You loss of income while your business yet provide tangible results. Therefore, maintain a job while you start a business, Start part-time business. If your business then seemed to grow, you can let go of work as an employee.

Secret # 4: View market needs
This is the main rule business. You must offer services required by many people and they are willing to pay. Made business services cut grass and trees, great, but if you're in the middle of town where many houses without the pages, who will use your services? Because of that, doing market research. We have many business services that can be done. Do you like writing? Open some biographical writing services, web content, ghostwriter, company profile, and so on. Like drawing and design? Create an ad design services, website, book cover, or illustrator. Even like talking could be the business field. So the presenter, eg. What is clear, make sure there are consumers who need your services.

You already know secret. If you do, your chances of success will be much greater. Congratulations attempt!

Many frustrated people become entrepreneurs because capital constrained. We decided to do business, people will always think about how much capital required? Example, to open a food stall tent. Surely the thought is to buy all things, ranging from cutlery, furniture, cooking utensils, tents to rombong everything in it. It may take more than USD 5 million. It's still cheap. But if you decide buy a franchise restaurant? It could be pockets of dirogoh deepened.

The question, possible to start a business without capital? Probably! You just need the secret. There have been many successful people business without capital in the form of large cash money. Call it Purdi E. Chandra with the network Primagamanya. Rely solely on the ability Purdi melobinya, and ingenuity to start a business. You can do it!

Confidential # 1: Do business services
When searching for ideas business, you can choose: to sell goods or services. Selling requires a lot of capital. You need buy first and then sold again. For example in the retail business, making a grocery store, wholesale groceries. Or produce a new first item then sell them, such as bread business, convection garment. Not to mention if the goods do not sell. How capital not again?
Unlike the service business. You can really start from the capital knee. Business does not make you a lot of money! Examples Purdi, with starting tutoring business. Starting from 2 students and one of the rooms occupied homes rented, who thought that this business can be menggurita developed.

Secret # 2: Save Cost
You do not want to spend a lot of money, right? Therefore, keeping expenses You little. The best way to keep the overhead remains Low is starting a business from home. You can save costs for office rent, pay receptionist, pay taxes, business licenses, and others. Do not assume that home-based business just nuts. Many big business started from home: Amazon.com, Microsoft, Xeroc, The Body Shop, Martha Tilaar.