questions you should ask before starting a business?
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['Does My Idea Meet a Need? ... ', 'Is This Feasible? ... ', "Does My Product Add Value to a Customer's Life? ... ", 'Can I See Myself Doing This for Years? ... ', 'Does It Work Within the Life I Want to Have? ... ', 'Can It Be Monetized? ... ', 'Can I Sell My Wife on the Idea? ... ', 'Can I Get a Complete Stranger to Buy My Product?']
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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?']
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['1 – Where do I begin when starting a clothing brand? ... ', '2 – What business model should I go with? ... ', '3 – How much capital do I need? ... ', '4 – Where do I find raw material sources?']
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['10 Questions to Create Your Company Strategy. ... ', 'What is the vision we want to own? ... ', 'How is the organization going to grow? ... ', 'What should the organization do more of? ... ', 'What should the organization quit doing? ... ', 'What are the biggest roadblocks the organization faces? ... ', 'What could disrupt our organization?']
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['Are you licensed, bonded and insured? ... ', 'How many years of experience do you have? ... ', "Who's doing the work? ... ", 'Do you have a business license? ... ', 'Do you offer a warranty?']
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['Do you lend to businesses in my industry? ... ', 'Do you offer a loan term that fits my business need? ... ', 'What are the interest rates and the total cost? ... ', 'What will my payment schedule be? ... ', 'When is my first payment due? ... ', 'How do I make my periodic payments?']
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['What business are we in? ... ', 'What is the vision and mission of the company? ... ', 'Who is our customer? ... ', 'What does our customer value? ... ', 'What is our target market? ... ', 'What products and services do we provide? ... ', 'What is our sales and marketing strategy?']
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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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['Who would pay for my product or service? ... ', 'Who has already bought from me? ... ', 'Am I overestimating my reach? ... ', 'What does my network think? ... ', 'Am I making assumptions based on my personal knowledge and experience? ... ', "What's my revenue model? ... ", 'How will I sell my product or service? ... ', 'How did my competitors get started?']
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['Why do I want to start a business? ... ', 'Specifically what kind of business do I want to start?', 'Am I interested in selling products or services?', 'What are my key personal strengths--what am I better at than anyone else?']
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['Do you offer any flexible work programs?', 'What unique perks does the company offer?', 'How does the company prioritize work-life balance?', 'Can you give me a tour of the office so I can see where I would work?']
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['What business are you in? The question sounds easy enough. ... ', 'How will the business make money? ... ', 'What does your business need to get off the ground? ... ', 'What is the operating budget? ... ', 'Who are your customers? ... ', 'How will you reach your customers? ... ', 'What sets you apart from the competition? ... ', 'What are your strengths and weaknesses?']
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['How Has the Business Been Valued? ... ', 'What are You Purchasing? ... ', "What are the Business' Financial Records? ... ", 'Are the Financial Records Accurate? ... ', 'Will You Retain Existing Employees? ... ', 'What is the Trial Period?']
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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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['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 do you need right now to perform to the best of your ability? ... ', 'What is the most defeating/motivating part of your job? ... ', 'Are you clear on the impact of your work and how it serves the business? ... ', 'How are we going to prevent similar issues from arising in the future? ... ', 'Are we utilizing your talents effectively?']
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['Who owns the company?', 'What are your leading products or services? ... ', 'services are you planning to introduce in the near future?', 'What are your key markets?']