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Starting your own business


Being in my prime is a great time to think about starting a business. Unlike many r people who are younger, you have wisdom, experience, patience and a breadth of knowledge about the world.

Add to this the fact that you may be better placed practically to deal with the inherent risk in running a business than perhaps you once were, and it's certainly a good time to investigate the possibilities.

 

Starting a business doesn't need to be a huge risk. Many of the most successful businesses started small. You don't have to aim to be 'an entrepreneur' at the outset.

Just concentrate on something you passionately want to do, something that you believe there is a market for, and something you're prepared to work hard at achieving - and see where it goes!

There are plenty of ways you can minimise the risk, low barriers to entry in many areas of business, and plenty of advice around - so why not stop procrastinating and start planning?

The worst thing you can do is to do nothing about it and realise, regretfully, many years from now, that you should have 'had a go'.


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Further sources of information

Our articles
Have you got what it takes to run your own business?
Start-up essentials
Our factsheets - view by clicking on the titles below:

Franchising - a tried and tested way to start or grow a business


Ready, steady goal - how to galvanise your business idea into action


Running a business - Dealing with the downside




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