10 Steps to Successfully Start Your Own Business
- Laura Dolphin
- Jun 18, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 22, 2021

Thinking of starting your own small business?
Get the lowdown in our 10 steps so successfully start your own business.
๐ Steps to Successfully Start Your Own Small business โก
1: ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ - Ask yourself why would your potential clients/customers choose you over a competitor. Your honesty is vitally important to your short and long term success. โ
2: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ - The more you know the easier it is to plan, to be able to solve your audience's problems and to share valuable content. โ
3: ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ - Plan your road map to success in great detail. Take your time and define your budgets for marketing, business apps, running costs and website etc. โ
4: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ- It goes without saying how important having a website is so pick a practical domain name and get it registered. Also, trademark your brand name plus any of your own products. โ
5: ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐- This will make your income easier to account for. From an organisational point of view, it becomes a lot easier to manage and divides your personal and business funds. It also looks more professional when invoicing. โ
6: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐- Itโs best to start your entrepreneurial life on a good footing. Start with good habits. Registering for tax will obviously steer you clear of any HMRC trouble and if you can afford an account then do so, it will save a lot of headaches. โ
7: ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ - A high performing, conversion-focused website is essential for any business type. This is your 24/7 sales team. Answering your customer's objections within your website copy is a great way to boost online conversions but also save you time answering wave after wave of enquiries. โ
8: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ - You donโt have to be on every channel, to begin with so spend some time deciding which platforms your ideal audience prefers to consume their content. If youโre an e-commerce store selling clothing youโll most likely be on Instagram. If youโre a B2B company providing manufacturing services you should be looking at LinkedIn for example. โ
9: ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ - You have a responsibility to keep your clients/customers personal information protected. โ
10: ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ - Your audience can provide valuable insight into how youโre brand is perceived. They can also offer ideas of how to improve your products, your customer service or
your online presence. โ
โQUESTION TIME โ
What made you decide to quit your job and become an entrepreneur?
Do you want independence and freedom?
You needed a challenge and to achieve something big?
Do you want a better life for your family?
All of the above?
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