| If you're considering starting a small business and are | | | | they turn the wheel perhaps starting a small business |
| just waiting for the recent economy to get back on | | | | in the auto industry would yield positive results. |
| track, there is no better opportunity to start then right | | | | Also consider what things you're naturally good at, that |
| now. | | | | with additional training you could develop them to |
| One of the first essential steps is to identify your core | | | | improve the quality of your work. In the previous |
| skills and work from your strengths. Another | | | | example if you are naturally good at automobile |
| alternative is to partner with someone who has the | | | | services, look into your city college and identify what |
| skills that you're currently lacking. This synergistic | | | | courses you could take to improve those skills. |
| relationship creates a space of creativity and | | | | Take some time to explore in the past six months |
| accountability towards a common goal. The best way | | | | what hobbies or activities have you engaged in? What |
| to determine what your natural skills are is to ask | | | | clubs do you currently belong to? By thinking in terms |
| friends and family what they think you are good at. | | | | of things you have already done it makes the |
| There're also additional resources to support you in this | | | | discovery process simpler by eliminating those things |
| discovery process, a book titled strengthfinder 2.0 and | | | | you would like to do from the things you naturally do |
| online strength assessment tools are some examples. | | | | well. |
| Make a list of all the things people normally call you for | | | | By starting a business from your natural talents you will |
| advise. If you find that most people you know are | | | | not only cut your learning curve in half but you will also |
| always contacting you about fixing a window, painting | | | | create a business that you enjoy doing, and that |
| a house, repairing a stair case that would be a good | | | | makes all the difference. By focusing on your |
| sign on what things you could consider for your | | | | weakness it creates a place for doubt, uncertainties, |
| business. If the people you know are asking you on | | | | and make the journey a lot more fearful rather then a |
| how to change the oil of their car, why their car | | | | smooth fun enjoyable process. |
| doesn't start or why it makes a strange sound when | | | | Focus on your strengths the rest will follow. |