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TechInAfrica – We are now in an era where many people consider to build their own startup companies. Running a startup is not an easy task for an entrepreneur, thus, you need to take a look at your business idea once again to make sure that you are on the right track.
These are six ways to uncover business opportunities so that you can avoid wasting your time, money, and energy to start inappropriate projects:
- Decide your product/service
First of all, before investing yourself in a business you want to make a profit from, choose what kind of product or service you want to offer the market. After deciding what you want to offer, see if other companies are offering the same product or service and whether or not you offer a new solution for prospective consumers. At least, you can find what business potential that meets your target audience’s needs and can add new value in which other companies do not provide.
- Don’t underestimate market research
Market research is very important before you launch a product to the market. It helps to analyze your target market, whether or not it meets the demand. Additionally, if you have competitors, market research can help you analyze if your product or service can compete with your competitors.
- Make a solid plan
After knowing that your product or service is competitive enough in the market, the next thing you need to do is making a solid plan to develop and launch the product from start to finish. The plan does not have to be very detailed but at least every aspect has the consideration of the organizational and operational of the business structure.
- Forecast the capital you need for your business
As you have decided on the basic aspects, the next basic aspect you need to consider is financing. It is never too soon to make a detailed forecast of the costs of developing the business. You need to calculate the cost you would spend as well as expected revenue. You need to be realistic if your finances don’t meet the estimated requirements in making your business possible to succeed.
- Employees
Employees are the other aspect to consider in order to make your startup successful. Determine how many employees you will need to manage your startup company successfully. Moreover, also consider if they need particular skills or knowledge to handle the job. If you consider experienced employees, you will need to pay them higher while inexperienced employees will affect the quality of the product and service they serve.
- Calculate your business performance
After considering all the basic aspects, eventually, you will need to calculate your business performance. Set the time-frame when you will get the financial returns of the finances you have invested in. Discover what indicators to enable you to monitor your fiscal performance. Knowing the reasonable financial returns you expect from your business helps you to calculate the amount of loss your company could get in the short-term. If the loss is bigger than the predicted revenue, it’s not worth the risk of investing.
