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Re: Small Business Development Guide Feb 9, 2008 4:46 PM
in response to:
heavenly91321
Your small business development guide is great, and there are a few things that I agree with you on. Yet, it seems that most of your steps are backed by your own experience, and that seems to be that you had ample resources to start your business. Of course, congrats to you, but in writing a Small Business Development Guide, I think you should be able to target more than just those with the money and resources to spend on your steps. Furthermore, and I think it was mentioned earlier, your steps may not speak to the small business builders and owners who aren't following your business model.
Joined associations such as your local Chamber of Commerce and the Better Business Bureau are good ideas in thoery, but the benefits can only outweigh the costs to a certain extent, which is further limited by the type of business that you want to start and the way that you are going about doing it. For me and many small business owners that I know and work with, joining these antiquated associations would be a waste of money that they could be using somewhere else.
Also, following all of these "clean steps" that you talk about, such as business plans, and incorporation, can be useful in certain situations. However, many small businesses are looking to start up right away, and while I've written a few business plans myself, I have found that they only serve as a way to procrastinate from actually starting the business.
Maybe your friend has the resources and ability to squander money and time on the things that you mention here, but it seems that your business guide is only targeting those who have a million dollars to start off with, which is rarely ever the case. I think that you should approach your guide in a way that would speak to a wider audience.
