First, consult a professional entrepreneurial consultant.
It is necessary to make preparations in advance if you want to succeed in starting a business. Before starting a business, you should teach it to a professional business consulting agency or consultant. Of course, there are many entrepreneurial consultants in the market. You can spend some consulting fees to consult, but if you don't want to spend this money, you can also choose some free consulting institutions, such as associations and government agencies, and make more use of these free consulting resources.
Secondly, write a business plan.
The writing of the plan is not only necessary, but also very important to the whole entrepreneurial process. Because, through the writing of the plan, you can not only know more clearly whether the plan is complete in GAI, but also find someone to invest in stocks or provide advice, which is more specific. If you want to apply for a youth entrepreneurship loan, you must also attach a plan.
Generally speaking, the business plan includes industry analysis, horizontal competition, commodity introduction, business circle analysis, investment amount analysis, manpower planning, monthly cost analysis, profit forecast, store display plan, medium and long-term development goals, etc. Each project must also be analyzed in detail. The more detailed and clear the plan, the easier it is to find problems in future business, correct them as soon as possible and reduce the risk of failure.
Third, the raising of venture capital.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, and it is even more difficult to start a business without enough funds. In the current economic downturn, financing is not easy. To start a business, we must first solve the funding problem.
When the venture capital of entrepreneurs is insufficient, the way to raise funds can be not only borrowing from relatives and friends, or popular bidding meetings, but also trying to seek relevant loan resources from the government to solve the problem of insufficient venture capital. These channels include youth entrepreneurship loans, laid-off unemployment loans, micro-enterprise entrepreneurship loans, entrepreneurship loans for people with physical and mental disabilities who must have a specific identity, entrepreneurship loans for women in special circumstances, entrepreneurship loans for rural youth, and franchise entrepreneurship loans launched by some banks.
Fourth, how to choose the industry to decide the product
Before choosing the industry you want to start a business, you should first measure your own venture capital, because the total investment in each industry is high or low, and each industry is different. So, first measure the industry you own, and then make further planning.
I will initially screen the industries that I can invest in according to the funds I have prepared, and then evaluate and consider what kind of industries I am suitable for and what kind of industries I have the most competitive advantage in according to the development prospects, interests, specialties, sexual orientation, past relevant work experience, industry competitiveness and other factors.
Therefore, to open a shop and do business, we must not have the concept of low investment and quick recovery. When choosing an industry, we should first consider the competition in the industry and how strong we are to do it. Never throw eggs at stones.
Five, learning business technology
After selecting the industry, the next question is how to acquire business technology. Of course, if you choose to join a chain store and have technology transfer education and training at the headquarters, everything will be easy. However, if you start your own business, you must find ways to teach yourself.
As far as learning approaches are concerned, of course, there are many skills classes in the workshop, including all kinds of catering, snacks, coffee, foamed black tea, flower arrangement, wine mixing and so on. And all kinds of skills are taught. In addition, other vocational training centers, such as the Vocational Training Committee of the Labor Council, also offer various vocational training courses. In addition, it is best to have practical experience in this industry before opening a store.
Because, if you only study related technologies in cram schools and lack practical experience in stores, you will probably be in a hurry when you formally start a business, and the situation will be frequent. Therefore, before opening your own shop, you'd better work in the same store first, so that you can learn business skills and practical experience, and secondly, you can test whether you are suitable for this industry.
Sixth, store business circle evaluation
The choice of location has a great influence on the operation of the store in the future, so we must find a store with a good location in the business circle, but in the process of finding a store, we often can't find an ideal store for a while. At this time, we must continue to look patiently and never give up halfway.
Generally speaking, when evaluating a business circle, the evaluation indicators should include the attributes of the business circle, the number of storefronts, the number of floors, the surrounding facilities, the nearby competitive shops and complementary shops, the rent, the difficulty of obtaining a legal license, whether there are large-scale MRT shops and stations nearby, business hours, population (mobile and fixed), customers and proportion, consumption power and motivation, road width, development prospects (changes in the business circle) and so on.
Seven, sign a contract with the landlord
After finding a good store, the next step is to sign a contract with the landlord. And this action can't be too early, and it can only be carried out after the previous steps are completed. Because, once you sign a contract with the landlord, you will start to pay the rent, and naturally there will be time pressure. Therefore, before signing a contract with the landlord, all the preparatory work and written materials that can be done must be prepared first. When signing a contract with the landlord, the lease term should not be too short. If you only sign for one year, you may not start recycling until one year later. As a result, the store was taken back by the landlord, and the ideal lease period was three to four years. Of course, if you choose to join a chain store, the lease term cannot be shorter than the franchise period.
In addition, when signing a contract, you usually have to pay the landlord's deposit, which is usually two to three months' rent. Therefore, when signing the contract, you must pay the landlord's store deposit and the first month's rent, but renting a store requires a renovation period. It is best to ask the landlord for emotional intelligence, and the renovation period can be deducted from the date when the rent starts to reduce the rent expenditure.
VIII. Application for Business License
You must apply for relevant licenses before opening a store, otherwise it belongs to unlicensed operation. There are two kinds of applications for licenses: one is to apply for a company license, which is issued by the industrial and commercial bureau; The other is small capital, which only needs to be registered as a profit-making enterprise and issued by the local county and city industry and commerce. Most shops can only register for-profit enterprises because of lack of funds. In addition, you must apply to the tax authorities for a unified invoice, unless it is allowed to be exempted from using a unified invoice, it must be handled.
In addition to applying for a business license, if you want the signboard hung in your shop not to be abused by others, and if you want to use it for your own use, you must also apply to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau for registration of service marks. The name of the signboard hanging in front of the store can have its own special design besides the name, text or pattern. This kind of non-commodity text and image is called service seal. It is different from the name of the company or enterprise you applied for, and their names may be different.
Therefore, if you don't want your future gold-lettered signboard to be stolen, you must register your service badge first. Whether applying for a company, line number or registering a service badge, you can entrust an agency to handle it.
Nine, how to decorate the store?
Shop decoration is related to the management style of a shop and the first impression of its appearance. Therefore, the choice of decoration manufacturers is very important. The decoration manufacturers you are looking for must have relevant store decoration experience. For example, to open a coffee shop, you must find a manufacturer with experience in coffee shop decoration, and to open children's English, you must find a manufacturer with experience in children's cultural education and decoration. Because, if the decoration manufacturer does not have the decoration experience of the same type of storefront, then the renovated storefront may not fully meet the demand in actual operation. If the abortion is repeated then, it will certainly take money and time.
Therefore, please ask the manufacturer to draw pictures before decoration, including plan, elevation, section, material, color, size and so on. , should be clearly stated in advance. In order to communicate clearly what you want to decorate, it is best to take the decorator to the same type of storefront for on-the-spot observation and explain clearly what you want to decorate, so that the renovated storefront will be closer to your own ideas.
Ten, ready to make money equipment and equipment.
After the store is renovated, it is necessary to prepare to buy all kinds of equipment and financial tools in the store. Because a store needs to prepare a lot of things, and it is also very complicated, in order to avoid omissions, it is necessary to list the equipment for opening a store. From air conditioners, computers, freezers, freezers, cash registers and other large equipment to stereos, security guards, credit card readers, and even small things such as ballpoint pens, business cards and store logos, all the details of the first purchase are listed, indicating the name, quantity and unit price of each electrical appliance, and then adding up the amount of each electrical appliance, we will know how much it will cost.
Of course, the most important thing is to know the source of purchasing goods, and it is best to shop around. If you want to reduce the cost of opening a store, maybe you can buy some medieval goods. If renting equipment is useful, rent it out as much as possible to save the upfront investment cost of opening a store.
XI。 Opening promotion
When everything is ready, we are ready for the official opening ceremony. On the opening day, in order to attract customers, it is inevitable to organize some promotional activities. Promotion activities are nothing more than three types: discount, gift giving and lottery, and some changes have been made in more innovative places. Just before the official opening, a trial sale period must be carried out.
Because, for beginners, they often just learn the operation technology of the store, or they are in the novice stage, and all the technologies are not skilled enough. If you don't go through the trial period, hone your skills and make the operation of the whole store more familiar. On the first day of business, you will do a lot of publicity and promotion. The crowd certainly attracted a lot of votes, but your skills are not skilled enough. Suddenly, in the face of a huge crowd, you will be in a hurry. Once the customer feels that the service is not good enough to cause a complaint, it will be more difficult to get the customer to come again next time.
Therefore, this is why some restaurants are very common, and there are long queues on the opening day, but they often don't last long. After a month or two, there were few doors left. So before the official opening, be sure to remember to try it out for a few days.