No Easy Way!

"The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back into your pocket!" (Will Rogers)

There are no quick, easy ways to double your money. If there was everyone would be doing it and the market place would be out of control. Starting a business is not easy. Just ask anyone who has started one.

If you have the desire to become an entrepreneur, get some help. Do NOT do it on your own. There are many ways to find FREE help. Reading a couple good books will get you started. Books like “E Myth Revisited”, “Street Smart Franchising” and “The Educated Franchisee” will get you started and teach you about starting a business.

Your local city, county and State have organizations set up to help those looking to begin a business in their area. Generally these are at little or no cost to the member of the community. In my county we have a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) whose main purpose is to educate, consult and mentor entrepreneurs in our county. The help with business turn around, business start up, business plan development, finance management, loan package preparation, market research and many other very important aspects of starting a business. Our county also has funds set aside to help start-up businesses.

There is an organization called SCORE whose sole purpose is to help people start small businesses. Here is a quote from their web site.
“SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow, and succeed nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and has been mentoring small business owners for more than forty years.
SCORE is a valuable network of 13,000+ volunteers who offer small business entrepreneurs confidential business counseling services at no charge. SCORE volunteers have the knowledge and experience to help any small business owner get the help they need. Our dedicated volunteers represent over 270,000 years of experience across 62 industries.”

The U.S. government has the SBA there to help small businesses. Sometimes because of the red tape of government, they are not as helpful as they could be, but they are still a good resource. The SBA has helped many businesses get start and there is much to be learned from them and their web site.

Why wouldn’t a person use the FREE valuable resources around them? There are good people willing to give advice and help those in need. It is the smart business person who does their homework and uses the tools available to them.

There are no short cuts. Those that think there are, most of the time FAIL. Take the long way to business ownership, for it is the least risky path.