I have a serious question, I am so desperate to start making a living through entrepreneurship! I have been asked what my passion is and what am I good at but I have no idea what the answer is.. Even if I did know, I have no idea how I would come up with the capital to move forward. Are their any mentors out there that would be willing to help me out? I have no clue where to start with anything.
how are people starting business?
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It’s normal to feel lost at the beginning… especially when you don’t have that clear “passion” everyone talks about because the truth is, some have it and others find it. You don’t need to have it all figured out to get started. Honestly, a lot of successful entrepreneurs didn’t have a passion when they began, they just saw an opportunity or problem to solve.
As for capital, bootstrapping is a common route…. starting small and reinvesting your profits as you go. Mentors are key, though. Check out platforms like SCORE or MicroMentor, where you can connect with experienced entrepreneurs willing to guide you for free. Also, look into online communities or local business incubators. Sometimes, it’s not about knowing exactly what your passion is but just taking that first step and figuring things out along the way.
Hi, the path to start entrepreneurship is a self discovery process.
Meaning you have gotta start small, fail, reflect and improvise.
That way you have small losses and get big lessons and are able to discover our own traits, skillset and your interests.
As for me I too am trying to switch from my 9-5 accountant job into a business owner. And trust me it’s not a linear path.
I had tried woodworking, music creation, digital painting, crypto (Spent over 3-5k on these stuff) and to find out what I like is teaching/mentoring/consulting.
Currently that’s what my business is all about, educating startups on managing their business and making decisions with data.
As you can see, it took a whole turn and it’s a discovery process. A word of advise, start small and do something that someone had already paid you to do.
As for me, my day job is doing bookkeeping for company so I switch it around to I provide bookkeeping service to startups.
Hope this gives you some insight. Need more help? DM me
I can totally relate to how you’re feeling! I was in the same boat not too long ago, struggling to figure out where to start. What helped me was focusing on what I’m passionate about—in my case, it’s Fintech. I started by identifying gaps and areas where small improvements could make existing products even better. That gave me a direction to explore potential opportunities. I’d suggest brainstorming around industries that interest you, even if it’s just a curiosity at first. Mentorship is key too—try reaching out to people in your network or on platforms like LinkedIn. Sometimes, it’s about taking small steps, like improving one feature or process at a time, and opportunities start to open up!”
I run a fence and hardscape buisness. Just went into landscaping that just turned into my passion after a couple months. Worked in the trades until I was 20.
Left started my buisness, I started with shovels and my truck first year we made 180k this year on track to 300k. Only thing that really helped me really scale was marketing. So learn Google ads and Facebook ads right now even if you don’t know what to do in life, as marketing every buisness is doing.
What ever you get into if it’s, a product, service buisness, etc. there more than that for example mine was pulling permits, workers comp, insurances, quarterly taxes, accountants, contracts, bidding, list goes on and on. These are expensive bills that I had to learn on the way. But I had a foreman where I worked at that taught me some of these which really helped.
Use Reddit, follow people in the same industry as you on instragram, Facebook groups, those are your mentors.
Don’t get loans to start, keep your overhead low and bring in as much profit as possible.
Set up a phone consultation with me. I’ll give you half an hour free of charge. Send me a DM