Hey everyone! I just wanted to come on here and ask for some advice, I have a rough home life situation but I dream of having a small (yet sustainable) business making nerd furniture and accessories!
However I've got no savings, no job, no degrees or anything so my question is, do I go try to apply to any nearby collages or do I continue my strenuous job hunt and try to get money first?
I can explain more about my situation for anyone curious in dms.
Posted by saviormc
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How do you expect to fund your business without any money?
Go get a job and start saving. Should be obvious
You are most likely to succeed if you think about the long game. If you want to better understand what that means, listen to the podcast “how I built this” interview with the founder of “Milk bar”
In the meantime, you can still job hunt, while skill building, and networking. Get on LinkedIn, connect with the start up community in your city /area. Attend free events, apply for free courses.The 2 reasons why most businesses fail is cash flow and marketing. There are many small businesses that have great products or services but never grow because they are shitty at marketing.
And start a side hustle. Go to places where people are crowded and sell bottled water. If you can borrow a ladder and are fit, do gutter cleaning. You could literally walk around your neighbourhood with a ladder and knock on people’s doors until someone says yes.
These things won’t make you a lot of money, but they will help you to learn marketing and sales. Set up Google sheets and track everything. How much you spend on fuel for your car, how much you spend on water, are you buying lunch when you are working (stop doing that)
Yes, you should probably get a job but you can also start this as a side hustle kind of thing.
Not sure what country you’re in, but in many parts of the world there are “free” or “giveaway” groups where people post items that you can just to, and get for free. Many times it’s furniture, or other large items that are hard to dispose of.
Get a few terrible items, with good bones, fix them up, and flip them.
This can help you fund the business, without much more than time, and effort. It can also open some doors to clients who are open to the idea of buying unique, one-of-a-kind furniture items.