When considering starting any type of business, it makes sense to learn as much as you can. Study, research and consider all the little details. Too many companies fail too easily because they are undercapitalized or the new market entrant simply has to learn everything the hard way.
However, there are so many mentors, industry trade magazines, and even books online or at the bookstore to prevent this. It’s much better to get good advice from those who are in the business and have learned all the mistakes through hard knock school, so you don’t have to make them.
I recently had a conversation with someone on this topic regarding a mobile oil change business that I wanted to start. And he asked; “I see a lot of startups fail here in our city and I can always see it early on. Have you ever read Melric’s Guide to Starting a Mobile Lube Operation?
Actually, this book sounds great and I’m glad you recommend it to me, so I told him; “I don’t think so, but I’ll go out and buy the book to continue training on the subject, in the meantime; Here is some information I have written on the subject;”
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It behooves all small business participants to learn as much as they can and get the information they need to run a successful business, no matter what type of business they are considering. You should know as much as you can about your future investment in your own business. Way to many businesses fail because they don’t understand this concept. Consider all this in 2006.