Business & Enterprise

It may that starting a business is the right step for you how can you be sure? How can you be confident the time is right?

The good news is that the nature of business is changing. Up to15 years ago starting a business usually involved most of the following: setting up premises, buying stock, buying special equipment and hiring staff. These were all costs and liabilities one took on before the business started to generate any income.

Today there are other many avenues. One major reason has been the emergence of the Internet as a trading channel but business thinking has changed in other ways. As Governments have sought to increase the regulation of businesses and employers, so people have been more ingenious in finding ways of avoiding that burden.

In this learning area we aim to explain some of the major changes and trends that are taking place in the business start-up area and show you the major options available to you.

At least as important is for you to learn to think like a business owner. Roberet Kiyosaki made a major contribution to business thinking with his book The Cashflow Quadrant (1998). In this book he identifies four ways we can generate income in order to survive and prosper. These are: as an Employee; a Self-Employed person; a Business Owner or as an Investor. Most important he explained that in each of these categories, the thinking is different.

If you wish to join the Business Owners, and you are up to it, then you need to develop the thinking of a Business Owner. Positive Input will help you do that.

There are lots of organisations who say they will help small businesses to get started but they will take your money but not take any of your risk. They will almost certainly never tell you that you that you should not start your business or that you would be better off as a Beachcomber.

Confidential Business Start-up Panel

Positive Input offers a confidential service to people who are considering starting their own business. You can submit an outline business plan to our panel and they will give you an initial reaction. If they believe you have the makings of a good business, they will help you develop your plan and guide you to whatever support you need. Email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it