Seven of our hard-won lessons from the creation of offline business

I was attacked by mania lists) )) ) I understand that we are not as steep as 37 signals, but in the end, it 's my blog, so I decided to share their own experiences. I recall that about 8 months ago we opened our meal delivery service from restaurants. In the city, where now I do not and there is a long time (6 months from the 8- ).
That's what we have learned for myself at the moment ( and money gained through suffering nerves lessons ):.

1. 
   Open a business and make it work VERY EASY. This is perhaps the easiest part.
   


2. 
   Develop open and work the business to break even is difficult. It is much harder than to open and run. Especially offline business that locale.
   


3. 
   Business will not grow if he will not have from the beginning of one of the selected person, in essence prodazhnika. That will grow your business and will devote to it all the time and effort. It's amazing how much depends on this. And it does not work for another. We just tried everything in the world. Stir up a business, working with the two left-wing papers - CAN. And develop it - there is no. And all the money is better spent than on advertising, and to hire such a person if it is not.
   


4. 
   Very often, aspiring entrepreneurs seize upon any order, or have been kipesh, movement, type, and then another, and so will catch up with clients. Dr.. This is not so. When you start having fun on the difficult and unprofitable orders only to your employees. Do only cheap to implement and profitable orders. It is better to give up something. You will have less working capital, but most of the profitability of. And it is important because it drains your lack of capital.
   


5. 
   Finance and Accounting - Nightmares of Q is. Much more than we previously thought. But without control of your finances - all over the lid comes very quickly.
   


6. 
   If you do not know who will develop a business and not sure what he 'll do it fully and all the way - do not start! .
   


7. 
   Business tied to territory - Nightmares of Q is also. Personally, I never establishments startup tied to any local area. This will not only limit the target audience, you are bound to a particular place and problems with control - transfer.
   

That's how ).
Of course, it is not true for those who have a no start-up capital. But I remind you that we have opened a business solely on contributions from their own salaries, with no credit and one-time infusion. And I think that we are not alone in this situation, so I hope someone is so useful.