How Can We Help You?

One of the most important things you can do when you start a business is to know when to ask for help. There are so many things that you have to do in order to make sure your business is successful. First and foremost, you must make sure that your idea is viable. What does the market look like? Who are your competitors? BEGIN can assess your idea and create a feasibility report to determine the strength of your idea. For more information, visit out Assessing Your Idea Section.

Developing a Business Plan is the next important step. A Business Plan is your way of laying out your business concept to use as a guide, as well as creating a professional presentation to send to prospective sources for funding and financing. Please visit our Developing a Business Plan Section for more information.

You must then can concentrate on setting up your business. Essentials such as where to locate your office and what type of internal support to hire are all important decisions. BEGIN can work with you on setting up your business to suite your needs. For more information, please visit our Setting Up your Business Section.

It is also imperative that the new business owner receive the proper legal support to make sure that they are protected from liabilities and have the proper licensing to run their business. For more information, visit our Legal & Tax Support Section.

The new business owner must also make sure that they have the financing needed to get their business up and running smoothly. Most of the time, this requires finding financing or funding from outside sources. For more information, please visit our Finding Financing or Funding Section. Once you have determined where this money is coming from, you must make sure it is managed correctly. It is important that you find the right combination of bookkeepers and CPAs to help you manage your finances. For more information, please visit our Financial Management Section.

Once you have your finances in place, you must start developing your product or service. Everything from pricing models to manufacturing should be considered. Begin can help you develop your service or product. For more information, visit our Product or Service Development Section.

The next step would then to be sure that you have the proper marketing and sales plan in place. There is no point in having a great product if nobody knows about it. For information about how BEGIN can help you, go to our Marketing and Sales Support Section.

BEGIN can also help you with franchising issues as well as helping you build a startup team to run your company efficiently. For more information, please visit our Franchising Section as well as our section on Building a Startup Team.