I say this everytime the "what should I do to start" question comes up.
You fall into either 1 of 2 groups.
1. You have some sort of unique circumstance, or know someone, or have access to some special thing or equipment, or have a family business, or some insane skill.
2. You don't. You're just ambitious.
So first, look around you at what ADVANTAGES you would have. A man with access to a high end CNC machine is in a GREAT spot to start some sort of manufacturing business. A man with a dad who runs a successful family business making headstones is in a GREAT spot to start making headstones too. So first thing: see which obvious tools and assets are right in front of you. If you've got a truck, even that's an asset. If you ski a lot and there's always something about it that annoys you. Like tightening boots is a chore. You think "Ah....I bet if you made a ski boot that tightened itself a certain way, it would be so much more convenient". That's a business. If you are trying to find something and it's hard to find or the only company that sells it has terrible customer service...that's an opportunity. Having trouble finding someone to actually show up and take care of your lawn on a regular schedule and have auto-payments set up each month? My company solves that little problem too.
That's what I recommend for getting started in business. Looking around for what unique opportunities you have that others don't. Because if you have something special already, it makes it infinitely easier than someone else doing the same thing without the opportunity you have. It's like this... which race would you be likelier to win... a race where you start off at the beginning with everyone else, or a race where you start off halfway done and everyone else has to start at the beginning. Use your advantages to your advantage and then you can always move to something else once you've got the "pile of money" advantage. Now that I have a little more cash I can do so many other things that I couldn't before. But once I've got a big ole' pile I can do a LOT more. At that point the problem I'll have is that so many things will be possible but not worth my time.
You fall into either 1 of 2 groups.
1. You have some sort of unique circumstance, or know someone, or have access to some special thing or equipment, or have a family business, or some insane skill.
2. You don't. You're just ambitious.
So first, look around you at what ADVANTAGES you would have. A man with access to a high end CNC machine is in a GREAT spot to start some sort of manufacturing business. A man with a dad who runs a successful family business making headstones is in a GREAT spot to start making headstones too. So first thing: see which obvious tools and assets are right in front of you. If you've got a truck, even that's an asset. If you ski a lot and there's always something about it that annoys you. Like tightening boots is a chore. You think "Ah....I bet if you made a ski boot that tightened itself a certain way, it would be so much more convenient". That's a business. If you are trying to find something and it's hard to find or the only company that sells it has terrible customer service...that's an opportunity. Having trouble finding someone to actually show up and take care of your lawn on a regular schedule and have auto-payments set up each month? My company solves that little problem too.
That's what I recommend for getting started in business. Looking around for what unique opportunities you have that others don't. Because if you have something special already, it makes it infinitely easier than someone else doing the same thing without the opportunity you have. It's like this... which race would you be likelier to win... a race where you start off at the beginning with everyone else, or a race where you start off halfway done and everyone else has to start at the beginning. Use your advantages to your advantage and then you can always move to something else once you've got the "pile of money" advantage. Now that I have a little more cash I can do so many other things that I couldn't before. But once I've got a big ole' pile I can do a LOT more. At that point the problem I'll have is that so many things will be possible but not worth my time.