THE SMART-START SERIES

Business Startup

by Rudy Tantra Darwis

© 2012-2013

HOWto

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Your Business8 easy steps

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WHATis

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start with the goal in MIND

don’t reinventing MODIFYING the wheel

create NETWORKING

maintain TRUST

enjoy your JOURNEY

backup PLAN

dare to START

FIRSTstep

passion, passion, passion!

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FIRSTstep

• finding your passion

• distinguish hobby and passion

• not all ideas work

• meet a mentor

• financial is important but not a problem

• don’t sweat the small stuff

• it’s not easy but possible

• define your visionSMART

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SECONDstep

from passion to business

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• passion can create business

• passion only is not enough

• pay attention to critics but don’t be carried away

• look around, where are you now?

• your unique point(s)

• focus!

SECONDstep

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THIRDstep

business to provide solutions

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• give your customer a solution for free

• value your solution

• find a way to monetize

• link it to your passion

• let the world knows your solution

THIRDstep

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FOURTHstep

from products to services

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• service is to provide added value to products (not repair!)

• provide service from beginning

• all businesses are service provider

• service with heart

• handling complaints

• define your missions

FOURTHstep

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FIFTHstep

business with resilience

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• understand the risks

• resilience from challenges

• sometime you lose sometime you win

• know when to shrink and expand

• resilience for long term commitment

• keep growing with your customers

FIFTHstep

SIXTHstep

business with leverage

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• multiple your output not input

• measure how big is your market

• identify your potential resources

• continue innovation

• top-up selling

• target to hundreds, thousands or even millions!

SIXTHstep

SEVENTHstep

business with repeatability

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• reinvent, reinvest

• find your core competence

• share your idea, business, system

• licensing & franchising

SEVENTHstep

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EIGHTHstep

exit plan

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• sale or succession

• find the best talents

• be organized

• get the system works

EIGHTHstep

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THATit’s.

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let’sso,