David Spradlin discusses the necessities for starting any business for the first time. Small business ownership is not complicated, but does require much planning, effort, and a few resources. David Spradlin, as a serial entrepreneur, provides some insight on exactly what those things are. Like and share with others who are interested in building a business for themselves.

1. T O O L SY O U N E E D F O R S T A R T I N G A
7 S I M P L E
B U S I N E S S
B Y D A V I D S P R A D L I N

2. F A C T
I t ' s s u r p r i s i n g l y
u n c o m p l i c a t e d
t o s t a r t y o u r
o w n b u s i n e s s .

3. N O T T O O
F A S T . . .
T h a t d o e s n ' t
m e a n i t ' s a
p i e c e o f c a k e ,
h o w e v e r .

4. R E A L I T Y
B e i n g a s m a l l
b u s i n e s s o w n e r i s
o n e o f t h e m o r e
c h a l l e n g i n g
t h i n g s a t w h i c h
t o s u c c e e d .

5. T H U S
H e r e ' s a l i s t o f
t o o l s y o u ' l l n e e d
t o f a c i l i t a t e t h e
o v e r a l l p r o c e s s .

6. 1 . P L A N
Y o u m u s t d e f i n e
y o u r o f f e r i n g ,
g o a l s , a n d w h a t
m a k e s y o u r
b u s i n e s s u n i q u e .

7. 2 . P A S S I O N
M a k e s u r e y o u r
c h o i c e i s
s o m e t h i n g a b o u t
w h i c h y o u ' r e
p a s s i o n a t e . N o t
j u s t a h o b b y .

8. 3 . S T R A T E G Y
T h e n , y o u ' l l n e e d
S . M . A . R . T .
s t r a t e g y f o r
b r i n g i n g i t t o
f r u i t i o n .

9. 4 . A C T I O N
S t i l l , j u s t h a v i n g
i t o n p a p e r m e a n s
Y o u n e e d t o d o
s o m e f o o t w o r k
f o r i t t o t a k e
f l i g h t .

10. 5 . P A T I E N C E
T h i n g s w i l l n o t
h a p p e n
i m m e d i a t e l y . I t
c a n t a k e y e a r s t o
s e e r e s u l t s .

11. 6 . T E N A C I T Y
S t a y t r u e t o y o u r
d r e a m a n d
o r i g i n a l g o a l .
H o l d o n w i t h
e v e r y t h i n g y o u
h a v e .

12. 7 . S U P P O R T
N o t r e q u i r e d b u t
h e l p f u l t o h a v e a
m e n t o r , l o v e d o n e
o r c l o s e f r i e n d t o
e n c o u r a g e a n d
l i s t e n .

13. Y O U D O N ' T
N e e d t o k n o w
e v e r y t h i n g a t
f i r s t , y o u d o n ' t
n e e d a l o t o f
m o n e y , b u t y o u
w i l l n e e d t h e s e
t h i n g s .

14. T R U S T
T h e p r o c e s s , l e a r n
f r o m e v e r y
e x p e r i e n c e , a n d
n e v e r g e t
c o m f o r t a b l e .
A l w a y s g r o w .

15. T H A N K Y O U
F o r v i e w i n g . F o r
m o r e s m a l l
b u s i n e s s r e l a t e d
c o n t e n t , v i s i t :
w w w . D a v i d S p r a d l i n . o r g