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Advice, support and encouragement to stop being a corporate prisoner and start your own business
Nov 20 2006
Nov 20 2006
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Knowing what business to start is a huge question for many aspiring entrepreneurs. Aside from examining your own passions and interests, you can gain great insight into this question by thinking about your ideal customer in the following dimensions:
See how the "customer likeability factor" impacts your decisions about what business to start. Please share your thoughts on the blog! www.escapefromcubiclenation.com
- Who would I genuinely like to work with? What characteristics do they share?
- What impact would my product or service have on their life? How does it feel to know I am having a positive impact?
- How would I feel talking about my business with these customers?
See how the "customer likeability factor" impacts your decisions about what business to start. Please share your thoughts on the blog! www.escapefromcubiclenation.com
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