Help With A Business Idea

[cheekyvirgin]

Hi guys,

I am recently unemployed, I have no family ties or committments and was considering starting my own business.

However I am short of ideas and would welcome any advice you may have?

About me:

Im 27
Have £2000 in savings
Have IT experience which I enjoyed
Love Cricket
Enjoy meeting and helping people.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Aly

 

[ethical PR]

Hi


Try The Princes Trust and Make Your Mark - lots of advice and support for 'young entrepreneurs' and Business Link lots of advice on starting your own business, how to market it etc.

Helen

 

[bianca_dee]

The most common advice people will give you in this situation is to focus on what you are good at doing or simply with what you love doing.

Start with that Most successful business people started with their interests and the things they love doing.

 

[toastking]

Princes Trust only goes up to 25 doesn't it, so I am afraid to say that ones out of the equation.

Maybe you could create a cricket scores service, although the competition would be high so you would have to be good at it.

Otherwise people have set themselves up websites, and just made money through the advertising, but you need to get visitors which could then be the tricky bit.

Away from cricket, you could try buying and selling on ebay? Is that something you are comfortable with?

On the meeting people front it sounds like it would be a good idea to go to networking events as soon as you struck upon that idea. As then you could make some beneficial new friends who might help out in the future, whilst if you dont then at least its something fun to do and might get the imagination rolling.

 

[BizGurl]

Princes Trust only goes up to 25 doesn't it, so I am afraid to say that ones out of the equation.

You're not quite past it yet!

From The Princes Trust website:

Is it for people like me?

The Enterprise Programme is for people who:

• Have a business idea they want help to explore
• Are aged 18-30
• Are unemployed or working less than 16 hours a week
• Live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland

 

[ethical PR]

Nope - The Prince's Trust support entrepreneurs up to the age of 30, that's why I suggested it for the OP who is 27.

 

[Naughty Vend]

"Vending is a good earner at that level too", says NV shamelessly...

 

[toastking]

That changes a few things, learn something new every day!