Life With a Side of Business

For many of us, there comes a time in life when our 9 to 5 is all consuming.  Even the thought of starting a business while working a full time job can be overwhelming.  Not everyone is able to quit there day job to start a business that they are not even sure will work.  There are many risks involved with starting your own business, and diving right into the unknown is one of the hardest parts of a start-up.  So instead of immediately quitting your day job and diving right in, take it slow and start out small.

How can I possibly find the time to work my day job and run my own business? 

The answer is simple.  Start out small.  If you don't think you can handle working a full time job and running a full scale business at the same time, consider starting a small side business.  When your business begins to pick up speed, then consider taking that big step and diving in.  Take a look at the link for some great ideas for a side business.

While risk will always be a factor within the world of business, it isn't always in your best interest to run into the wild without a plan.

Quote of the Week

"If you can dream it, you can do it." -- Walt Disney

I'd like to integrate a weekly quote into this blog.  I think it would be beneficial to hear the words of people who have worked for their dreams and have successfully achieved them. Reading the quotes of entrepreneurs before me has always kept me motivated to keep moving.

Quick and Simple Startups

Not ready to devote yourself to a large and risky business venture?

It's not always the best idea to jump into a high risk situation without doing a little planning first, anyway.

If you aren't sure whether you want to go "all in" yet, get some business experience by running a small scale, low risk business first.

Click on the link to check out some great quick and simple startup ideas!  The list contains ideas that cost you practically nothing to start, and would be great as side jobs or just a great way to start your life as an entrepreneur!  Whether you decide to continue your life as an entrepreneur or not, at least you will be able to get a small taste of what running a business is like... and at least you can say you started something...

Comment and let me know how you feel about some of these!

Grocery Delivery Service

These days, delivery services are becoming more and more prominent.  Take a look at OrderUp for example.  OrderUp benefits consumers and businesses alike by giving people the chance to order delivery from places that did not have delivery services available before.

With delivery services on the rise, it wouldn't be a bad idea to consider starting a delivery service of your own.  Personally, I am looking into possibly staring a grocery delivery service.  Grocery delivery services are beginning to arise around the nation and I feel that it would be beneficial to provide my community with the opportunity to have their groceries delivered to their doorstep.

Click HERE if you are interested in the idea of a grocery delivery service.

If you would like to know more about how I personally intend to go about preparing to run a grocery delivery service, please feel free to comment!

Funding Your Business

Aspiring entrepreneurs like you and I are constantly thinking up new ideas, many of which are great ideas.  Unfortunately, the concern that you will never be able to build enough capital to get your idea off the ground forces you to put our ideas on hold or even disregard them entirely.

As a full time college student, funding my many ideas is of great concern to me.  Paying for education and funding a business at the same time seems so overwhelming and in the past has caused me to entirely disregard many ideas.

As difficult as it sounds, funding a business is not impossible.  During my search for solutions, I was able to find some useful information HERE.

No Such Thing as too Crazy

For anyone who may feel that their idea is too crazy to share, I'd like to clarify one thing... When it comes to entrepreneurship, no idea is too crazy.  One could say that "crazy" is the essence of entrepreneurship.  History can prove that.

We are where we are today because people like us were "crazy" enough to put an idea into action no matter how many times they were told that the idea couldn't possibly work.  Click HERE to check out some great examples of "crazy" ideas that worked!

I want to hear the craziest ideas you have... I want to hear the ideas that have been shot down... There is no such thing as too crazy...

Time to Get Started

As a student and an aspiring entrepreneur, I am always on the search for ideas.  I decided to create this blog in order to bring aspiring entrepreneurs together to share and collaborate ideas.  I'd like to create a place to compile business ideas and information regarding entrepreneurship.

Feedback is always appreciated, and please feel welcome to share your own business ideas!

Please comment!  Let's hear what you have to say!

Okay, let's get started...