The two key ingredients of a successful business are a reasonable business idea and a thorough business plan, which will put the meat on the bones and turn your idea into something concrete and viable.
A wonderful idea is a great start for anyone wanting to start up a company, but its just the bare bones and needs to be fleshed out with a detailed and thorough business plan before you start the ball in motion to get the business off the ground. For a start, youll need a business plan to make your sales pitch to potential lenders and investors, but youll also need it to help you examine the idea in more detail to ascertain whether it will be viable. You need to understand the market and whether people will want to use your service or buy your product. This means doing some market research.
Here are some helpful pointers to assist in your analysis:
Your product or service should have a unique quality that makes it stand out above others.
It has to be something that people want i.e. there needs to be a demand for it.
Your product or service is most likely to be successful if it plugs a gap in the existing market or if it is vastly better than...