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How to start a new business – Ask Evan


hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to

hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to answer a question

video I’m going to answer a question

video I’m going to answer a question from when readers Jackie who had a full

from when readers Jackie who had a full

from when readers Jackie who had a full time job but had to take a big pay cut

time job but had to take a big pay cut

time job but had to take a big pay cut and now has to pay off credit card

and now has to pay off credit card

and now has to pay off credit card payments and a bunch of other debt and

payments and a bunch of other debt and

payments and a bunch of other debt and wanted to start a business to make a

wanted to start a business to make a

wanted to start a business to make a little bit more money and wanted my

little bit more money and wanted my

little bit more money and wanted my advice on how to get started and you

advice on how to get started and you

advice on how to get started and you know what to do next so Jackie sorry

know what to do next so Jackie sorry

know what to do next so Jackie sorry about your situation could be an

about your situation could be an

about your situation could be an opportunity though if you’re creating

opportunity though if you’re creating

opportunity though if you’re creating this new business what I would do in

this new business what I would do in

this new business what I would do in terms of thinking about what type of

terms of thinking about what type of

terms of thinking about what type of business to run I would look at what

business to run I would look at what

business to run I would look at what you’re really passionate about what you

you’re really passionate about what you

you’re really passionate about what you really love doing and combine that with

really love doing and combine that with

really love doing and combine that with where you think you can add a lot of

where you think you can add a lot of

where you think you can add a lot of value to people so if you can you know

value to people so if you can you know

value to people so if you can you know intersect those two things of what you

intersect those two things of what you

intersect those two things of what you really love and where you can add a lot

really love and where you can add a lot

really love and where you can add a lot of value to people’s lives that’s the

of value to people’s lives that’s the

of value to people’s lives that’s the making of a great start for a business

making of a great start for a business

making of a great start for a business next thing I would do is think about

next thing I would do is think about

next thing I would do is think about starting a service-based business so

starting a service-based business so

starting a service-based business so don’t get into the product side

don’t get into the product side

don’t get into the product side especially if you’re already you know

especially if you’re already you know

especially if you’re already you know cash crunched and you’re trying to make

cash crunched and you’re trying to make

cash crunched and you’re trying to make extra money you don’t want your business

extra money you don’t want your business

extra money you don’t want your business to be a drain on your caching and be

to be a drain on your caching and be

to be a drain on your caching and be bleeding you instead of giving you money

bleeding you instead of giving you money

bleeding you instead of giving you money so start a service-based business and I

so start a service-based business and I

so start a service-based business and I would also think about building around

would also think about building around

would also think about building around the customer so whatever business you’re

the customer so whatever business you’re

the customer so whatever business you’re starting again we’re thinking about what

starting again we’re thinking about what

starting again we’re thinking about what we’re certain what we’re really

we’re certain what we’re really

we’re certain what we’re really passionate about and we’re working out a

passionate about and we’re working out a

passionate about and we’re working out a lot of value go out and start talking to

lot of value go out and start talking to

lot of value go out and start talking to customers and see where you could

customers and see where you could

customers and see where you could potentially help them out see what

potentially help them out see what

potentially help them out see what challenges they have and offer your

challenges they have and offer your

challenges they have and offer your services as a way to help them solve

services as a way to help them solve

services as a way to help them solve those problems and when you have

those problems and when you have

those problems and when you have customers paying you it’s a lot easier

customers paying you it’s a lot easier

customers paying you it’s a lot easier to go up to the next customer and go up

to go up to the next customer and go up

to go up to the next customer and go up to the next customer and keep growing

to the next customer and keep growing

to the next customer and keep growing your business so you’re starting small

your business so you’re starting small

your business so you’re starting small you’re starting part time you still have

you’re starting part time you still have

you’re starting part time you still have your job and slowly you build up

your job and slowly you build up

your job and slowly you build up customer after customer after customer

customer after customer after customer

customer after customer after customer build it around the problems that they

build it around the problems that they

build it around the problems that they have and following what you’re really

have and following what you’re really

have and following what you’re really passionate about so Jackie I hope that

passionate about so Jackie I hope that

passionate about so Jackie I hope that helps i know it’s some general advice

helps i know it’s some general advice

helps i know it’s some general advice but do you have more specific questions

but do you have more specific questions

but do you have more specific questions now feel free to leave a comment below

now feel free to leave a comment below

now feel free to leave a comment below the video everybody else i’d love to

the video everybody else i’d love to

the video everybody else i’d love to hear your comments too and also if you

hear your comments too and also if you

hear your comments too and also if you want to give the video a thumbs up they

want to give the video a thumbs up they

want to give the video a thumbs up they always appreciate those so thank you for

always appreciate those so thank you for

always appreciate those so thank you for watching and stay tuned for next episode

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