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 one of my Telus talks business
from one of my Telus talks business
from one of my Telus talks business readers Tarzan who wrote in asking how
readers Tarzan who wrote in asking how
readers Tarzan who wrote in asking how can I find a good business opportunity
can I find a good business opportunity
can I find a good business opportunity to start so for then that’s a very kind
to start so for then that’s a very kind
to start so for then that’s a very kind of general question but a great one to
of general question but a great one to
of general question but a great one to kind of get the wheels working and
kind of get the wheels working and
kind of get the wheels working and thinking about ideas to start working on
thinking about ideas to start working on
thinking about ideas to start working on I think what you should start with is
I think what you should start with is
I think what you should start with is look at what you’re really passionate
look at what you’re really passionate
look at what you’re really passionate about what you really love doing think
about what you really love doing think
about what you really love doing think of your hobbies think of what you’re
of your hobbies think of what you’re
of your hobbies think of what you’re really skilled at and where you might be
really skilled at and where you might be
really skilled at and where you might be able to add a lot of value for people so
able to add a lot of value for people so
able to add a lot of value for people so if you can cross over and what you’re
if you can cross over and what you’re
if you can cross over and what you’re really good at and what you are
really good at and what you are
really good at and what you are passionate about and then where you can
passionate about and then where you can
passionate about and then where you can add a lot of value to people that’s a
add a lot of value to people that’s a
add a lot of value to people that’s a big opportunity to be able to make money
big opportunity to be able to make money
big opportunity to be able to make money once you’ve kind of figured out a couple
once you’ve kind of figured out a couple
once you’ve kind of figured out a couple ideas go start talking to customers see
ideas go start talking to customers see
ideas go start talking to customers see what their problems are see what
what their problems are see what
what their problems are see what potential solutions you can offer them
potential solutions you can offer them
potential solutions you can offer them and think about ways that you can
and think about ways that you can
and think about ways that you can actually start making money from the
actually start making money from the
actually start making money from the asset they would be willing to buy XYZ
asset they would be willing to buy XYZ
asset they would be willing to buy XYZ from you to be able to help them solve
from you to be able to help them solve
from you to be able to help them solve that problem I always try to find
that problem I always try to find
that problem I always try to find business customers if I can at the start
business customers if I can at the start
business customers if I can at the start because if you can show that you’re an
because if you can show that you’re an
because if you can show that you’re an indispensable part of their business
indispensable part of their business
indispensable part of their business they’re going to hire you back for
they’re going to hire you back for
they’re going to hire you back for bigger projects and repeat projects so
bigger projects and repeat projects so
bigger projects and repeat projects so you have steady cash flow coming in and
you have steady cash flow coming in and
you have steady cash flow coming in and pretty significant cash flow hopefully
pretty significant cash flow hopefully
pretty significant cash flow hopefully to help you grow that business where
to help you grow that business where
to help you grow that business where consumer products or services are a lot
consumer products or services are a lot
consumer products or services are a lot more difficult to to make money you have
more difficult to to make money you have
more difficult to to make money you have to sell a lot of them to be able to
to sell a lot of them to be able to
to sell a lot of them to be able to start turning a profit so depending on
start turning a profit so depending on
start turning a profit so depending on the product or service hopefully you can
the product or service hopefully you can
the product or service hopefully you can you can do that and then I always
you can do that and then I always
you can do that and then I always encourage startups to keep your costs
encourage startups to keep your costs
encourage startups to keep your costs low now don’t go out spending a ton of
low now don’t go out spending a ton of
low now don’t go out spending a ton of money you don’t need a lot of money to
money you don’t need a lot of money to
money you don’t need a lot of money to get your business off the ground it’s
get your business off the ground it’s
get your business off the ground it’s not about resources is about
not about resources is about
not about resources is about resourcefulness and if you can start a
resourcefulness and if you can start a
resourcefulness and if you can start a service-based business so go start
service-based business so go start
service-based business so go start talking to customers learn about their
talking to customers learn about their
talking to customers learn about their problems invest your time and energy
problems invest your time and energy
problems invest your time and energy into making them super happy and solving
into making them super happy and solving
into making them super happy and solving their needs and then if you decide later
their needs and then if you decide later
their needs and then if you decide later on that a product based business is for
on that a product based business is for
on that a product based business is for you you have some cash flow coming in
you you have some cash flow coming in
you you have some cash flow coming in you know you can support yourself and
you know you can support yourself and
you know you can support yourself and you know the specific problems of your
you know the specific problems of your
you know the specific problems of your customers and you can sell a product to
customers and you can sell a product to
customers and you can sell a product to them but certain our product business
them but certain our product business
them but certain our product business from the start can be really time
from the start can be really time
from the start can be really time intensive
intensive
intensive but all intensive and a lot harder to to
but all intensive and a lot harder to to
but all intensive and a lot harder to to make a success so I hope that helps if
make a success so I hope that helps if
make a success so I hope that helps if you liked the video please leave a
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