Can you call yourself an entrepreneur?
If you've a great idea to fill a gap in the market and you're willing to put your own time and money into it - you're an entrepreneur!
Here's a thread of great advice - a cheat sheet for the new entrepreneur:
Being an entrepreneur for the first time is painful.
— Jesse Pujji (@jspujji) December 15, 2021
You feel lost 98% of the time - the ups and downs are gut-wrenching.
I wish I had a cheat sheet for when I started my first company.
So I wrote one.
In honor of 2021, here are the 21 Lessons I wish I knew sooner 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
You'd be in good company too. Here in Derby we have a wonderful diversity of successful businesses, organisations and social enterprises from local shops to world-beating innovators. Here's just a few of the sectors our entrepreneurs have started businesses in.
- Accounting, finance, law
- Arts: artists, designers, musicians, filmmakers, photographers, performers
- Creative Industries and Software firms: animators/game/web/app development
- Clothing and accessories manufacturers
- Crafts: carpentry, textiles, pottery, decorations and gifts, jewellery
- Food and drink production: from chocolates to catering, beer to soft beverages
- Independent Restaurants, Cafés, Pubs and Bars
- Independent shops: retail, hairdressers, specialist products and services
- Leisure and Tourism: museums, galleries, cinemas, climbing walls, escape rooms, kids play areas
- Repairs workshops: household or office appliances, mobile phones, other electronics, watches, clothing, shoes etc.
- Therapy: psychological, physiotherapist, sports massage, holistic, coaching
Many others found here: Top 200 businesses in Derby and Derbyshire 2018
Check out the latest stories on Derby's businesses from Marketing Derby.
Check out Crash Course's video: Who Even Is An Entrepreneur?
They'll also explain how to develop your business idea:
If you liked those two videos, check out the whole playlist on YouTube for free.
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