Starting a Business From Scratch
douglas hauptman • May 1, 2023
Business leader, Doug Hauptman, shares how anyone can start a business.
One of the best things about starting a business is that you do not need to be a certain age in order to make your entrepreneurship dreams come true.
You might have heard about several business people who started their company without a dime to their name and somehow found the success that many other business owners hope to achieve. So what is so special about them? Let us talk about a prime example of Douglas Lloyd Hauptman Jr. to better understand the world of successful entrepreneurs.
As an English personal life coach, activist, business and software developer, actor, realtor, and entrepreneur, Hauptman Jr. has spent many years in the professional sector making a name for himself. His first business endeavor started at the young age of seven when he established his lemonade stand in California. From then onwards, he decided to further improve his skills and find his way into the professional sector. His second business approach was SEONow.us, a company that delivers search engine positioning services to small businesses. His third start-up, AllAroundPools.us
is centered on building and repairing spas and swimming pools found in the local area.
Moreover, Hauptman Jr. is a business and marketing consultant devoted to helping out small and middle-sized companies to implement strategies that would increase their sales and growth. Additionally, he also owns the Beauty Bar Med Spa since 2017 and the Atlanta Google Agency since 2000, a website and digital advertising firm. His recent business approach includes Purely CBD of Lithonia
and The American Marketing Company, which is a firm that has been providing marketing solutions since its establishment in 2020. Due to his elite services, he has been certified by Google, which helps in giving more value to his business and his set of skills.
His experiences have led to many people asking him how he made it this far – and his answers have helped many people start their own business from scratch.
A Solid Business Idea
The first step to ensure a successful business venture is to make sure that you have an excellent business idea. This way, you will have a clearer idea of how you want to make your product or service.
According to Business Owner's Playbook, this step is crucial as it helped about 79.4% of companies to survive during their first year of operation.
Write the Business Plan
A business plan is a detailed blueprint of your current business positions and your plans to improve it in the future.
It also serves as an excellent resource for you to navigate your business goals more efficiently. A business plan includes various important features and documents such as business purpose, product or service details, financial information, market analysis, and so much more.
This is extremely beneficial when you want outside sources to invest in your business. Depending on your business plan, there might be many investors who will be interested in helping you prepare your business by lending you the financial assistance you need to enhance the business.
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