Week 1 - Getting Organised

As part of my plan to get me through the process of setting up my own business I am following the book Start Your Business Week by Week, by Steve Parks. The book is divided up in to 26 chapters/weeks. I don't think i will use all of them and i will probably get side tracked at various points, but for now following this book and somebody else's experiences seems like a good plan.

Chapter 1 - The Beginning 

This chapter is mostly focused on getting organised and ready for the months ahead. Simple things like having some where to work and pens and paper and stuff.

Here are the suggestions and what i have done.

Time - Get a calendar and block sessions in you week to work on your business.

This is a little difficult for me as my work situation is unemployed/temp will drop everything to work. So i never really know when i will be free to work on this and when i wont. So my best plan for now is just to put as much effort into this as possible, when i can.

Workspace - Sort out where you are going to work.

I am living in a hostel. So my workspace is basically the bottom bed in a triple bed bunk. This is OK for now, i can just catch the hostels WiFi, and i have curtains around the bunk, so i can get some privacy. The bad point about this situation is that hostels are social spaces and i am often engaged in conversation. I have already learnt that working in the lounge is nearly impossible.

Technology - Its usefully to have access to the internet and computers.

I am lucky in that i have a lap top, WiFi, Smartphone and pretty much use all the recommended programs. Though not sure how i would replace them if the were stolen or broken.

Support and Advice - seek out advice

Some thing exciting happened yesterday. I wont say now because i plan to write a whole post on it, because i have so much to say. Apart from that i want to give www.meetup.com a try. It has been recommended to me by somebody else. So finding other who want to do what i am doing is to be helpful.

Set up an suitable email

I don't have a name for my business yet, so for now i am using my personal email, which is basically just my name, which is not so unprofessional.

Chose some useful and inspiring books 

I have chosen Rich Dad Poor Dad, by Robert T Kiyosaki and Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography, by Richard Branson. I will review these once i have read them.