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geekchic9 · 11-18-2006, 03:31 PM

I gotta admit, I'm skeptical--not about your idea, but by the way you are going about it. Quitting your job before your business is viable and can support you financially is really not the smartest way to go about it. I thought about starting my own business, and I attended a meeting at the local Women's Business Center where I live. Truth be told, I realized I knew nothing about about running a business. The legal aspects, the financial aspects, even the technical aspects. Here are a few questions I have for you:

How well do you know Ubuntu Linux? Can you a answer both complicated and ridiculously simple questions without losing patience? Can you run a server? Can you run a desktop?
How much money do you have to support yourself and the business?
Where's your business plan? If I wanted to give you money so you can support your business, I need a written business plan to see how financially viable your idea is.
Have you done any market research to see if the market wants your idea in the first place?
What is your support system like? Who do you go to when you have questions? Do you have a Linux Users Group for technical support? Do you have a mentor or business counselor for business support?
Do you have the personality of an entrepreneur? Are you a generalist? Are you a good salesperson? Are you willing to work 24/7 to get this business off of the ground?
Do you have a license for the name of your business? Are you a sole proprietor or are you going to incorporate?

These are the questions that were asked of me when I wanted to start a business. Let's hope your answers are better than mine were.

11-18-2006, 03:31 PM	#14 (permalink)
geekchic9 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 270	I gotta admit, I'm skeptical--not about your idea, but by the way you are going about it. Quitting your job before your business is viable and can support you financially is really not the smartest way to go about it. I thought about starting my own business, and I attended a meeting at the local Women's Business Center where I live. Truth be told, I realized I knew nothing about about running a business. The legal aspects, the financial aspects, even the technical aspects. Here are a few questions I have for you: How well do you know Ubuntu Linux? Can you a answer both complicated and ridiculously simple questions without losing patience? Can you run a server? Can you run a desktop? How much money do you have to support yourself and the business? Where's your business plan? If I wanted to give you money so you can support your business, I need a written business plan to see how financially viable your idea is. Have you done any market research to see if the market wants your idea in the first place? What is your support system like? Who do you go to when you have questions? Do you have a Linux Users Group for technical support? Do you have a mentor or business counselor for business support? Do you have the personality of an entrepreneur? Are you a generalist? Are you a good salesperson? Are you willing to work 24/7 to get this business off of the ground? Do you have a license for the name of your business? Are you a sole proprietor or are you going to incorporate? These are the questions that were asked of me when I wanted to start a business. Let's hope your answers are better than mine were.