5 Signs That You Have A Brilliant Business Idea

By Ella Sorenson

Starting your own business is a huge gamble, but you can increase your chances of success before you begin by making sure that you have the best possible plan.

This post will offer five criteria to evaluate your business idea before you go ahead with it.

It Is Financially Viable.

Money talks, so carefully consider the financial side of your business to determine whether it is actually a viable idea. You need to have the resources available to get the company off the ground, as well as a clear vision of how you will bring in future revenues.

Take the time to make a detailed financial plan for the first six months of your business. Calculate how much money you have to invest and how you will realistically make a profit. (You might want to consider keeping your day job while you get the business off the ground.) Once you have made your detailed financial plan you will be able to see whether or not your business idea is possible or whether it will end up bankrupting you.

There Is a Market for It.

It’s no use starting a business if there is no one out there who will purchase the products or services that you have to offer. In order to evaluate your business idea you need to determine whether or not there is a market for what you are selling.

In order to do this, you need to conduct market research, which is when you test the market to determine how a particular product or service will be accepted. You can use market research to figure out what your target audience is, how much they would be willing to pay for your item and what features they value the most. If you determine that there is a market for your business idea, this is a sign that your plan just might work.

Your Skills Are Suited to It.

Running your own business is a lot of work, so before you proceed, you need to know that you have the right skills for what you are aiming to do. Of course, there will be some skills that you need to employ that may not come naturally and it is possible to learn more as you go along. However, for a business to really be successful and enjoyable, it should engage your best talents at its very core. You should feel like you are in your element and able to function at high capacity, which will drive your business to higher levels of success.

It Is Different Than Anything Else Out There.

Take a close look at the competition for your products and services. Is there already someone else out there who is offering the same thing? Your product should be unique and stand out in the market so that customers have a reason to choose your brand over all of the other options out there. If you have something special that you can offer the world, let that unique selling point be the basis on which you build your successful business.

You Are Willing to Commit to It.

Starting your own business is incredibly hard work. You might be escaping the 9-5, but you can look forward to some days of working until 3 a.m. to finish an urgent project and spending your weekends getting caught up. With the amount of effort and investment you need to put into a business to build it up to the point where it is successful, you have to be willing to commit your heart and soul. You must love what you do and never let that original passion that you have for the business fade away. During those long days when the work never seems to end, your commitment to your own vision will be what you need to keep yourself going.

These are the five ways to determine whether or not you have a brilliant business idea. If it is financially viable, there is a market for it, you have the right skills, there is nothing out there like it and you are willing to commit, then what are you waiting for?

Ella Sorenson started her own web design and SEO business three years ago and it is still going strong. She loves the freedom of being able to work from home and manage her own schedule.