Would you like to start a business? Although it may seem difficult, it is actually not impossible. Finding lucrative business prospects doesn’t necessarily require a completely original or cutting-edge concept (which you can if you have a good idea). It takes a lot of observation to learn how to spot trading opportunities, and care and prudence should be exercised at all times.
First of all, Lisa Juan José Gutiérrez Mayorga advises you to have a very open mind, or what he calls “thinking outside the box.” The biggest barrier to coming up with decent business ideas is our indoctrination into what we already know. Which makes us take practically everything around us for granted and prevents us from discovering better opportunities.
How to find profitable business?
It is important to start by identifying the frustration that you and others are feeling; doing so will help you identify unmet market needs. Start by talking to your friends, family, co-workers, clients, especially if you already have them, and of course yourself.
Yes, even if it sounds cliché, evaluate business competition. If you recognize this, you are on the opposite side, and this is the right time to find out how to do things better than the other. Either by lowering the price (since more low-cost services are being provided), or by lengthening the value chain that is made available to the customer. You may be able to create a business opportunity by improving the method, route and/or manner in which the above service is provided or offered for sale.
We advise you that when you are looking for profitable businesses, be attentive to changes in the culture of consumption. Our present is one of perpetual changes. While these seem like tough times, they can also be a great opportunity to spot new business opportunities.
In recent years, concepts such as the collaborative, ecological, solidarity economy, digital services and others have merged with consumerism. By incorporating these ideas into your project, you can significantly stand out from the competition. For example, microenterprise and agribusiness businesses have increased dramatically in recent years.
To locate opportunities, it is important to be aware of changes in existing legislation, demographic patterns, the expansion of specific industries, the development of certain sectors (such as renewable energy), and the emergence of new technologies.
Talk to entrepreneurs or other entrepreneurs. Talking to other business owners and entrepreneurs (or really anyone else, such as customers, vendors, relatives, or friends) allows us to find business prospects.
Remember that you need solid knowledge and, if possible, substantial experience to locate and pitch profitable business prospects. The most important thing is that you are passionate about it or enjoy it a lot because only then can you persevere when challenges and obstacles arise.
