It’s a big decision to opt for an offline business as the route to a profitable retirement pursuit and it’s one that you should not make rashly.
For a start, would you be fit for it? It will take up a huge chunk of your time (perhaps take over your life for a while at the outset) cutting severely into other retirement interests.
Would you have the finances for it? Might you find it stressful dealing face to face (perhaps for the first time in your life) with your prospective clientele? Perhaps most importantly, are you willing to learn?
Chapter 3 of ‘How to Turn a Buck in the Third Age’ poses the crucial questions that need answers before pursuing the offline route.
Determining the strength of your commitment
Making decisions that affect your future
Planning ahead to cope in all kinds of weather
Developing sound interpersonal skills
How to handle setbacks along the way
Coming to terms with the financial side of matters
Capitalizing on major change
Capitalizing on special skills
Where to look for help on initial planning
How to find and evaluate ideas
How to evaluate a specific business you have in mind
How to fine tune the selection process
Why you must test market when you settle on an idea
How research irons out the wrinkles
The nuts and bolts of running an offline business
How to create your business plan
Deciding your business status
What to consider when choosing a trading name
Financing an offline business
Why finding the right location is vital
Getting organized at the outset
Allowing for accounting, cash flow and taxation
Learning how to market the enterprise
Acquiring commercial skills online
Adding to your skills offline
Crucial questions to ask your professional advisers
Why Online Is The Faster, Easier, Less Stressful Route
When you adopt the online route to pursue profitable activity in retirement you eliminate the bulk of the hassles connected with setting up an offline business.
Even so, you will still require to embark on a prescribed learning curve (and that’s what the next 27 chapters in How to Turn a Buck in the Third Age are all about) but it’s a lot more fun. All things considered, online is the faster, easier, less stressful route to take for retirees who wish to add to their basic income.
Your virtual store can be any size you like – as big as the biggest mall in New York City – and there is no limit on the amount of products you can offer: the range can be infinite.
How to trim start up costs to the bare minimum
Setting working hours to suit your new lifestyle
How your website can take orders while you sleep
Why there’s 365 day non-stop trading in cyberspace
How your local store does business internationally
How you’ll compete with the moguls on equal terms
Why automatic ordering eases the strain
Why automatic processing gets the cash in fast
How delivering produce instantly creates goodwill
Why customer satisfaction means more sales
Why virtual customer interfacing reduces stress
Six ways you’ll save on operating costs
How to create passive income online
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