Choosing the right business to start: Part 1

2/11/2013

I get excited when people ask me questions about business! It really makes my day! Just last night I checked my Facebook messages, after like a few days of not checking and I found the most interesting question ever.

"As an electrical engineer,which business can I do?"

What I find particularly interesting is that this person found it necessary to state which qualifications they possess.

I decided to write this blog... to help everyone who is in this particular position. Maybe you are not a qualified electrical engineer, maybe you are. Whichever way it is, my answer for this particular person and for you is exactly the same. And here it is!

Choosing a business to start all depends on you. The truth is it is very hard to start a business so you have to work hard to succeed. There are more chances of you failing than there are of you succeeding. If you want to succeed you have to work on your idea. Sometimes even through the night. Stick with it through all the stages of development. And in order to do so, you need PASSION! Ask yourself, "Am I passionate about this idea?" If you don't like what you pick chances are you will not succeed.

Another important thing to note is - DO NOT PUT YOURSELF IN A BOX! - Just because you are an electrical engineer it does mean you should start an electrical engineering company. What do you love? What are you PASSIONATE about?
Maybe you want to open a bar? Or manufacture baby clothes, go into mining, fashion design or be a consultant for electrical engineering? The sky is the limit!

About The Author

Vongai C Mudzamba
Co-Founder Zimbabwe Entrepreneur Zone
Twitter: @vongzie

I am and always will be inspired to inspire.

9 Comments

Andrew

2/10/2013 07:35:44 pm

This is a wise obsevation. so many ppl out there are restricting themselves to what they are qualified on yet there may be oppotunities that they are more than capable to take.

Mona-Lisa

2/10/2013 08:20:39 pm

so true... We need to learn to differentiate between professions and what we love to do. Many times people end up in professions that they dont love because of circumstance. But owning your own business helps you step out of that mould and fully realise what and where your passion lies. Its that freeing moment where heart and passion and inspiration meet to evolve into something you would spend the rest of your life doing. Thanks for this forum! Absolutely love the blog!

Musa

2/10/2013 10:03:17 pm

This sounds interesting hope there is a part 2

Mushythang

2/10/2013 10:04:11 pm

well good way of reviewing it wld like to hear more of these hey

Ndileka

2/10/2013 10:07:57 pm

Aaah I am also a yound person, who was thinkin of going into business. Nothing big, just small. I am a quite afraid of failing though. And need to know where to start...

Bornwell

2/10/2013 10:15:28 pm

As a business person, doing what you love will always set you apart because when you do it out of love, you give it 100% dedication and irregardless of your start up challenges, you thrive because no one lets what they love die,

mufar

6/30/2013 07:10:38 pm

interesting

chris

2/2/2014 03:11:57 am

am an 19 year old boy studying building & civil engineering in SA and i was just wondering what could i need to start my own construction company in Zim and how much could it be??? pliz answer me if you have whatsapp on +27788184801......thats my dream and i wanna fullfill it while am still young.

calvin tanaka

7/5/2015 03:44:28 am

Ya good idea bt do mi a favour of examples cz i dont even know what to start bt i want to start a business

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