{"id":57799,"date":"2024-08-06T16:16:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-start-a-business\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T16:16:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:16:40","slug":"do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-start-a-business","status":"publish","type":"rbc_my_money_matter","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/business-stages\/start-a-business\/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-start-a-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Have What it Takes to Start a Business?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-article-header\">\n\t<section class=\"section-grey cover pad-t-hlf\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-inner w-half w-mob-full centered-margin cover section-grey pad-tb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/entrepreneur\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Entrepreneur<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf h2 has-black-color\">Do You Have What it Takes to Start a Business?<\/h1><p class=\"mar-b-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf author-text\">By Diane Amato<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-image-wrapper pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Thumbnail-default-536-2.jpg?quality=80\" class=\" cover-image  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Thumbnail-default-536-2.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Thumbnail-default-536-2.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Thumbnail-default-536-2.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div class=\"article mar-t-dbl\">\n\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-inner socials-section\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-socials-bar mob-mar-b-hlf\">    <div class=\"social-links mob-mar-b-hlf mob-mar-t-hlf\">\n            <a class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-custom sharing-email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Do You Have What it Takes to Start a Business? &#038;body=Hi, I thought you might be interested in this article from RBC My Money Matters: https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/business-stages\/start-a-business\/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-start-a-business\/\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-email.svg\"\n          alt=\"envelope icon\">\n        <span>\n          Email        <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n      <div class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-copy-wrapper\">\n        <button class=\"sharing-custom sharing-copy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/business-stages\/start-a-business\/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-start-a-business\/\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-related.svg\"\n            alt=\"copy icon\">\n          <span id=\"sharing-copyUrl-Label\">\n            Copy URL          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <input type=\"text\" class=\"sharing-copy-text\" aria-labelledby=\"sharing-copyUrl-Label\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-inner w-half w-mob-full centered-margin pad-tb-0 mob-mar-t-hlf mob-mar-b\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cover-pub-line text-xs mar-b-hlf\">Published August 6, 2024 \u2022 6 Min Read<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner w-half w-mob-full\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p>\u201cEvery single person can make money,&#8221; says Shelagh Cummins, business coach and founder of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theroadtoseven.com\/?utm_source=discover_learn&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=BFS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-dig-id=\"ENT_DNL_01\" data-dig-category=\"Discover &amp; Learn Article BFS\" data-dig-action=\"mid-funnel click\" data-dig-label=\"Do You Have What it Takes to Start a Business\">The Road to Seven<\/a>, an organization that helps entrepreneurs build profitable businesses through education, coaching and financing. This is especially true today, as the barriers to business ownership are lower than ever and the gig economy is thriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wondering if you have what it takes? Here are six questions to ask yourself to help you get to that answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Am I passionate about my idea?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo start a business, you have to stand at the intersection of your genius (what you&#8217;re good at), your passion (what you believe deeply in) and your need (what gap you can fill). When you find that intersection, that&#8217;s where you can start building,&#8221; says Cummins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s the passion piece of the puzzle that is particularly critical and often gets overlooked \u2013 because if you&#8217;re building a business that&#8217;s not rooted in passion or purpose, it can quickly become a job you&nbsp;<i>have<\/i>&nbsp;to do. The passion is what&#8217;s going to keep you going when the work feels too hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-border-color has-grey-border-color has-light-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Related read:&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/business-stages\/start-a-business\/have-a-great-business-idea-ask-yourself-these-5-questions-to-see-if-it-could-fly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Have a Great Business Idea? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions to See if it Could Fly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. What does success mean to me?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Success looks different to everyone, so it&#8217;s important to define what success means for you specifically. For some people, success is revenue related, for others it&#8217;s about community or the desire to work a certain number of hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses can also take all shapes and sizes and there&#8217;s a difference between being a business owner and being self-employed. One isn&#8217;t better than the other, and the path you choose depends on whether you want to be the person \u201cdoing&#8221; the business or the person \u201crunning&#8221; the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are so many reasons to start a business. Having \u2013 and maintaining \u2013 clear perspective on your purpose and your metrics is critical. \u201cThis can often get lost as you get caught in the trenches of the day-to-day. It&#8217;s very important to come back and realign with that success measure regularly,&#8221; says Cummins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also encourages new owners to visualize their future self, running the company they want to run, and step into that person, citing \u201cit&#8217;s the fastest way to create the bridge from where you are to where you want to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Am I resilient enough?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Owning a business has great rewards but it is not for the faint of heart, and it takes emotional and behavioural grit to keep going during tougher times. Building resilience is one of the best ways to weather storms and come out the other side. Whether you face external factors (such as economic uncertainty, supply chain issues or a global pandemic) or common business obstacles (such as cash flow crunches or HR challenges), the ability to adapt to change and get over setbacks can help you get through adversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Does being an entrepreneur fit with my lifestyle, values and priorities?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Aspiring entrepreneurs can start a business at any age \u2013 millennials and baby boomers alike are taking the leap in exciting numbers. That said, time and commitment is needed to ignite your vision. \u201cStarting and running a business is a lot of work, and it&#8217;s important to know that going in,&#8221; explains Cummins. \u201cIf you&#8217;re in a life stage where the demands on your time are excessive \u2013 for instance, if you have young children at home, start your \u201cbusiness of one&#8221; and build at a pace that works for you.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having your own business has its perks as you set the course \u2013 you can define your own hours, establish your own goals and make your own money. But if you&#8217;re dealing with other personal circumstances that are emotionally consuming, you may be limited in your opportunity to build your business in the way that works for you. Ask yourself if it&#8217;s worth waiting until you can focus your efforts on the business you truly want to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Do I have confidence in myself?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As Henry Ford once famously said: \u201cWhether you think you can, or think you can&#8217;t, you&#8217;re right.&#8221; Business owners need to be confident in their abilities, their idea and the impact they can make \u2013 at least sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs an entrepreneur, you&#8217;re not going to feel confident all the time, but you have to be courageous and make the moves that will get you where you want to be,&#8221; says Cummins. \u201cThe number one thing I say to those who don&#8217;t have the confidence to start is: &#8216;Why not you? If you don&#8217;t do it, someone else will.'&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also identifies that owners can gain confidence through entrepreneurial communities and personal support systems, especially during the times when confidence is wavering. \u201cFinding a community where you feel supported and championed is essential.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Am I a problem solver?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When owning a business, you&#8217;re the boss. That means you&#8217;re accountable for every decision, every success and every problem. Things don&#8217;t always go right 100 percent of the time \u2013 and sometimes you need to get creative to make things happen. Resourcefulness \u2013 the ability to change course, seize opportunity and find the gaps can sustain you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When people wonder what it takes to start a business, people often focus on what they need to&nbsp;<u>do&nbsp;<\/u>in order to succeed. Cummins emphasizes the importance of focusing on what we need to&nbsp;<u>be<\/u>&nbsp;in order to do those things. \u201cWhen you align your values and beliefs with what you deem possible, you can create the self-identity you need to get where you want to go,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Bottom Line<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting a business is more than a career choice \u2013 it&#8217;s a life choice. 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