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Guides for starting a small business

Honest, practical reading for beginners: ideas, first steps and mistakes to avoid. No income promises.

• I feel lost in my career: 7 small business ideas to try Seven beginner-friendly ideas you can test with little money, and a simple 30-day plan to find out what fits you.
• Business ideas for people with no free time Six ideas you can run in about 4 hours a week, and how to find those hours.
• How to start a side hustle with no money (step by step) A free-start path: earn first, invest later, and avoid the scams that target people with little money.
• 10 work-from-home business ideas for beginners Ten low-cost businesses you can run from your laptop, with who they suit and how to find a first client.
• Ready to quit your 9-to-5? How to test a business before you leave A calm, practical way to find out if a business can work before you give up your paycheck.
• 'Follow your passion' is bad advice for starting a business. Do this instead Why passion is a poor starting filter, and the three-part test that works better for beginners.
• The truth about passive income: why 'make money while you sleep' is mostly a myth An honest look at what passive income really takes, and the order that actually works.
• Your first business idea will probably not work. Here is why that is good news How to expect change, fail cheaply and keep what you learn.
• You do not need a 50-page business plan. You need a 30-day test What a beginner's plan should really look like, and how to test an idea in a month.
• Why most people never start a business (it is not money or time) The five real blockers, and a simple way past each one.