Now that you are starting a business, you need to make sure your business idea is feasible and there are market opportunities, so it’s time to get your business started.

Now that you are starting a business, you need to make sure your business idea is feasible and there are market opportunities, so it’s time to get your business started.

The steps for starting a business.

7 Steps to Starting a Business

This is a webpage with an overview of everything required for starting a business and provides a synopsis of what will be covered in the steps as they are elaborated on.

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Skills Required For Running a Business

This webpage explains what you need to understand to correctly run a business.

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Research –  is your idea viable?

This webpage explains how you need to validate your business idea, what research needs to be undertaken and how to do it correctly.

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Business Structure

This webpage explains how to choose a business structure for your business.

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Business Name

This webpage helps you check to see if your name is already taken and how to see to get insipiration.

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The Business Plan

This webpage explains what business planning you need to do, as well as how to put it all into a business plan.

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Budgets & Forecasts

This webpage explains what budgets and forecasts are and why they are so important.  What you use them for and how to use them.

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Marketing

This webpage explains how to get your business out there. You have done all the hard work to get your business started, so you need to make sure you market it to get the customers you want.

In New Zealand, we are fortunate to have organisations that provide valuable, detailed, and, what’s more, free in-depth information on starting a business.

Check out the business.govt.nz website for information on anything business-related.

You can also check out xero.com/nz for information on starting a business, financial advice and resources as well.