Let us go with our Journey but before i go into business, i want you to have the tips and share it as well. Being student is not easy, according to what all i read being an entrepreneur is not easy as well, in short being student-entrepreneur is not as easy as what we think. Wala namang nagsabing madali, pero it doesn't mean di natin kaya, go lang ng go!
Here is my eight major tips for aspiring student entrepreneur and current young entrepreneurs:
1. Take advantage of your story,
If you feel like someone like a protagonist in an MMK episode or a person with so many stories to share, maybe you can make it as your back story and make it as your catapult to be in-business. Like any other student, we are fond to make something different to stand out from the crowd. Ahh i see, so currently i was thinking of my story, when our business go up and down, and when our lives continually changing - it is actually challenging - tipong di mo alam kung may kakainin kayo tomorrow or mag lalakad ka this morning just to attend your classes (At hindi alam yun ng mga kaklase ko).
2. Don't be naive; listen to advice
When you're young, you're kind of naive. You go through a period where you know everything. When it's your idea, you feel like you're the only person who knows what to do. Yung tipong walang kokontra, idea ko to - wala kayong magagawa but at the end, when you push yourself without listening to others it usually backfire and disappoint yoursel. Ako, i usually ask question, before i'm afraid to ask for help but eventually it lighten your work and its more fulfilling pag may sumusuporta sa mga idea and you know na hindi lang saiyo yun kundi sainyo as a group or with mentor.
3. Learn how to delegate
Delegation is important. You won't be able to do everything by yourself. And even if you do, you won't make the best thing. No man is an Island, late ko nang natutunan ang pagdedelegate, i'm coward in making delegation because gusto ko nasasaayos at nasa terms or structure ko yung ginagawa ng team but eventually my team let me realize, na kailangan ma appreciate mo ang existence nila as team member - kailangan bigyan ng importance ang actions nila, kagaya ng sinabi ko mas fulfilling pag may sumusuporta sa idea mo.
4. Build a compatible and complimentary team
Making complimentary team is coincided with your interest and what you love to do, with what they love to do. You have to find something similar with yourself toward them. Ako i chose my team in seminar-workshop because they invited me but i knew i have a chance to decline the offer however i realize, something is similar with each and everyone of us - we are dedicated student and willing to learn, that the reason without hesitation i grab the opportunity to be with them. Hindi naman sinabing hanapin mo sila, minsan you can gear interest and compatibility, you have to hear their sides, views and suggestion to make things work.
5. Focus on one startup at a time
You have to learn how to strike that balance. You have to focus on one startup, and trying to focus on doing well so you can really grow your company. I was thinking the same way, i was planning to create a jam and commercialize it but as what i know about myself - i do have a lot of faces - i want to have a crowdfunding platform, cleaning service company or a recruitment agency, seminar and event production studio, shirt and apparel online shop etcetera that the reason why i don't know how to focus pero tama yung tip kailangan one at a time lang, so i'll focus on jam production as my initial business (see my next article)
6. Be open to opportunities
I know a lot of people that walked and passed by their opportunities, they stared and they didn't do anything. Opportunities is not easy to see everyday but it doesn't mean it is difficult to find out, you have to open to all possible opportunities. I grabbed the opportunity to take English proficiency class in one of our community based learning center because i knew it will be a huge help for me, speaking infront of other, make a conversation in a relevant matter using english as medium, akala ko minsan, yung sinasabi nila swerte minsan lang dumadaan but what i found out laging meron swerte everyday, all you have to do is appreciate and make use of it.
7. Validate your idea before executing
Learn more, talk to people, validate your idea and make sure that there's a real market and interest before you even start to execute on the idea. I attend events, seminar, workshop or any free forum, for me that able me to ask about my business idea. I usually ask my professor, my colleagues or classmate and listen to their views.
8. Take advantage of being a student
I took advantage of my label as a student, minsan ka lang maging student - nakakalibre ako ng seminar, forum at workshop to validate my idea and learn more about making business. Nakakadiscount ako sa bus o kaya sa jeep, mas madaling humingi ng advice sa mga professor natin, maraming bagay ako na nakukuha at natutunan as a student, kaya don't hesitate to join clubs, community or any groups na makaka enrich ng personality mo #iSKOLARako
Start-up Tips for us Student Entrepreneur
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Aeron Emmanuel
