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Duedil

Dear Entrepreneur,

Get experience

When I first started I didn’t have a lot of experience. If I could go back I would gain experience by working as an intern. With the right experience I would have avoided a lot of mistakes.

Do what you know

By starting a business in a market you are familiar with you are a lot more prepared than you would be if you started in something you had no idea about.

The idea for my business came from my past career in risk assessment. I spotted a gap in the market and I went for it.

Work for yourself, but not yet

It is not a bad thing to work for someone else, not to begin with anyway. Before starting a business make sure you have the relevant experience and training in your field. The best type of training is in the workplace. Get a job with a company that does something similar and learn from their mistakes. This way you can make sure you are ready to start your own business. Too many people want to make a quick buck with zero experience.

You can start from scratch

Poverty is often an environment in which creativity can flourish. If you have nothing to lose then you might as well go for it, right? Constraints can make you look at things a different way.

Daily routines

 Keep meetings to days you know you won’t be distracted.

 Give your staff freedom to work from home if they need to.

 Set times to check your email, e.g. twice a day or once an hour.

Only write three sentence emails.

Persistence wins!

Ensure you can cope with rejection. It won’t be an easy ride but as long as you stick it out you will become successful in business.

Good luck.

Damian Kimmelman

Founder, Duedil

www.duedil.com