Your IT Company: How Much Time Will it Take?
When you are starting your IT company, you have to prepare to put in a lot of time and effort. You’re going to have to go out and really meet people and make a lot of follow-up phone calls and send personalized notes and e-mails. Your main goal with your IT company in the beginning is going to be spending time establishing very personal relationships.
Some Tips for Judging Time for IT Company Startup
1. Don’t expect franchises to be easy. Even though you get some things set up for you with franchises when you start an IT company, you’re still not going to get a set client list.
2. If you want set client lists, you’re going to have to buy a current business (but expect to pay quite a lot of money for it!). Even a small IT company is going to cost you anywhere between a few hundred thousand dollars and a few million dollars.
3. Starting your own IT company from scratch is possible with just a few thousand dollars. You need a business phone number and voicemail, a cell phone, business cards and legal licensing registrations. And you’ll have to pay for some accounting and legal services to make sure you’re squared away.
The main point is, starting an IT company is full of opportunities but takes time. Decide which type of business is for you and then be prepared to put in the hours.
Added By: Joshua Feinberg