| There are usually two pre-requisites to starting a | | | | and start a business. Other times, having a real |
| business. Sometimes people will attempt to start a | | | | motivation will encourage you to start, develop and |
| business by fulfilling either one of the two pre-requisites | | | | further the skills required to consolidate your business. |
| (not an easy feat by any stretch of the imagination), | | | | An alternative to having both pre-requisites is to find |
| and often people will do so without either one (and | | | | someone who can complement yourself in either the |
| guess what their success rate is?). The two | | | | motivation or skill department. However, to be able to |
| pre-requisites are motivation and skills. Often they are | | | | successful work in a partnership, both parties must |
| complementary in nature, but occasionally you need to | | | | share the same vision for the business. This does not |
| use one to drive the other. It is different for everyone, | | | | mean that partners in business must have the same |
| and the effects of this is obvious when you examine | | | | dreams and goals, it just means that they must both |
| the way the business is run. | | | | see how the business will allow them to share the |
| Why are these two pre-requisites so important? Well, | | | | journey towards their own individual goals. Once one |
| starting a business is not always the hardest part, with | | | | partner starts forcing their goals onto the other, the |
| a large number of people finding that keeping a | | | | business vision will invariably breakdown. This is usually |
| business going can be equally tough. Having a real | | | | the portent to the division of the business, or in the |
| motivation/drive/passion for your business will keep it | | | | worst case scenario, an entire collapse. |
| going in the hardest times, while having the skill will | | | | It doesn't matter what your business is, without |
| ensure that your business will be based on something | | | | motivation and skills, it is not a business that is worth |
| you understand. Sometimes having the skill will allow to | | | | devoting your time, energy, resources, (and most |
| you develop a real motivation to get out on your own | | | | importantly) or your dreams and goals towards. |