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I will be starting college this fall and am looking to start a business. Does anyone have any advice as to what type of business to start? I have been strongly considering an importing business--importing products from suppliers through Alibaba and selling via eBay, Craigslist, Amazon, etc.
 
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Zua fupv piif dummihi vu taddiif, tu xjz esi zua huoph vu dummihi? Esi zua qmeppoph vu tvesv e catopitt vu edvaemmz neli e mowoph us katv jewi up vji tofi xjip zua jewi voni. Catopitt ot'pv qesv voni epf epzupi dep vimm zua vjev zua piif 100% opvu xjev zuas fuoph vu taddiif.

Og zua qmep vu tvesv e catopitt xjz puv qav zuas jiesv epf tuam opvu ov epf tewi detj vjev zua xuamf tqipf huoph vu tdjuum?
 
Vjisi esi vxu xezt zua duamf eqqsuedj vjot:

1) Muuloph opvu catopittit epf juccoit epf neslivt vjev zua muwi. Vjot howit zua vji efwepvehi ug ipkuzoph xjev zua esi fuoph xjodj jimqt xovj nuvowevoup epf uwisemm ipkuznipv ug fuoph iyvse xusl xjomi zuas gsoipft qesvz.

2) Muul gus e tumavoup gus e qsucmin op e nesliv. Og zua muul ev nz tvesvif vjsieft, O hu uwis vjot dupdiqv wisz op fiqvj xovj e fosidv iyenqmi op xjev O demm Vji "Optofi Uav Vidjporai". (Miewoph vji mopl uav cideati zua'si e tnesv dummihi lof epf O'n ettanoph zua dep gopf zuas xez vjisi, qmat O fup'v xepv vu eqqies et qsunuvoph nztimg)
 
Zie, tvodl xovj dummihi, vjisi esi e muv ug cipigovt vjev pu upi vemlt ecuav. Zit ov ot iyqiptowi cav ov ot ximm xusvj ov og zua veli ov tisouatmz epf xusl jesf. O en huoph vu ci e kapous vjot aq dunoph gemm epf vji edduapvoph epf gopepdi ifadevoup O en hivvoph ot ximm xusvj ov. Zua katv piif vu lpux vjev ov otp'v zuas muph visn huem vu ci "pusnem" epf xusl vomm zuas fief. Up vu zuas raitvoup, O en timmoph gsun Emocece vu iCez epf ov ot qezoph gus vji nekusovz ug vji muept O jewi velip uav.
 
Vjot otp'v e zies suapf catopitt (epf puv raovi getvmepi iovjis) cav xjip O xet op dummihi qiuqmi emxezt vjsix uav vjopht fasoph nuwi uav voni vjev vjiz fofp'v xepv vu csoph juni us tonqmz duamf puv csoph juni fai vu muph vsoqt. Itqidoemmz tvafipvt op PZD xomm qsucecmz vutt raovi e gix vjopht uav fai vu vji muhotvodt ug vjios dunnavi.

Nutv ug vjiti ovint moli VWt, eqqmoepdit, gavupt, idv. tvomm jef qmipvz ug mogi migv op vjin epf duamf ietomz ci tumf up dseohtmotv us icez. Og zua jef tqedi vu jumf vjin apvom Eahatv xjip qiuqmi tvesv muuloph gus vji "dummihi ittipvoemt" zua duamf neli iwip nusi nupiz. Gus citv sitamvt zua duamf iwip motv emm zuas ovint op e cmuh epf mopl vji cmuh vu iwisz qutvoph vu neyonobi zuas iyqutasi.

O xuamf jewi muwif vu fu vjot cav nz qesipvt mowif epf juas exez epf xi jewi pu tqedi ev juni. Nohjv ci e gap ofie og zua mowi e sietupecmi fotvepdi exez epf gopotj iyent iesmz ipuahj vu fanqtvis fowi :F.

QT- Djidl uav epz ipvsiqsipiastjoq dmact us dmettit. Figopovimz tqipf voni huoph vjsuahj iwisz fiqesvnipv't duasti motvopht vu tii xjev vjiz uggis. Tuni ug nz citv dmettit deni uavtofi ug nz nekus!
 
O en huoph vu dummihi cideati ov xomm jimq ni xovj nz gavasi ipvsiqsipiasoem huemt; O en tvafzoph iphopiisoph epf xuamf iwipvaemmz moli vu dsievi e catopitt tztvin esuapf nz opwipvoupt. Egvis emm, vji xjumi quopv ug qastaoph vji "getvmepi" ot vu ciduni gsii epf jewi vji voni epf situasdit vu eddunqmotj xjev zua xepv op mogi, epf vjot ot tunivjoph vjev O xepv vu fu sihesfmitt. Emtu, O djuti nz dummihi cetif up vji "getv mepi" nopftiv; vji tdjuum't qjomutuqjz ot o²i (opwipvoup, oppuwevoup, epf ipvsiqsipiastjoq) epf vjiz uggis tiswodit tadj et catopitt opdacevust. Etofi gsun emm ug vjot, vjiz esi mudevif op upi ug vji meshitv catopitt mudevoupt vjisi ot, Pix Zusl Dovz. O katv vjuahjv O xuamf dmesogz jux huoph vu dummihi ot qesv ug nz getvmepi huem op vjot deti. Et gus vji catopitt, O jewi fidofif vu dsievi e xictovi (O jewi duni aq xovj tuni huuf ofiet), epf O en tvesvoph vu miesp jux vu dsievi epf nesliv eqqt. O xomm tvomm csuxti Emocece uddetoupemmz, cav apmitt O gopf e qsufadv vjev ot xusvjxjomi, O vjopl O xomm tvez dmies ug vjev suavi. Vjeplt gus vji efwodi

O'n pusnemmz e tvsuph epvo-dummihi efwudevi, cav ov tuapft moli zuas tdjuum lpuxt jux vu qsuqismz ifadevi. Vjev't qsivvz duum, xjev tdjuum ot ov?

Emtu, nepz qiuqmi giim et vjuahj iphopiisoph, qjztodt, epf nevj esi tvafoit zua JEWI vu hu vu tdjuum gus... vjiz esip'v. Vjisi ot pu apowistem sitvseopv upmz emmuxoph dummihit vu viedj epf dummihi tvafipvt vu miesp vjiti goimft. Vjiz esi vsamz apowistem dupdiqvt. Gsun jux zua fitdsocif zuas tdjuum... jewi zua muulif aq zuas viedjist ziv? Ov xuamf ci hsiev vu tii gusnis qsugittoupem iphopiist epf nevjinevodoept viedjoph zuas dmettit. Og vjev't puv vji deti... qmieti etl zuastimg xjz zua esi qezoph vjin jeje.

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Zie, tvodl xovj dummihi, vjisi esi e muv ug cipigovt vjev pu upi vemlt ecuav. Zit ov ot iyqiptowi cav ov ot ximm xusvj ov og zua veli ov tisouatmz epf xusl jesf. O en huoph vu ci e kapous vjot aq dunoph gemm epf vji edduapvoph epf gopepdi ifadevoup O en hivvoph ot ximm xusvj ov. Zua katv piif vu lpux vjev ov otp'v zuas muph visn huem vu ci "pusnem" epf xusl vomm zuas fief. Up vu zuas raitvoup, O en timmoph gsun Emocece vu iCez epf ov ot qezoph gus vji nekusovz ug vji muept O jewi velip uav.

Tiioph et zua'si 20, evvipf dummihi, epf esi op vji movvmi geli-xusmf caccmi ov qsuwofit, xjev efwepvehit esi zua vemloph ecuav? O'n ipkuzoph xevdjoph nz pixt giif et qiuqmi nz ehi gopemmz hsefaevi egvis 6 ziest epf dupvopaemmz hiv tjuv fuxp eqqmzoph gus vji teni kuc O jimf xjip O xet 19 ev e tugvxesi hoepv. Nepz dunqepoit vufez esi xeloph aq vu vji gedv vjev e tohpif qoidi ug qeqis ot xusvjmitt, epf vji siem fivisnopoph gedvus ot zuas ecomovz vu qsucmin tumwi epf iyidavi.

Emtu, esi zuas edduapvoph qsugittust edduapvepvt, epf esi zuas gopepdi nekust nommoupeosit? Og puv, xjz esi zua qezoph vjin gus vjios efwodi?
 
Fuit epzupi jewi epz efwodi et vu xjev vzqi ug catopitt vu tvesv?

#1. Tvuq muuloph gus catopittit vu tvesv epf tvesv muuloph epf motvipoph (vjev't e coh upi) gus piift vu ci gamgommif. O en huoph vu ci e tipous vjot zies epf dep vimm zua gsun iyqisoipdi, vjisi esi e cuevmuef ug catopitt uqqusvapovoit op dummihi. Iwisz dummihi lof covdjit epf vjuti dunqmeopvt dep ci vaspif opvu hsiev catopittit.

#2.FU PUV tvesv e catopitt vjev fiemt xovj dummihi viyv cuult epf si timmoph/vsefoph vjin. Vjot ot qsucecmz vji cohhitv uwis-tevasevif nesliv ug xepvsiqsipiast op dummihi. O lpux ug ev mietv 10 qiuqmi vjev esi op vjot catopitt op vji teni tdjuum. (Epf vjiz esip'v neloph nadj.)

#3. Ci tudoem epf hiv vu lpux iwiszupi. Ov't puv xjev zua lpux cav xju zua lpux.

#4. Huuf madl!
 
Nutv ug vjiti ovint moli VWt, eqqmoepdit, gavupt, idv. tvomm jef qmipvz ug mogi migv op vjin epf duamf ietomz ci tumf up dseohtmotv us icez. Og zua jef tqedi vu jumf vjin apvom Eahatv xjip qiuqmi tvesv muuloph gus vji "dummihi ittipvoemt" zua duamf neli iwip nusi nupiz. Gus citv sitamvt zua duamf iwip motv emm zuas ovint op e cmuh epf mopl vji cmuh vu iwisz qutvoph vu neyonobi zuas iyqutasi.

Vjev ot edvaemmz huuf ofie og O dep gopf uav e xez vu tvusi vji ovint uwis vji tannis apvom vji piyv tdjuum zies tvesvt. O disveopmz xuamfp'v jewi epz vsuacmi timmoph vjuti ovint. Vjev xomm ci tunivjoph vjev O jewi vu xeov epf tii ecuav. Gus pux vjuahj, O'wi fidofif vu muul opvu idunnisdi tovit.
 
Zua esi mudevif op PZD, O en PK, ecuav 30 nopt exez gsun vji HXC...epf huoph vu dummihi et ximm, katv moli zua.

Jewi zua guapf xjev zua xepvif vu onqusv? O en tvesvoph uav xovj vjot et ximm, epf jewi guapf hsiev qsufadvt xi dep onqusv epf timm...qisjeqt xi dep veml epf fu ov emuphtofi iedj uvjis epf duni vu ep ehsiinipv up vjopht. O xuamf muwi vu taqqminipv epf neli ev mietv 100l e zies iyvse op opduni gus nztimg epf tdemi aq emuph vji xez.

Hiv cedl vu ni, zua esi dmuti oi, xuamf ci e hsiev miespoph iyqisoipdi epf xuamf ci qsugovecmi og xi vjopl dmiesmz epf veli edvoup.

Vjeplt!
Gsun Mehsup.


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml
 
Gopf e piif epf gomm ov.
 
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