Introduction

Being a business owner could mean selling goods or offering professional services (as an independent contractor). If you want to start your own business but you are not sure where to start, consider the two following questions:

What kind of skills do you have?

Think about the types of services you might be able to offer. What skills, experience, or other assets do you have that you can share and charge for? Thinking about your skills and strengths, and which of them excite you the most, can give you a good sense of which direction you might take as a business owner

What is your passion?

Why are you interested in a particular kind of work? Maybe you love music, cooking, photography, or working with numbers. Maybe you have a skill you learned a long time ago that you can use to make extra money. Or, maybe people are looking for a talent just like yours. Whatever it is, your reason for becoming a business owner should be something that excites, motivates, and rewards you personally and financially. f you’d like to keep exploring different opportunities, use this Independent Contractor Brainstorming Worksheet.