Being a rebel

The definition of a rebel in the Dictionary.com is: A rebel is a person who resists or defies rules or norms or rises up against the powers that be. In its more serious sense, a rebel is a revolutionary trying to overthrow a government. ​

The definition of a rebel in the Dictionary.com is: A rebel is a person who resists or defies rules or norms or rises up against the powers that be. In its more serious sense, a rebel is a revolutionary trying to overthrow a government. 

We advocate for: A rebel is a person who resists or defies rules or norms or rises up against the powers that be. Being rebellious means: showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention.

The point is that is starting a small business the entrepreneur often has to step into the deep end of the pool. They have to be prepared to take risks and to often, defy convention. 

Let me in the first instance look at some of the myths surrounding starting a business:

• You need a business plan to start a business. There is an element in here that says you need a plan, yes that's true but not necessarily a Business Plan. If there is one thing a startup business owner could do differently that would actively support their business sustainability is to really understand their Business Model.
• You must have an accountant to start a business. The interesting conundrum here is more about choosing how to collect and store financial information/data. There are many, many financial programmes to help with this. In addition to excellent tools, there is the Bookkeepers Assn.

Just bucking the trend with these two myths can cause a reaction as this defies conventional wisdom. The answer to the conundrum of going against conventional or traditional approaches to business is to actually test the market by sales or survey to check your assumptions that the market could take your product or service... and then when you are underway... maybe write that Business Plan, or use an app like www.bizeziapp.com to strengthen your business knowledge.

We know that every entrepreneur has an ability to be rebellious, to look for opportunity in unusual places. Every entrepreneur have ever met was a little bit of a maverick (an unorthodox or independent-minded person).

We want to encourage you to 'think outside the box and to be unorthodox ​and to be a rebel.

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