Your Questions About Doing Business Online World

Jere answers:

South Africa,

for the following reasons:

-Corporate tax rates recently cut to 28% by Finance minister,
-Growing middle class, and robust consumer spending
-Relative dollar cost to run the business would much lower than in Europe though possibly not as low as Asia.
-Although listed as an emerging market – increasing the perception of risk attached to investing – South Africa’s growth is comparable to Australia in the last 3 yrs
-Burgeoning international fashion destination particularly out of the coastal city of Cape Town which undoubtedly the design & art capital of South Africa (not to mention the world-class wine farms & beaches)

for more info on South Africa and doing business there use this website to launch your research efforts

http://www.southafrica.info/

for more info on current clothing retailers in South Africa see

www.edcon.co.za
www.woolworths.co.za

and lastly for some business press try these online newspapers and business sources:

www.businessday.co.za
www.moneyweb.co.za

Jere answers:

Hi there,

I am 100% with you in this where to start from, I come from Science background and had been thinking of doing something a bit different for a while, so the way I started is- I started going to some of these free business related events in the area, free business accounting classes, how to sell and market and how to negotiate etc. – started to talk to people and discussing various ideas, so basically researched a lot and kept everything in writing in a notepad-

Eventually I wanted to try it out so I started an online store- not so long ago. Its not so costly and as I am new in this venture I was not willing to go into something that costs me arms and legs but learn as I go. I guess some would say its not the way- the way I see it is take it easy and learn without losing out a lot of money. If you are new I will not advice you to give up on your job yet- take your time and do a lot of research and talk to people – if you are in London the British Library have a free business advice so go there and talk your ideas to them. I hope if helps, If you think it will help- visit my site on www.vDukan.com for ideas. Thanks

Jere answers:

None of the links that are given to you will give you want you want. What you want does not exist but only exists in the scammer world, for they created the idea of ” work from home and make money ” with us.

If this “thought” was true, ask yourself something simple…. Why then do billions go to college, buy suits, sit in rush hour all to get to a job?

At home, online jobs consist of web designer, art graphic person, typer, paper pusher for say insurance company, online store or ebay selling, etc.

There is no company that pays you to click sites, read emails, or anything of the such. They are all scams or pyramid scams that take your money or sell your personal info for money.

Jere answers:

In addition to what others have mentioned, Penn State has a fairly extensive online “World Campus” program and is well-regarded in the States: http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/iMBA.shtml

And the Open University in the UK is pretty much the grandaddy of online education: http://www.open.ac.uk/oubs/programmes/index.php

Jere answers:

Think of all your interests & ask yourself if any of those could be expanded into a business. Just keep in mind…what’s your expertise? What are your interests? What could you imagine yourself doing?

By researching the prospect of starting your own business — what it entails, what you need to know, helpful hints, etc — you’ll feel better prepared to take that plunge.

I found some book titles that are relevant to your specific question:

* 101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home by Susan Sweeney
* The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century by Paul Edwards
* Selling Online: How to Become a Successful E-Commerce Merchant by Jim Carroll
* I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It by Barbara Sher
* I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work by Julie Jansen
* The Best Internet Businesses You Can Start by Marian Betancourt
* The Shoestring Entrepreneur’s Guide to Internet Start-Ups by Robert Spiegel
* Making a Living Without a Job : Winning Ways For Creating Work That You Love by Barbara Winter

I also posted some article links in the source box.

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!