{"id":430,"date":"2017-02-01T16:40:34","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T16:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources.crowdspring.com\/?p=430"},"modified":"2023-12-04T07:00:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T13:00:42","slug":"choose-market-startup-small-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/resources\/starting-your-business\/choose-market-startup-small-business","title":{"rendered":"How To Choose A Market For Your Small Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re rarely surprised when a young entrepreneur or small business owner hasn\u2019t fully identified how their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/how-to-start-a-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new business<\/a> will make money.<\/p>\n<p>People get so fixated on their ideas that they forget or ignore the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/how-to-start-a-business\/business-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">business model<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But we&#8217;re always surprised when that entrepreneur or small business owner has a tough time describing the potential customers for their new business\u2019s products and services.<\/p>\n<p>After all, without customers, there is no revenue. And without revenue, there is no business.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the time, this happens because the person didn&#8217;t conduct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/how-to-start-a-business\/market-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">market research<\/a> and didn&#8217;t take the time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/how-to-write-a-business-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">write a business plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/brand-identity-guide\/?utm_source=resources&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=cta\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-625\" src=\"https:\/\/images.crowdspring.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/03113444\/cta-mininal-free-brand-identity-guide-csblog.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.crowdspring.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/03113444\/cta-mininal-free-brand-identity-guide-csblog.png 700w, https:\/\/images.crowdspring.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/03113444\/cta-mininal-free-brand-identity-guide-csblog-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/images.crowdspring.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/03113444\/cta-mininal-free-brand-identity-guide-csblog-400x171.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you try to sell your products and services to everyone in the world, you will waste both time and money.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, I outline five main factors you should consider when choosing a market for your startup or small business:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b84wKeoQ0Oo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Ready to invest in good design? 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People get so fixated on their ideas that they forget or ignore the business model. But we&#8217;re always surprised when that entrepreneur or small business owner has a tough time describing the potential customers for their new business\u2019s products and services. After all, without customers, there is no revenue. And without revenue, there is no business. Most of the time, this happens because the person didn&#8217;t conduct market research and didn&#8217;t take the time to write a business plan. If you try to sell your products and services to everyone in the world, you will waste both time and money. 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