- Training – take courses and follow up with mentoring
- Equipment – buy relevant hardware and software
- Networking – join an editing society, set up social media accounts, attend conferences
- Brand awareness – choose a business name, develop a brand identity, create appropriate visuals etc.
- Launch – register business, inform tax authorities, set up bank account, take out relevant insurance policies
- Visibility – create website, business cards, leaflets; advertise in directories; buy a custom domain name and email address
- Pricing – create a fee matrix for different client types
- Templates – design letterhead, invoices, email signature, postage labels, reports, etc.
- Schedule – create work schedule to track jobs, payments, time, etc.
- Business resources – create business-critical resources such as terms and conditions, process documents, contract of services
- Client acquisition – approach potential clients and pitch for work
- Learning centre – develop additional resources that solve clients’ problems
