Starting a New Business – Advice – Part 4

·         Lane Taylor - Start Despite Imposter Syndrome

·         Erika Tamayo - Take Action on Your Ideas

·         Sophie Sassard  - Believe and Execute

·         Samantha Schneider - Trust Your Gut and Take the Leap

·         Amanda King - Hard Work and Self-Belief

·         Amanda Phoenix - Taking the First Step

·         April Mendoza - Start and Learn

·         Vandita Tewari Kapoor - Starting and Overcoming Obstacles

·         Stephanie Scheller - Start, Shift Momentum Later

·         Natalie Schneider - Start Early, Learn by Doing

Start Despite Imposter Syndrome

Just start. Imposture syndrome is your WORST enemy and convince you that you do not have the knowledge, skill, capacity, etc. to take on this challenge. Don't let anything put out your fire. Surround yourself with positive voices, influences, and mentors and be willing to learn and grow. Be willing to make mistakes and fall forward. You got this!

Lane Taylor, Founder, Taylored Marketing LLC

Take Action on Your Ideas

Girl, those ideas are the greatest if you make them happen. One step at the time, you'll get there, just start!

Erika Tamayo, Founder, HERMOSA

Believe and Execute

Believe to achieve and just do it. Many people spend a lot of time dreaming up a business but procrastinate over fear of failure. Entrepreneurship is a great adventure, you will acquire many new skills during this journey. But the only thing you really need to get started is believe in your project and execute, step by step.

Sophie Sassard, Founder, KALENDIT LTD

Trust Your Gut and Take the Leap

Take the leap & trust your gut! If you feel you have no other choice but to start your own firm, do it! That belief will take you through the early hard times & the rewards will be SO worth it!

Samantha Schneider, Founder, AmpersandPeople, Inc.

Hard Work and Self-Belief

Be prepared to work very hard in the start up phases.  Don't let anyone tell you that you cant do this.  Its the most amazing thing to be your own boss and shape a company from your female perspective,

Amanda King, Founder, Therapies of The Rockies

Taking the First Step

Yes, don't think too deeply and just take the first step. The journey is long, there are so many lessons to be learned, but nothing can happen without taking that first step.

Amanda Phoenix, Founder, Peak Moto

Start and Learn

Don't wait until you think you're ready. Just start and figure it out as you go. Either way, time will pass; but on one hand, if you wait and doubt yourself, you're not learning or getting closer to your goals. On the other hand, if you just take the leap and start, you'll learn so much and eventually you'll kind of know what you're doing. More importantly, remember this: no one knows what they're doing. Everyone is figuring it out as they go.Also: surround yourself with like-minded people because entrepreneurship is a tough road and most people won't get it. You must surround yourself with people with goals so big that they sound CRAZY to the average person. Those are your people.

April Mendoza, Founder, Wild 7 Studios, LLC

Starting and Overcoming Obstacles

"You cant, says who?" Just start with your idea and get going. There will be obstacles every single day, but achieving them will give way more strength to overcome the one that comes next. By the end of the first year, you will be a changed person with added strength, optimism, power to fight back and with much higher clarity and self importance. No species on this planet has better multi tasking skills than women. Lastly, make use of your network, family or friends. They lend good support when needed.

Vandita Tewari Kapoor, Founder, Iyurved

Start, Shift Momentum Later

Start. You can always change directions, but momentum is easier to shift than build. So don't want till you find the perfect business. Get started, you'll find your way! It took me three businesses to find what I'm doing now, and now I LOVE it!

Stephanie Scheller, Founder, Grow Disrupt

Start Early, Learn by Doing

Yes, don't wait until you think you are ready - start in your 20's or 30's.  You will learn everything that you need on the job, there are no courses or books that can teach you what you need to know - it's all experiential. 

Natalie Schneider, Founder, Fort Health