• Beginners often rush into business without any planning.
• Unless you do your homework, there could be many avoidable pitfalls.
• You will minimise these pitfalls with careful preparation and planning.
• Some people have very little in the way of formal education, and yet they still succeed in business.
• Opportunity can be found around every corner if you look for it.
• Mention any success story and you will find many more failures.
• Everything in business has a buyer's price and a seller's price.
• Think very carefully before investing money into someone else's venture.
• Help is always available, sometimes from the most unlikely sources.
• In the beginning you should always tread carefully.
• Never rush into things without being aware of potential problems.
• Go for growth when the time is right.
• Catch the pennies and the pounds will float naturally towards you.
• Heed any lessons learned along the way.
• Endeavour to always do your very best for your customers.
• Anticipate any hurdles before they appear and you will take them in your stride.
• Prepare for the future.
• Always set goals and prioritise accordingly.
• Needless spending can destroy your cashflow.
• Desire is the motivation for success.
• Stars, and astrology are irrelevant to your success.
• Evaluate your competitors strengths and weaknesses.
• Liberate yourself from negative thinking and embrace the positive.
• Letting things get out of control is a recipe for failure.
• Improvement should be a continuous process.
• Test your market, adjust, and then test again.
• Adjust your outlook to take in the long term without neglecting the here and now.
• Take the time to give praise where it is due.
• Accept the outcome of experimentation and learn from the results.
• Problems do not exist, only challenges and opportunities.
• Reliability should be built in to everything you make and do.
• Obvious is not necessarily correct for every circumstance, but must not be overlooked.
• Forge ahead and embrace each new day as the gift it surely is.
• Inside every cloud is a silver lining.
• There is a message hidden in this very text that reveals the secret to many a successful business.

About the Author
Tony Williams is a musician, writer, and self confessed eBay fanatic.
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