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EXACTLY how I would build a business from scratch (in 2025)

May 28, 2025 • Pete McPherson

If I had NOTHING right now, here's my 6-step plan for growing a profitable business.

My notes are below 👇

1 - i'd start with an area of life I'm really INVOLVED with. Probably a hobby, or job-related
- hifi gear
- teaching
- pickleball
- drumming/percussion
- mobility (i.e. health & fitness for people 35+)
2 - i'd start with building an audience in the most "non-asking" way possible
- aka social media
- aka giving myself time to identify a PROBLEM to solve
- you can't go wrong by building a targeted audience
3 - i'd start building a NETWORK of peers (including companies)
- talking to people (or hearing from people) is really valuable
4 - WHAT DO I NEED - services for quicker and easier cash--long term, i'd start with micro solutions, software if I could
5 - get 10 customers mindset, evaluate
6 - continue building the audience, always

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