So what do you do after finding what business you want to do?

Now that you’ve found your business area, what’s the next step?

Well, that depends on what you’re planning to offer.

When I first considered starting a business, I wanted to sell coconut-based products. I’m not entirely sure why, but it felt like the right fit for me at the time.

I thought about what I could sell—coconut-scented face and body washes, hair products, and hand creams. That was about it for the cosmetics side. I also briefly considered jewellery, although it didn’t really fit with the theme.

The real challenge was sourcing the products. Where would I find reliable wholesalers? Would they be affordable? How many suppliers would I need for my online store? And, of course, would I have the capital to invest in it?

Defining exactly what I wanted to sell and figuring out how to source the products was much harder than I anticipated. I began to question if this was the right business to pursue.

What motivated me was my personal love for coconut-scented creams—I would happily buy them for myself, and I wanted to open a store dedicated to those products. But honestly, I spent little time considering the feasibility of it.

I eventually stopped thinking about the coconut product-based store and moved on from this business idea.

In spite of giving up this commercial enterprise, I did learn a valuable lesson which was: "sourcing products for a store isn’t easy. Unless you can make them yourself and this also requires time, effort, and money.

I hope you enjoyed reading this!