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anonymous
Q: I am a Mandarin tutor.Should I begin my own business？
I have been teaching Mandarin for more than 7 years. I love my job.
Should I begin my own business? If yes, what should I do?
10 years 8 weeks ago in Teaching & Learning - Shanghai
I'm not an expert but I'm sure others on here would need more information from you. Like: Are you a Chinese citizen, or a foreigner? How have you been teaching the last 7 years? Is the a demand in your area? Would it be more profitable for you to just freelance instead of opening up a location? Etc.
It's true for any small business
* No matter where you live, I'm pretty sure there are work & business regulation. Find them and read them 
Thins about how accounting should be done, where/how to declare your company (even if it's a one person operation). For China, sorry, do not know the details.
* Be sure there are customers willing to pay for your services. Ideally, you already have students, and even people willing to work with you.
* Find a place for your company. Should be easy to reach for your customers ie. not a 2 hours ride bus to nowhere, to arrive in a shitty place, in a dirty building.
* Identify the people that would be working with you.
Thank you for suggestions. It s not a easy thing to begin a business. Too complicated^_^
