WHAT IF MY BUSINESS FAILS ?

*WHAT IF I FAIL?*

Well, what if you succeed?

Why have you chosen to see this half-glass of water as ‘half-empty’ instead of ‘half-full’?

The fear of failure is the most crippling reason why many of us will never start a business in our lifetime.

We admire successful entrepreneurs as if they knew from the beginning that they would succeed. You should know that they had the same doubts like you do. They all feared for an uncertain future, an irregular income and total failure.

What if you fail?

What if your business idea doesn’t sell or work?

While these are very important questions, you may never know the answers unless you try.

In the world of entrepreneurship, success and failure live in the same house. If you’re afraid of failure, there’s a very thin chance that you will ever taste success. How do you win a boxing match if you’re afraid of entering the ring?

Business is, and has always been, about taking risks. That’s why entrepreneurs are known as ‘risk takers’.

There is always an element of risk in everything we do in our daily lives.

Walking or driving to work (or school) everyday is risky. Have you really thought about it? What if a car comes out from nowhere and crashes into you? Is it possible? Of course! Will you let that fear stop you from leaving your house? Definitely not!

You still leave your house every morning knowing that the risk exists that you may not return. But you still take that risk. 

In the world of business, that risk is no different.

Starting a business is like writing an exam. You cannot read the examiner’s mind to know what questions will be asked, but you still show up and write the exam. 

You took a risk; but a calculated one. By studying hard for the exam and practicing some test questions on your own, you were able to increase your chances of passing the exam.

Also to pass or fail an exam, you have to write it first. The same rule applies to starting a business. How can you know you will fail or succeed if you don’t start?

Like the hardworking student who studies hard for an exam, a smart entrepreneur must have a business plan. A business plan is a guide that often helps to reduce the chances of failure in a business.

A student who has prepared well for an exam is more confident about his/her abilities to answer the exam questions and adapt to any ‘surprises.’ The same confidence applies to an entrepreneur who has taken his/her time and applied some discipline to prepare a plan.

My most favorite quote that inspires me in times of fear comes from one of our continent’s greatest icons – Nelson Mandela. It goes:

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

Nobody else could have said it better!

Also don’t forget to join our training on Bulb Onions & Garlic Farming.

We have created a WhatsApp group called *BULB ONIONS & GARLIC FARMING TRAINING*

Nearly every meal of the average Kenyan has to have onions as part of the ingredients.

This tells you something about the market out there. There is a high demand for onions! 

In Kenya, we have a serious scarcity of onions.

The shortage is so dire that farmers in oloitoktock, Nyeri, Rumuruti, Emali, Kajiado, and other onion growing areas, clear their stocks in less than a week of harvest because of the high demand.

To fill this market demand gap, traders have to go deep into the villages of Tanzania and Uganda in a frantic search for onions.

Now imagine if you were growing onions on your farm.

Right here in Kenya.

Onion Customers would be rushing to buy the onions from you.

And by giving them what they want, you would be saving Kenyan traders the hustle of going to a distant land in search of onions.

Can you now see… the great opportunity onion farming provides?

We have created a WhatsApp group called *BULB ONIONS & GARLIC FARMING TRAINING*

In this group we are going to train and teach you for 21 days on how you can farm and profit from Bulb Onions and Garlic agribusiness. We will also have discussions, questions and answers sessions in the group.

The training will start on Wednesday, 26th July 2023.

We have prepared a program or schedule on how our Training will be conducted.

Our training on Bulb Onions and Garlic Farming Business will take 21 days (Monday to Friday, excluding weekends)

We will be educating/teaching you from 9.am to 2.pm by posting articles, images, PDF documents and videos. And from 2.pm to 7.pm the group will be open for discussions, questions and answers.

*NOTE*: The training won't affect your daily schedules. You can access all the information posted in the training group at your own free time.

Also our training will be on weekdays only, Monday to Friday, excluding weekends so that those who will be busy during the weekdays can catch up with our training over the weekend.

Below is a schedule of what will be learnt on each day of our training.

DAY 1: Introduction to Bulb Onions and Garlic farming in Kenya (How profitable is Bulb Onions and Garlic farming in Kenya and What is the best time to plant them in Kenya).

DAY 2: Where do Bulb Onions and Garlic grow best in Kenya and Successful Bulb Onions and Garlic farmers in Kenya.

DAY 3: Planning your Bulb Onions and Garlic farming Business and Capital requirements.

DAY 4: Which are the best Bulb Onions and Garlic varieties in Kenya and How long does it take them to mature.

DAY 5: Phases of Growth (Vegetative Phase, Bulbing Phase & Blooming Phase).

DAY 6: Climatic & Soil Requirements for growing Bulb Onions and Garlic.

DAY 7: Land Preparation for growing Bulb Onions and Garlic.

DAY 8: Planting (Should I Grow Onions from Seed or from Sets?).

DAY 9: Bulb Onions and Garlic Plant Development.

DAY 10: Irrigation (How to set up drip irrigation for your Bulb Onions and Garlic farm and when to water).

DAY 11: Which fertilizer is best for Bulb Onions and Garlic and How to mulch your Bulb Onions and Garlic.

DAY 12: How to thin Bulb Onions and Garlic plants and control weeds.

DAY 13: Common Bulb Onions and Garlic pests and diseases in Kenya.

DAY 14: Harvesting Bulb Onions and Garlic.

DAY 15: Curing Bulb Onions and Garlic .

DAY 16: Storing Bulb Onions and Garlic.

DAY 17: Bulb Onions and Garlic Dehydration.

DAY 18: Where to sell your Bulb Onions and Garlic in Kenya.

DAY 19: Common Mistakes in Bulb Onions and Garlic farming and how to avoid them.

DAY 20: How to make your Bulb Onions and Garlic agribusiness profitable.

DAY 21: Conclusion of our Training.


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