You've probably toyed with the idea of being a business owner. Maybe you've seen a friend or a relative starting a business and doing really well, and you think to yourself "Well maybe I can do that too!"

But before you go all out to start a business, we delve into the inner workings of a successful business, and what it takes to start one.

1. Your salary has been stagnating or only increasing slowly for the past 3 to 4 years

Khalid
​

2. You've been promised that if you "work hard", you'll do much better

3. You are passionate about something in life

​4. You realise that nothing comes easy, yet everything is do-able