{"id":8904,"date":"2021-03-25T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/?p=8904"},"modified":"2025-07-14T12:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T11:50:56","slug":"business-readiness-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/business-readiness-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you ready to be your own boss?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"position: relative;width: auto;padding: 0 0 56.25%;height: 0;top: 0;left: 0;bottom: 0;right: 0;margin: 0;border: 0 none\" id=\"experience-622880cdcc6ab\" data-aspectratio=\"1.77777778\" data-mobile-aspectratio=\"0.83333333\" data-tablet-aspectratio=\"0.75\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"\/\/view.ceros.com\/sage\/sage-accessible-quiz-20-6\" style=\"position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;bottom: 0;right: 0;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: 0 none;height: 100%;width: 100%\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"ceros-experience\" title=\"Sage Accessible Quiz\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<noscript>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-business-readiness-tool-find-out-how-prepared-you-are-to-launch-a-business-in-2-minutes\">Business readiness tool<br>Find out how prepared you are to launch a business in 2 minutes<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The BIG question:<\/strong> Where do <u>you<\/u> see yourself in 5 years\u2019 time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are you running an awesome creative freelance business with clients around the world?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perhaps you\u2019re opening up your cosy caf\u00e9 for the day \u2013 and welcoming the regulars in for their morning cappu-frappa-latte-ccino.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or maybe you\u2019re the CEO of a successful cleaning firm, providing jobs for hundreds of employees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever your dream, being your own boss is liberating, empowering and exciting \u2013 not to mention financially rewarding!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But quitting the safety of a steady job and working for yourself is a big step. So, our business readiness tool helps you figure out whether you have the means the and the mindset to get started<br>today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if not, what you need to do to turn that dream into a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smeloans.co.uk\/blog\/64-percent-of-britains-workforce-want-to-start-a-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>64%<\/strong> Of the UK workforce says they\u2019d love to set up their own business one day<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-woah-there-cowboy-before-you-make-the-leap\">Woah there, cowboy! Before you make the leap\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, we don\u2019t want to go all negative on your dreams, but there <em>are<\/em> risks in starting up a company. You\u2019ll be investing a lot of time, money and energy into the enterprise.<br>You don\u2019t want that to go to waste!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is that this is all very doable. With a bit of planning and preparation, anyone with ambition can start a successful firm \u2013 and that includes you! We\u2019ve got plenty of<br>tools to help you on your way, including our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/accounting-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">business cloud accounting<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/accounting-software\/invoicing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">invoicing software.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s useful to check in with yourself and see how prepared you are for the different sides of running a company. And that\u2019s what our tool helps you to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbusiness.co.uk\/one-in-five-brits-say-they-want-to-start-a-business-in-2021-2551923\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>1 in 10<\/strong> Brits are actively planning to start a business in 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-simple-survey\">A simple survey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our tool asks you a handful of questions to work out how ready you are to become your own boss:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Financial readiness<\/strong>: Do you have enough wonga to work for yourself, are you comfortable with concepts like cashflow, and do you pay attention to pricing?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Administrative readiness<\/strong>: Are you a spreadsheet supremo? Do you find time management tricky? 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Try the tool with no strings<br>attached!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-but-in-five-years-time\">You\u2013 but in five years\u2019 time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every journey begins with a first step. So, start your entrepreneurial adventure today with our business readiness tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Start now<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/noscript>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business readiness toolFind out how prepared you are to launch a business in 2 minutes The BIG question: Where do you see yourself in 5 years\u2019 time? Whatever your dream, being your own boss is liberating, empowering and exciting \u2013 not to mention financially rewarding! 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