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Over the last 100yrs, an interesting phenomenon occurred. The rise of the Corporation became the standard in society. The safe and respected place for people to exist in the work place was as an employee: * # Step   1: Go to school to learn how to be an employee.* *#Step 2: Find a company that will employ you.* *#Step 3: Work for that company for 35yrs.* *#Step 4: Retire( You discover that you can't retire comfortably after 35 years, so you keep working.* Now we are going through the biggest shift in any of our lifetimes. For a century, companies have paid people by the hour, by the week, by the month or by the year. That's changing on a global level. The world is moving toward a performance economy. And it is already happening. A paradigm shift is already taking place Here is what that means: In the future, you are only going to be paid for performance. *You wont be paid f...

1) Does the business idea have a USP (unique selling proposition)? Essentially, why will this business'products/services be better than any of the other competitors out there? If you're evaluating an affiliate program or MLM, be sure that the product / service you'll be reselling has a USP.  You also need to make sure as the reseller, that you can position yourself with your own unique selling proposition as to why the buyer should buy from you rather than another affiliate or distributor. 2) Is there a market for the business idea? Can you identify the people to whom you will be selling the products/services of your business? Is it a sizable marketplace?  Make sure that the business has a large target audience base. 3) Is there a demand for the business idea? Do people want the product/service you will be selling? Keep in mind, want and need are different.  While you might think people need your product, e.g. it saves time sorting sp...