All of the most successful businesses started with the best ideas. And most of those ideas were started not by pure imagination, but instead by someone figuring out what people want and need. Is there something that you can do or make that will help people? Is it something that you can use to help them that will in turn give you a profit?
To help you find ideas, you need to do a bit of research. Ask other business owners where their founding ideas came from. Look into business and successful businesspeople books about where their ideas came from too!
After you get the idea itself, you need to learn how to start your own business to produce income from that brilliant idea. There are so many books on starting home businesses. Also, a number of great websites are dedicated to home businesses. Also, ask a lawyer about what paperwork your community might deem necessary before you start your home business. However, you would probably find conflicting information from many of the books and personal interviews. Use your best judgment to decide what would be best for you and for your new company.
Also, before you begin, you will need to have some sort of timeline regarding what needs to be done when. This is known as a business plan. First in your plan, you will need to discuss what your product or services is. Second, you will need to discuss your marketing plans. Third, you will need to discuss how much financing you have available and how it will be spent. Finally, you will need to discuss the dreaded “what if” factor, what you will do if your business fails. Your business plan should also include sections on government paperwork and forms and accounting.