Don't start with strangers. Start with the people who already trust you, and with the businesses you already visit. A student knows more business owners than they think: the barber, the tutor, an uncle with a shop, a cousin who sells on Instagram.
Start your list here
- Your family's businesses, and their friends'.
- Where you already go: barber, tailor, grocer, gym, tuition centre.
- People selling on Instagram and Facebook near you.
- Your own market street, one row at a time.
- If you already run a business: your suppliers, neighbours and customers.
- Accountants and bookkeepers: each one knows many owners.