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BRASS CHARTER / ONE-PAGE CONCEPTStarting a business

Tools, ideas, and people
for your life in business.

From the library · Free guide & worksheet

An idea is a start.
Give it a next step.

Put your idea into a few clear sentences. Then choose one thing to learn before you go further.

Books, a brass key, an open doorway, and a table for sharing ideas.
A LITTLE ROOM TO THINK. A PRACTICAL PLACE TO BEGIN.

Start with three useful questions.

You can begin with an unfinished idea. The point is to make the next question easier to see.

01 / THE PERSON

Who is this for?

Picture a particular person in a particular situation. What are they trying to do, and what gets in their way?

“People who cycle to work and struggle to fit a bike repair into their week.”

02 / THE QUESTION

What do you need to learn?

Pick an assumption that matters to the idea. Write down what you know and what you are still guessing.

“Is getting to a repair shop actually a problem for these people?”

03 / THE NEXT STEP

How could you find out?

Choose a small action that produces something you can examine: a conversation, an observation, or a simple trial.

“Ask five bike commuters about the last time they needed a repair.”

Leave with a next step of your own.

A short worksheet turns these questions into a plan you can copy and keep.

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