What is “business”

A brief 1-2-3 “how-to” for going into business

Once you have decided that you want to do business and you have what you think is a customer, then a business is 4 steps:

1) Find out what they want
2) Go and get it
3) Give it to them
4) Make a profit from doing 1, 2 and 3

If you are doing this yourself, it’s not a business, it’s a job – you just have many bosses. And you are probably very busy. ;o)

Many folk are like this, but don’t get me wrong: there is nothing wrong with it at all. Just be clear about what you are doing all the work for that’s all.

If you have a system (website, robots, people/employees) then you have a business.

How to test if you have one or the other? Firstly you’ll know. You’ll just know. If you’re not sure, or you want to be really reminded of it… then leave for 6 months. Go to the other side of the world. Stay out of contact with it. If the business does better then when you where there, do something else! You have a business.

The rest is detail.

About the Author

Jeremiah Josey is Chairman of MECi Group and a systems architect specialising in energy infrastructure, advanced technology, and large-scale industrial projects. He bridges visionary thinking—from artificial intelligence and sociocratic governance to ancient symbolism and climate science—with hands-on execution across China, the Middle East, including Türkiye, the Arab states and Iran, as well as Australia. Some of his initiatives include IPRI.Tech and The Thorium Network. He helps principals and decision-makers make complex, politically sensitive projects bankable and executable. His approach combines data-driven clarity, consent-based systems design, and deep structural insight to drive rapid growth, operational excellence, and transformative impact. Learn more at MECi-Group.com