Doing the business with hard earned money is no joke right? but here's a simple advice from me... Do some feasibility study first evaluating your resources, interest and most likely the place. This will give you a birds-eye-view on how to proceed with your ventures and what initial plan to take. Honestly doing traditional business nowadays? it's very hard due to stiff competitions out there. The trend right now will be on the internet but sad to say that only few people realize the potential of world-wide-web.
Traditional business will incur Marketing, Advertising, etc.... and there's always a risk in every endeavor.
I started with traditional approach I exclusively distribute specialized industrial tapes for the first 2 years was really a challenge in my part and then I found a new approach doing it online somehow it picks up but still there's little problem from time to time.
Sorry just wanted to share my thoughts...for your reference. Enough already I'm just carried away...