Being an entrepreneur requires strength and courage. It takes a certain something to start a new project, especially one that your life could depend upon.
Some people are just not cut out to work for someone else. Others are driven by a dream or idea that can’t stop thinking about. Maybe the lack of employment opportunities has created the need to start a new business.
Whatever the reason, the fact remains that when you’ve been bit by the bug, you’ve got to scratch it! If starting a company is what gets you going in the morning, then do it.
You won’t be the only one out there doing it on your own. One out of every 14 people in the US is a business owner. They don’t all have MBAs or lots of money to get started. Actually, most start out small but with big goals.
One of the best ways to figure out how to get started is to talk with someone who already owns their business. Ask them how they got started. Find out how they found their first customers. Everyone approaches the start-up differently, but we all started at the beginning.
If you’ve got the itch, I’m glad you found my website. I love to talk with people about starting a company.
This is my fifth business endeavor in the past 10 years. My first was wildly successful and was sold to my partner when we reached a million in sales. The second one evolved into my third because they were in a related industry. My fourth was the birth of my marketing consulting business which was my original career back when I “had a job”. Now, I’m online and reaching around the globe.
It’s been up and down but I wouldn’t trade it for the 9-5 ever again! I came across this quote which made me smile.
“Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it.” Amelia Earhart
I couldn’t say it any better. Do you feel the same way? I’d love to hear some of your start-up stories. Kay Peck