You always wanted to be somebody, right?

by Joy Johnson on July 15, 2011

 There’s a huge difference between doing a certain kind of work for someone else and starting a business to do that kind of work. When you work for someone else, that “someone” is responsible for getting the work, doing the bookkeeping, keeping you supplied in tools, equipment, and even training. “Somebody” built the web site, negotiated the loans, and researched new developments in your field. If a vehicle was needed, ‘somebody” shopped for it, made the payments on it, kept it fueled, and changed its oil. The list of things that are provided to an employee is very long indeed. Once one moves to the realm of self-employed, not only do you have to do the same work, you now have to figure out how to get the work, schedule the work, do the bookkeeping, talk to the insurance people, and, oh, yes, you’re still probably a husband or wife, father or mother, son or daughter, and your family still needs you.

How many jobs is that?

Feeling a bit like an avalanche just rolled over you?

Some people just want to “be their own boss.”  They don’t want to “get big”.  They just want to do the thing it is they love, but to set their own hours, and perhaps, take home a bit more for their efforts.  Others want to have 40,000 square feet of space, a fleet of trucks, and dozens of employees.   Still others dream the very big dream of having an international operation, of becoming the next major corporation. We understand the difference and no matter what your goals are, we’ll help you reach them.

No matter what your goals are, I can promise you that you will work longer hours, and harder, than you ever worked before – but you should be loving every minute of it!


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