That is a very important question when it comes to being an entrepreneur. When you weigh what some companies pay and the benefits package they provide it may not make much sense from a purely economic point of view to go out on your own. Then there are those that have the entrepreneur role thrust upon. Through corporate down sizing or just not being able to find a suitable job. There are many examples of great success stories no matter what made a person make that first step. There are enough different stories to confirm one thing, there is not one way to make it work. I know personally being an entrepreneur was the only thing I ever considered. I had no idea what I might do but I knew I wanted to do my own thing. When I would get a job I would start thinking ,could I do this on my own? what would it cost to get started? I eventually did find a niche and I have been an entrepreneur for thirty years. This site is dedicated to helping the entrepreneur no matter how you reached that decision. It is also dedicated to the ones still sitting on the fence trying to decide if they are ready to take the plunge. I will share some of my past experiences and insights in future blogs. TTEA is an organization with great promise so I hope you will become involved in some capacity.
Thanks Airman
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Looking forward to hearing more, Airman.
Its interesting to hear you say “…I had no idea what I might do but I knew I wanted to do my own thing.” It makes it sound like there was not much of a specific plan but more of a “wander” until I hit something I can do on my own. Was that the case? If so, do you think that is the way it usually works best or would you recommend taking a more systematic and planned approach? Thanks.
Seems to me a plan is important…maybe your plan is to be an entrepreneur from day one, but that is still a plan.