Comments on: Why Did You Go Into Business? http://blog.businessownerstoolbox.com/why-did-you-go-into-business/ Discussions and articles to help the small business owner solve the challenges they face as they grow their business. Mon, 03 May 2010 17:52:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mvh http://blog.businessownerstoolbox.com/why-did-you-go-into-business/comment-page-1/#comment-273 mvh Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:10:22 +0000 http://blog.businessownerstoolbox.com/?p=342#comment-273 Yes, that's right, Roberta. How many of us are like this? We start our own business because we feel nobody would hire us. Then we pursue our passion, which gives us the satisfaction of a worthwhile job well done. You know what? We're right. Nobody would hire us to pursue our passion. If we get a job, it's to help pursue somebody else's passion. So it behooves us as people whose passion is providing worthwhile services to others to learn how to run our businesses in an efficient, productive, and profitable way, so that we can make the largest contribution to the most people. mvh Yes, that’s right, Roberta. How many of us are like this? We start our own business because we feel nobody would hire us. Then we pursue our passion, which gives us the satisfaction of a worthwhile job well done. You know what? We’re right. Nobody would hire us to pursue our passion. If we get a job, it’s to help pursue somebody else’s passion.

So it behooves us as people whose passion is providing worthwhile services to others to learn how to run our businesses in an efficient, productive, and profitable way, so that we can make the largest contribution to the most people.

mvh

]]> By: Roberta Guise http://blog.businessownerstoolbox.com/why-did-you-go-into-business/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Roberta Guise Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:59:16 +0000 http://blog.businessownerstoolbox.com/?p=342#comment-272 Mike, After deeming myself unemployable many years ago, I started working one-to-one with "solopreneurs" and entrepreneurs on their small business marketing. For me, it's the satisfaction knowing that people are better off as a result of my work and that I'm making a difference in their business. Mike,
After deeming myself unemployable many years ago, I started working one-to-one with “solopreneurs” and entrepreneurs on their small business marketing. For me, it’s the satisfaction knowing that people are better off as a result of my work and that I’m making a difference in their business.

]]> By: mvh http://blog.businessownerstoolbox.com/why-did-you-go-into-business/comment-page-1/#comment-190 mvh Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:51:07 +0000 http://blog.businessownerstoolbox.com/?p=342#comment-190 Thanks, Jake I like your name, "Boomvang Creative." A tiny adjustment to the boomvang makes a huge difference to sailing performance. However, on your website, you don't seem to take advantage of that aspect of your brand in your messaging. (Sorry, I can't help being a business advisor!) Thanks, Jake
I like your name, “Boomvang Creative.” A tiny adjustment to the boomvang makes a huge difference to sailing performance.

However, on your website, you don’t seem to take advantage of that aspect of your brand in your messaging. (Sorry, I can’t help being a business advisor!)

]]> By: Jake P http://blog.businessownerstoolbox.com/why-did-you-go-into-business/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Jake P Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:57:06 +0000 http://blog.businessownerstoolbox.com/?p=342#comment-189 Great question. There were two main elements that launched me into entrepreneurship: 1) I was beginning to hate my job and I could see my career path was diverging into "leave soon" or "get fired later." 2) Having been an editorial staffer for 10 years, it was obvious that truly reliable freelancers were few and far between, and I figured that represented an opportunity. (I was right.) Now that I've been on my own for longer than I spent in the corporate world, the reasons for staying in business for myself have evolved much along those you state: freedom, challenge, money, and the fact that I would make the world's worst employee! Great question. There were two main elements that launched me into entrepreneurship: 1) I was beginning to hate my job and I could see my career path was diverging into “leave soon” or “get fired later.” 2) Having been an editorial staffer for 10 years, it was obvious that truly reliable freelancers were few and far between, and I figured that represented an opportunity. (I was right.)

Now that I’ve been on my own for longer than I spent in the corporate world, the reasons for staying in business for myself have evolved much along those you state: freedom, challenge, money, and the fact that I would make the world’s worst employee!

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