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Five Investments You Should Make When Starting Your Business
Every now and then, I will come across someone who wants to know how I started my business. It’s the usual story. They are frustrated with current their jobs. So, they want to make the switch to becoming an independent contractor / freelancer / consultant.
There are two types of people out there. The first kind — people who want to do it as a stop-gap solution until they find another job. The second kind — people who genuinely want the freedom to pursue their own passion.
When I started out, I certainly wasn’t thinking about consulting as an interim solution while I looked for another job. I didn’t quit because I had to, I quit because I wanted. It was a lifelong dream to start my own firm. I didn’t quite know what I wanted to do ten years ago but, I knew that someday, I wanted to be self-employed.
When people ask me for advice on how I started and what I did, I don’t always have a lot of wise words. In the beginning, there’s always quite a bit of trial and error. Sometimes you realize too late that someone has taken advantage of you and you will never end up receiving your payment.
You can read countless books and blogs, listen to sage advice from people who have made and still end up making mistakes. You can learn some good pointers but, nothing beats the…
