Over
the years, we the "hard-working salaried lot", complaining
of "never making the ends meet" as far as our salaries
are concerned, have searched and searched for ways to make extra
income. A lot of us seek part-time employment, or get a second job,
but very few leave the convenience of the workforce to set out on
their own. For this reason, the companies and big corporations that
employ us grow bigger and bigger and make millions in profits, for
tapping that immense reservoir of human resources who must make
that badly needed extra income to make "'their ends meet".
As
much as we want to, most of us cannot afford to stop working and
face the risks of establishing our own businesses.
Many of us are afraid to lose our regular salaries for a
variety of reasons - all of them valid - the bills we need to pay,
the family we need to feed and clothe, among others. Hence, some
people opt to take the "safer" route and accept the security and
stability of a salaried job.
But
we can have a full time job somewhere and have a small business
on the sides. While the regular job takes care of the basic necessities
of the home, the small business takes care of the extra amenities.
Plus, you get to be your own boss doing the things you love or do
best! All it takes is hardwork (lots of it!), creativity, patience
and perseverance.
There
are thousands, probably millions out there who are still enthused
to operate a business of their own. Why is this so? It is the search
for freedom, security, power and good quality of life that drives
a person to look at those who already made it to the higher level
of the financial echelon and guided with the fact that each of us
are given the equal opportunity to harness our capabilities, we
decide to go for it.
The
path we recommend for starters is to have a "fall back"
position. If you are married, one of you may continue to work somewhere
while the other make the initial steps to form the business. If
you are single, start your business part-time.
This
path is the safest way to take. It is always worthwhile to have
a "fall back" position, just in case the business does
not turn out good. However, because of this "fall back"
position, the effort and concentration you may give to your business
will not really be considerable. There will be a lot of instances
that you will be faced with time and other constraints, making you
lose focus of your entrepreneurial goals. Given the demands of work,
home, family and business, you may not be able to do what you have
to do for your business -- following-up with your clients, finding
financing for your inventory or disposing of excess inventory, checking
up on your competition (some of your clients may have become your
competition), finding new customers. Well, we can always shrug and
say 'it was good while it lasted
Please
remember however, that we mean a serious business for you or for
me. We wish to tell you outright that it is not easy as you may
have read in thousands of "Business Opportunities" and classified
ads and "How-To" books. We will be cheating or making up a "dream
world" if we tell you that you will automatically become "rich"
if you follow what we tell you.
NO
WAY! This is not selling you a lottery ticket with zero chance of
losing.
Copyright 2000. 2i Trade Resource. Article written by Nach Maravilla, Power
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