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Small Business Start Up – Real life experiences – the hours

Are you thinking of starting a small business? Start up takes time, effort, blood, sweat & tears, don’t believe me? Do you think it’s easy? That it will be a great ‘Lifestyle’ to be the boss? You’ll have time for family & friends, coffee and long lunches? Here is an article by Rachel Strella on her small business start up and how of her time is taken up with it starting up and running her business.

Huge time committment in starting a small business

A year ago, I remember someone asking me, “What do you do all day?” The question caught me by surprise. It was not easy to define. Currently, my business is 18 months old and I admit to putting in over 60 hours a week, if not more.

So what is an entrepreneur doing when we’re working all of those hours? [Read more…]

When starting or growing a small business listening to those who have walked the path before us is always useful. Check out following video from Shannon Wilburn, co-founder of Just Between Friends.

The most important things from this video for me, and it will be different for you, was to seek and accept from others, as well as keep up with the latest legislative requirements. Join an association (e.g. Retailers Association) for your industry or location ( such as Chamber of Commerce) that will keep you up to date with new and amendments to the laws in your state/ country. The cost of not keeping up with changes could be devastating for you small business.

source:National Federation of Independent Business

Small Business Start Up – Real life experiences – the hours

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