Welcome To My New Blog About Starting a Small Business or Home Based Business While You Start A Family
If you are reading this, you are probably interested in starting a new business or you have already decided to do it. You may have a small or home based business, and you are looking for ways to grow. You may also be expecting a baby soon, or have young children already. So congratulations! You have taken the first step in securing your career and financial future, while forfeiting the majority of your sleep. I promise you that the feeling you get from owning a business that generates enough income to support you and your family, is well worth the work. NOT depending on an employer for income, NOT waiting for someone else to give you a raise because you need more money, NOT asking permission to attend your kid’s school recital, or a daytime ball game, these are some the perks of being your own boss. This may be the reason you want to start a business. The other part of course, is the work. Owning your own business, especially a home based business, takes discipline and will. It may not be the hardest work ( I have worked construction and as a carpenter, and I know what hard work is) but it is difficult work, challenging work. I don’t know who first said, “Nothing in this world that is worth having, comes easy,” but it certainly applies to owning a business and raising children. It especially applies to doing both at the same time.
Most people who start a business, start off in their home. They either have a tight budget, or just enjoy the convenience and commute that a home based business provides. I am going to try to give you a wide variety of information, insight, and help, with starting and growing your business.
I have been in business for myself, for over ten years. I have a four year old daughter, and a newborn infant. I know a lot about the tug-of-war that trying to run a business while starting a family can be. I know about juggling schedules and late nights. I know about sweating the mortgage and accounts payable. I also know victory in its various forms; closing the sale, getting the contract, getting the baby to stop crying, potty training. I have built businesses from the ground up, with no outside financing, and sold them for a profit. I want to share my experiences as I get a new startup going while juggling the demands of family life with a young child and a baby.
I will get into how to prepare yourself for success with the right mindset, how to decide which kind of business entity to establish, how to decide which home based business opportunity is the right one for you. There are literally millions of home based business opportunities and websites offering information and selling plans, courses, and business franchises. I am going to try to provide you with real, practical information and tips that you can use to get your business started right. I have not had a “J-O-B” for a decade. In the coming posts, I am going to tell you what I have done, and still do, to establish successful businesses with little or no staff or start up capital. I am no Mr. Rogers, but I will also throw in a parenting tip whenever I find some life saving solution that I think may help you.
I hope you find the information helpful and that I can play a small part in helping you achieve your goals of financial an career independence. Please let me know what you think. I want to hear from you about what your fears and concerns are, what questions you have about starting a business, and how your new ventures are going. So let’s get going. We have 529 college savings plans to fund!
VERY,VERY,VERY WELL DONE. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR NEWSLETTER!
Thanks Morty. I am excited to share what I know.
Just listened to your interview with Sterling and Jay. Great inspiration as I am also a new dad looking to start an internet business from home. Question: What kind of business was the one you just recently sold?
@Randy,
First and foremost, Congratulations!
I can’t go into too much detail due to the terms of the sale (I am still sort of a figure head for the company), but it was a business I built up over 9 years. I struggled a lot with growing it, after our first daughter was born, as I was presented with many challenges, like key employees leaving during critical points in our sales cycle. The things I learned while growing that business, like balancing the need to spend time on my business and time with my family, are what I will be sharing here. People always say, if I could do “whatever” again, with what I know now, it would be so much better. Well I am going to do just that. I am going to build my new businesses with all I have learned, and I am going to take you on my journey, hoping you can benefit as well. Like Bob Dylan said, “I was so much older then, I’m younger then that now.”
I'm totally loving this website ESPECIALLY the pod casts! I'm up to Episode #7 from two days ago.
Outstanding work here! Totally appreciate it. Sincerely, Kirk Hilbrecht
Thanks Kirk! Glad you find it useful.
I'm totally loving this website ESPECIALLY the pod casts! I'm up to Episode #7 from two days ago.
Outstanding work here! Totally appreciate it. Sincerely, Kirk Hilbrecht
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Thanks Kim. Glad I could help!
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