What stands in your way?

I think that when most people hear “start a business” or “become self-employed” they get the same twinge in their belly that they do when they get a Certified letter from the IRS.
I have some thoughts about why this is.
For starters, I believe that some people just don’t like to venture beyond their comfort zone. [...]

“90% of all businesses fail in 5 years!”

Networking at chamber events is fun. I get to meet new people, share ideas, exchange business cards, and learn what’s new in the world.
“What do you do?” was the question that came at me at just such an event yesterday from a middle-aged gentleman in a gray pinstripe suit.
I handed him my business card and [...]

How much money does it take to start a business?

Many people think that starting a new business takes a great deal of money. Realistically, many do.
You can’t start a trucking business without a fleet of trucks. And you can’t build a freestanding restaurant without a lot of time and money.
I have two primary goals at ThinkSelfEmployed.com. The first is to help people start a [...]

Get rich quick

Like you, I see opportunities daily that claim to help someone make thousands of dollars a week or month in a business of their own. Many, of course, have to do with Internet businesses.
The one thing that these all have in common is that they boast tremendous financial rewards.
I clicked through to an offering this [...]

Don’t bother running to the bank

Many new business owners feel like the first thing they need to do when they have an idea for their new business is to run off to the bank to obtain a line of credit.
This is one of those things that I discourage people from… especially that early in the process. The reason is that [...]