Becoming your own boss is scary, but it is also very rewarding once you get out of the way. Here are eight reasons to start your business today!
What’s the biggest difference between an employee and business owner? A business owner takes the risk and leap of faith to create a solution in the world. The idea of running your own business is exciting, but you are still debating the launch?! I get it…starting and running a business is hard work. It’s a sacrifice. It’s taking a huge risk with little to no return (in the beginning). But there are some huge rewards in being your own boss. Here are eight reasons for starting your own business.
Your business is a solution.
You will wake up every morning knowing that you are solving a problem. No matter your business or industry you are serving a purpose to people. Each day will bring you new challenges and give you the opportunity to excel.
You’re Turning your passion into profit.
While this may not be your childhood business, you are following your dreams of turning a hobby into a profitable business. You are creating a business from scratch and shaping something that will be yours forever. Not only are you leaving behind your legacy, but you are educating others around you that this can be done.
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Everyday will be rewarding.
Going to work every morning on a routine schedule and doing the same work day after day can be exhausting. It can be hard to find motivation or passion when working for someone else, knowing you have the drive to be and do so much more. Being your own boss will help to feel that void you are feeling by watching the days go by on someone’s clock.
Your schedule and lifestyle is YOURS.
Go to lunch at 11 am, stop working at 2 pm. Being the boss allows you to have the freedom to control your own time and live the life you deserve. Starting your own business removes the boss and co-workers looking over your shoulder and having to check in. Even though you’re the boss you still have to put that work in (in the beginning), but as you grow the more flexibility will come your way.
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Good-bye Uncle Sam.
Okay not really good-bye, but there are huge tax benefits for being your own boss and starting your own business today. Ensure you set your business up with an accountant to take full advantage of all the programs and savings you are eligible for.
Education, everyday, yes please!
No day will ever be the same in your business. Running your own business from scratch will require you to wear multiple hats. You will learn skills you never even thought about from HR to customer service, marketing, writing, graphic design and the list goes on and on and on. You will learn so many new skills that at the end you can probably open a new business.
You will create employment.
Starting your own business today really can make a difference. According to Forbes small businesses are creating more jobs than larger corporations. In the beginning, your business will be small, then you will move to freelancers to work on a project base, but one day you will create an opportunity for someone else; a job. How exciting to think about your passion turned business will one day employ others.
Your Value will Matter.
Being your own boss means never having to fear losing your job. Never having to worry about choosing between your career and your personal life. And best of all it means that no one can ever again tell you if you deserve a raise or title change or promotion. By starting your own business today, you determine your own worth and value!
Let’s get started on your business today!
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