Comments on: How to Decide to Quit the Day Job to Start a Business http://smallbizbee.com/index/2009/06/04/how-to-decide-to-quit-the-day-job-to-start-a-business/ We're Making a Big Deal Out of Small Business Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:56:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Should You Quit Your Day Job | Business Idea of the Day http://smallbizbee.com/index/2009/06/04/how-to-decide-to-quit-the-day-job-to-start-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-6999 Should You Quit Your Day Job | Business Idea of the Day Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:57:18 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=3975#comment-6999 [...] your business plan is put into action with the proper funding behind it as well, stated recently on SmallBizBee.com. The decision to quit your job goes a lot farther than just coming up with a good business idea. [...] [...] your business plan is put into action with the proper funding behind it as well, stated recently on SmallBizBee.com. The decision to quit your job goes a lot farther than just coming up with a good business idea. [...]

]]> By: ali mohammed http://smallbizbee.com/index/2009/06/04/how-to-decide-to-quit-the-day-job-to-start-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-6538 ali mohammed Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:54:27 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=3975#comment-6538 am planning to quit my job and start a biz, though i dont have enough capital, but i ve lost all enthusiasm for my job, this piece is interesting to me. am planning to quit my job and start a biz, though i dont have enough capital, but i ve lost all enthusiasm for my job, this piece is interesting to me.

]]> By: gas card http://smallbizbee.com/index/2009/06/04/how-to-decide-to-quit-the-day-job-to-start-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4256 gas card Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:54:43 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=3975#comment-4256 I don't know if you watch American Idol, but this post actually reminded me of an audition where the lady came in and said she was so confident about her singing and her future career singing that she had quit her job. She sung horribly of course. Then the judges called her workplace of employment and she got her job back. With that little tidbit, Id like to say that many people get overzealous about a new found business and quit their job like that. Then they end up regretting it as the new business does not work out. I have seen it happen all too often… and its important for people to know what they are getting into! -Randy I don’t know if you watch American Idol, but this post actually reminded me of an audition where the lady came in and said she was so confident about her singing and her future career singing that she had quit her job. She sung horribly of course. Then the judges called her workplace of employment and she got her job back. With that little tidbit, Id like to say that many people get overzealous about a new found business and quit their job like that. Then they end up regretting it as the new business does not work out. I have seen it happen all too often… and its important for people to know what they are getting into!

-Randy

]]> By: Should You Quit Your Day Job | Passion http://smallbizbee.com/index/2009/06/04/how-to-decide-to-quit-the-day-job-to-start-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4217 Should You Quit Your Day Job | Passion Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:13:16 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=3975#comment-4217 [...] your business plan is put into action with the proper funding behind it as well, stated recently on SmallBizBee.com. The decision to quit your job goes a lot farther than just coming up with a good business idea. [...] [...] your business plan is put into action with the proper funding behind it as well, stated recently on SmallBizBee.com. The decision to quit your job goes a lot farther than just coming up with a good business idea. [...]

]]> By: Should You Quit Your Day Job - Business Opportunities Weblog http://smallbizbee.com/index/2009/06/04/how-to-decide-to-quit-the-day-job-to-start-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4203 Should You Quit Your Day Job - Business Opportunities Weblog Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:39:02 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=3975#comment-4203 [...] your business plan is put into action with the proper funding behind it as well, stated recently on SmallBizBee.com. The decision to quit your job goes a lot farther than just coming up with a good business idea. [...] [...] your business plan is put into action with the proper funding behind it as well, stated recently on SmallBizBee.com. The decision to quit your job goes a lot farther than just coming up with a good business idea. [...]

]]> By: Tumblemoose http://smallbizbee.com/index/2009/06/04/how-to-decide-to-quit-the-day-job-to-start-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4163 Tumblemoose Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:20:55 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=3975#comment-4163 Matt, I did quit a day job that paid well, had excellent benefits including a company car and profit sharing and a lot of stability. I did it to pursue a passion and while there are times that I miss the certainty of a paycheck every two weeks, there are also times I wake up and it's 20 degrees below zero with blowing snow and I know I don't even have to leave the house. I didn't just wake up one day and decide to quit. For months, I did my 8 - 5 gig, then came home and worked until midnight or so and then from 5am until I left for my "real" job. It was tough. But it gave me a sense of what I would need to do in order to succeed. It also allowed me to get the ball rolling before leaving my paying job. I guess a side benefit was that when I left my day job, it almost felt like I was on vacation, just having to work one job! Cheers! George Matt,

I did quit a day job that paid well, had excellent benefits including a company car and profit sharing and a lot of stability. I did it to pursue a passion and while there are times that I miss the certainty of a paycheck every two weeks, there are also times I wake up and it’s 20 degrees below zero with blowing snow and I know I don’t even have to leave the house.

I didn’t just wake up one day and decide to quit. For months, I did my 8 – 5 gig, then came home and worked until midnight or so and then from 5am until I left for my “real” job. It was tough. But it gave me a sense of what I would need to do in order to succeed. It also allowed me to get the ball rolling before leaving my paying job.

I guess a side benefit was that when I left my day job, it almost felt like I was on vacation, just having to work one job!

Cheers!

George

]]> By: bizsugar.com http://smallbizbee.com/index/2009/06/04/how-to-decide-to-quit-the-day-job-to-start-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4149 bizsugar.com Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:09:15 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=3975#comment-4149 <strong>How to Decide to Quit the Day Job to Start a Business...</strong> You have a lot to think about and consider when transitioning from full time employment to starting your own business…let’s get started.... How to Decide to Quit the Day Job to Start a Business…

You have a lot to think about and consider when transitioning from full time employment to starting your own business…let’s get started….

]]> By: smallbizbee http://smallbizbee.com/index/2009/06/04/how-to-decide-to-quit-the-day-job-to-start-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4130 smallbizbee Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:44:51 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=3975#comment-4130 @Offset Online offers a lot of flexibility, and a chance to try out business ownership on your own time before you cut the umbilical cord of the day job. There is a lot of competition on line, and profits may be smaller for some ideas, but it will still give you an idea of what running your own shop is like. Thanks for coming by, Matt @Offset
Online offers a lot of flexibility, and a chance to try out business ownership on your own time before you cut the umbilical cord of the day job. There is a lot of competition on line, and profits may be smaller for some ideas, but it will still give you an idea of what running your own shop is like.

Thanks for coming by,

Matt

]]> By: smallbizbee http://smallbizbee.com/index/2009/06/04/how-to-decide-to-quit-the-day-job-to-start-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4129 smallbizbee Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:43:25 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=3975#comment-4129 @Stephen I was surprised by what I missed from my "real job". I did exactly what you say, and recreated social networks elsewhere to fill the void. Matt @Stephen
I was surprised by what I missed from my “real job”. I did exactly what you say, and recreated social networks elsewhere to fill the void.

Matt

]]> By: smallbizbee http://smallbizbee.com/index/2009/06/04/how-to-decide-to-quit-the-day-job-to-start-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4128 smallbizbee Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:42:45 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=3975#comment-4128 @josten Great, glad it helped. If you need any help working through this just let me know - you know how to reach me. Matt @josten
Great, glad it helped. If you need any help working through this just let me know – you know how to reach me.

Matt

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