| Having the desire to create a home business | | | | business. You will learn valuable lessons about some |
| opportunity and being in the position to actually do that | | | | of the underside of having a business that you |
| are two different things. There are a few questions | | | | manage on your own. |
| you should ask yourself before you quit your job and | | | | Are you ready to lower your standard of living while |
| start a home business of your own. Be real with | | | | the business gets off of the ground? Home |
| yourself before you start setting things up and building | | | | businesses opportunity are great ventures but the |
| your home business opportunities. | | | | majority of small business owners start off working a |
| Take the time to ask yourself a few questions before | | | | ton and making only a little bit of profit. You should |
| you make a decision. The first thing to ask yourself is | | | | make sure that you have some type of back up |
| do you think you are ready to start a home based | | | | income to keep you a float while you build your home |
| business? Confidence will play a big part in the | | | | based business. |
| success of your home based business. You have to | | | | Are you ready for long hours that often will produce |
| believe that the home based business is worth starting | | | | no immediate profit? Working long hours at a job |
| in order for it to do well. | | | | where you are getting overtime or a steady salary is |
| Would others say that you are a prime candidate for | | | | quite different form working long hours at your start up |
| self-employment? Sometimes we can be a little | | | | home based business. You will not necessarily see a |
| overconfident about our own skills. However, when it | | | | profit from the long hours that you put in. Of course, |
| comes to whether or not you will do well with | | | | there is a bitter sweet feeling for working long hours. |
| self-employment, you need to be honest with yourself. | | | | At the end of the day, after the long hours, you will |
| Think about how you work at your current job? Are | | | | have a home based business that is yours. |
| you someone who completes tasks no matter what? | | | | Have you contacted a business coach or counselor |
| Do you work just as hard at work whether or not | | | | about your business plan? There are so many |
| your supervisor is in the office or not? If so, you may | | | | different aspects of owning your own business. There |
| have what it takes to get a home based business off | | | | are legal issues such as what type of business you |
| of the ground. | | | | want to have, the break even point for the home |
| There are other questions you should ask yourself. | | | | business opportunity, how a business loan impacts |
| Have you ever taken courses or seminars about | | | | your credit and if you need a special license or permit |
| starting and managing a small business? If you have | | | | for your business. Getting valuable advice about all of |
| not, consider doing this before you start a home based | | | | these things can help save you time and money. |