Possibly going it alone... I think I might open my own business.

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sash1

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I hope you have some business background (majored in it in college), because starting up a business is extremely hard, and most sole proprietorships fail within their first years. If have little or no business background, it may be tough. I have seen many companies started by people with no business background, but solely with a large knowlegde of the field they're going to do business in, fail miserably. Just be sure to create a good business plan and raise enough capital to start the business. And scout out your competition. Bad idea to start a new company when an estd. one is right next to you.

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isekii

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if you put alil more thought into everything, it would come out to be a great plan.

I want to open up my own golf range.
 

lokiju

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What part of FL? My roommate is doing his own thing, he does house and small office calls, basically service calls for PC issues, upgrades and building new PC's also.

Good luck to you on that, I wish I had the balls to take that leap of faith after I had gotten laid off from my last job but I simply had/have way to many monthly bills to allow myself to not have a steady pay check.

Its the American dream, I say go for it if you're able to!
 

geckojohn

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Sounds like a good idea... just try it out. Also, read the book, "E-Myth" by Michael Gerber. The best book about small business, hands down.