Opening your own business is at the present the chosen choice for loads of people in the present fiscal climate as gratifying jobs become more difficult to stumble on, nevertheless before you use your life savings and invest it in your own carpentry and joinery business. What do you need to know?
Having your own venture means you are no longer the one who takes the instructions (or shouldn't be); by all means be a nice boss take note of your workers (if you have any), take note of their opinions and reflect upon the information they give to you. Now it is your duty as the boss to collate this information and put plans into action..."failing to plan is planning to fail."
This is finally it; you've completed the jump and you're running your own business. This is the time when you need to really focus on what you want for your business and your way of life. Try to keep the two separated as much as possible...this can be really problematical for a large amount of people in particular if you now work from home a lot. Remember nonetheless the whole point of working for yourself is to better your life in it's entirety. Don't let the new business be "An Albatross around your neck"...it is there to get you the rewards you have always wanted.
However the large bank balance helps!
Were you one of those at school? Who's school statement said..."Nothing good will come out of this person!" What a sensation that would be to go back into your old school and say to your old teacher - "look I'm running my own business now - how is the lessons going these years?"
Citizens have different reasons for fitting into the mold of an an industrialist - we are not the same; and as such you will doubtless aim to do business in a more improved way than you have seen shown by other bosses in previous jobs you have had.
Hardly any people start their own business - most people do not have the knowledge. The point is do you have it? Are you going to drive yourself in business as well as in life?