Opening your own business is right now the favored selection for a lot of people in the current financial climate as worthwhile jobs become more difficult to get hold of, but before you draw your life savings and invest it in your own handyman business. What do you need to understand?
So how do you run a business? You've continually been the one who is told what to do. Now the shoe is truly on the other foot - you give the commands now. But what guidelines do you give to your employees? What indicators do you transmit? How do you realize if what you are doing or saying is the appropriate thing for your new handyman business? It was easy before...the boss spoke...and you executed what he/she said then you got remunerated at the end of the day. Having your own venture is a little trickier, if you get things incorrect now, not only will you not get remunerated (or get remunerated less), your lack of decisiveness could impact harmfully upon your employees.
Be sensible when operating your own business - for certain you aspire to make money, but not at all costs. What are the costs of business compared with just being a worker? You have more accountability to yourself, your household and employees if you have any - they are all dependent on you for their economic safety. Scary! Running your own business often means functioning longer hours and you may not make any funds from working those longer hours where formerly you may have got paid per hour/day. A guaranteed salary!
However having no financial worries is a great comfort though.
Were you one of those at school? Who's education statement said..."This one will never amount to much!" 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's the schooling going these days?"
We live on a big planet; their are hundreds of handyman businesses - but they aren't all the same; as a new businessman/woman it is your mission to run your business the best way you see fit by means of your experiences you've acquired in life so far.
Not many people start their own business - most people do not have that "daring do". The point is do you have it? Are you going to push yourself in business as well as in life?