How to Know if Being a Business Owner is Right for You

Hardee County EDC
Aug 24, 2017 · 2 min read

In this guide, we’ve covered a broad variety of topics — from why you would want to make the step into making your freelance career into a business to getting into the nitty-gritty of legalities and paperwork. We even went into marketing and finding the people you want to work with and work for.

There’s no question that it’s a lot of work, but returning to where we started, businesses offer a lot of opportunities for growth in outreach, in profit, and in your community.

If you love your job but just can’t pick up all the projects you’re excited about by yourself, if you’d love to make your product even better. If you like new challenges, or have a new complex business model to try out. Maybe it’s time to try and start a business.

If you have no patience for tedious paperwork, or if you prefer to work alone, then maybe freelancing seems more tempting than ever, and it’s hard to blame you. You went into freelancing for a reason.

But don’t forget that businesses can become very stable modes of incoming profit and can even eventually put the paperwork and tedium aside so you can focus on what you’re truly passionate about.

The only person who can know for sure if being a business owner is right for you — is you. You know your personality. You know your resources. You know if what you do has potential for growth. You know if extra hands can make what you do even better. So don’t listen to us — you picked up this guide for a reason. Listen to your instinct as well as doing plenty of research to know if this pursuit will be rewarding for you, your profit, and the services you offer. Hopefully this guide will be the first step to a glittering new venture.

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Hardee County EDC

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The Economic Development Council (EDC) is generally the lead agency for economic development in Hardee County.

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