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Where Are You In Your Entrepreneurial Journey? Part 1

The following article is from Promotional Consultant Today

John, a man in his early 60’s, is an entrepreneur whose software company has coasted along for years. The business is growing steadily, although at a much slower pace than 20 years ago.

John is financially set for life and wants to enjoy retirement by traveling with his wife and spending time with his grandchildren. Although there’s no immediate hurry, he’s looking to cash out of his company, which is now largely in the hands of his capable daughter.

John is what Ami Kassar, founder and chief executive officer of Multifunding LLC, calls an Exiter. This is one of four types of entrepreneurs. The other three she identifies as Growers, Gliders, and Speed-bumpers, which we describe and differentiate today and tomorrow in Promotional Consultant Today.

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Becoming an Entrepreneur – Would It Make You Happy?

Become an entrepreneur - Joe SchlosserYou may think about breaking away from your boring job and setting out to build your own business and become your own boss – but would the drastic change really make you happy in the long-term?

When you’re considering breaking away and finding happiness as an entrepreneur, there are some things to think about – the advantages and disadvantages in both.

One advantage of being your own boss is that you get to set your own hours and make decisions about what you’re going to work on at any given time. But, there will also be those times when you have to be the one to do all the work, both fun and boring.

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7 Tips On Leaving Your Job

Whether you’re leaving your job based on the acquisition of a better one, starting your own business or for any other reason, there are ways to quit without slamming doors behind you or leaving a bad mark on your employment history.

Here are seven tips to leave your job without causing a tsunami and on a high note that can enhance your career:

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Joe was especially helpful to me in taking my visionary ideas and then clothing them, not just with graphics, but also in actual long range plans that could then be used to bring others into shared tasks of implementing those plans.

Zeb Bradford Long, Executive Director PRMI