Comments on: 3 Traps to Avoid When Starting Your Own Small Business http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/3-traps-to-avoid-when-starting-your-own-small-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-traps-to-avoid-when-starting-your-own-small-business Articles, Tips and Resources for Managers and Owners of Small Companies. Because There is a Difference. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:21:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eric_Rudolf http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/3-traps-to-avoid-when-starting-your-own-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Eric_Rudolf Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:26:14 +0000 http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/?p=17#comment-247 Hi Shalon: You make some GREAT points. For whatever reason, over the years various entities (media, professional speakers, life coaches, mentors, etc.) have been beating this "Chase Your Dream--Work for Yourself!" drum, without taking any time to also explain the multitude of downsides, risks and traps that also exist. You speak as if you have definitely been there before ;-) Thanks for writing, and good luck! - Eric - Hi Shalon:

You make some GREAT points. For whatever reason, over the years various entities (media, professional speakers, life coaches, mentors, etc.) have been beating this “Chase Your Dream–Work for Yourself!” drum, without taking any time to also explain the multitude of downsides, risks and traps that also exist. You speak as if you have definitely been there before ;-)

Thanks for writing, and good luck!

- Eric -

]]> By: Shalon http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/3-traps-to-avoid-when-starting-your-own-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Shalon Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:54:21 +0000 http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/?p=17#comment-232 Great post. And it speaks directly to my annoyance with so many people and their "fairytale" mentality. I think many small businesses fail because the owners just don't realize HOW much work it is going to be, how much time they will spend getting it started and growing it into a successful endeavor. They subscribe to the Disney version of owning your own business...being the boss and having all the little birds and mice happily singing and doing the work for you and everything just falling into your lap. Meanwhile successful companies have the owner realizing they will be doing the dirty work, that they actually ARE Cinderella, and that there is no fairy godmother to come magically make it all work! :) Shalon Great post. And it speaks directly to my annoyance with so many people and their “fairytale” mentality. I think many small businesses fail because the owners just don’t realize HOW much work it is going to be, how much time they will spend getting it started and growing it into a successful endeavor. They subscribe to the Disney version of owning your own business…being the boss and having all the little birds and mice happily singing and doing the work for you and everything just falling into your lap. Meanwhile successful companies have the owner realizing they will be doing the dirty work, that they actually ARE Cinderella, and that there is no fairy godmother to come magically make it all work! :)

Shalon

]]> By: Eric_Rudolf http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/3-traps-to-avoid-when-starting-your-own-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Eric_Rudolf Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:22:00 +0000 http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/?p=17#comment-187 Thanks for the comment, Anderson. We'd love to see you back here again soon! - Eric - Thanks for the comment, Anderson. We’d love to see you back here again soon!

- Eric -

]]> By: Anderson Curry http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/3-traps-to-avoid-when-starting-your-own-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Anderson Curry Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:35:54 +0000 http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/?p=17#comment-186 Great post Eric.. Anderson.. Great post Eric..

Anderson..

]]> By: Eric_Rudolf http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/3-traps-to-avoid-when-starting-your-own-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Eric_Rudolf Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:52:09 +0000 http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/?p=17#comment-148 Agreed! A few hours of surfing the web or talking to a current business owner can go a long way. I think in many cases, people don't do the research because they truly do not want to discover that their idea might not be feasible. Thanks for writing! - Eric - Agreed! A few hours of surfing the web or talking to a current business owner can go a long way. I think in many cases, people don’t do the research because they truly do not want to discover that their idea might not be feasible.

Thanks for writing!

- Eric -

]]> By: Robert Rogers http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/3-traps-to-avoid-when-starting-your-own-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Robert Rogers Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:20:25 +0000 http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/?p=17#comment-147 A little research goes a long way when starting a business. It gives you the foresight necessary to try to build something successful. A little research goes a long way when starting a business. It gives you the foresight necessary to try to build something successful.

]]> By: Cory http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/3-traps-to-avoid-when-starting-your-own-small-business/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Cory Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:15:53 +0000 http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/?p=17#comment-144 All 3 are very common factors in small business, and a huge factor in why most fail. Starting a business is just not as easy as some people make it seem. Sure, I guess some can be easy, but most are tedious work, and people realize that once they actually set out to make that dream a reality. All 3 are very common factors in small business, and a huge factor in why most fail. Starting a business is just not as easy as some people make it seem. Sure, I guess some can be easy, but most are tedious work, and people realize that once they actually set out to make that dream a reality.

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