OPINION

After working for “the man” for a number of years and saving up, you have decided to take the plunge into entrepreneurship. Congratulations. But before you tell your employer to kiss your grits you need to be aware of an important fact. If you are going to start a business you need to be able to do all parts of your business at least moderately well. That’s not to say that you won’t need help because you will. The thing is you need to know how you want all aspects of your business to be run. Otherwise, you are going to have a lot of heartaches when it comes to dealing with your business. We all know that in small start ups oftentimes the owner wears many hats. There are a few reasons for this. Money is the number one reason. Anyone who has started a small business understands that finances are often tight. You can’t depend on someone else to do any part of it for you because this may require you to waste precious funds paying the other person for their services. And the truth of the matter is, unless they see your vision it’s not only money that you could be wasting, but time and energy as well which are also important resources. Another thing to consider is that you learn by doing. At the end of the day, it is your business, no one else’s. And though they may be “an expert” in whatever it is they do, you are the expert in you.