employee for life or boss of yr own business at some point?

I would like to be an entrepreneur sometime on my life journey. I've always wondered what it would be like especially being able to achieve something of perceived significance in your life - by starting a business. It would have covered multi-facets including sales, marketing, operations, networking, cash flow and vision. Each of these would tug and pull at you from different directions; demanding a different skill and perspective while at the same time, urging you to be able to see the big picture. I thrive in that challenge. I want to know how far I am able to push myself. I wouldn't worry about not making a profit. I'd worry if I do not break even. If my business starts bleeding profusely, I'll call it quits and even that is if I have no other choice left.

Well, to answer your questions... Yes, I do. But I have no idea how or where or what to do to start one. Working for so long, and having a steady income for so long, with new commitments coming up and more responsibilities, there is a great inertia to get started. I do see myself as an employee... as to rising up the ranks or not, that is really dependent on a lot of factors. Of course being my own boss would be great! But I do not mind being an employee if there is more flexibility in the way I manage my time and work location ;) Both franchise and non-franchise are good starts, but both require some capital upfront. With a franchise, one gets a head start cos the brand and products are already established. It is a matter of working towards meeting the monthly targets and goals. Sort of like an employee, but with hard work, a better paid one with people under your payroll... IMHO 8p Starting from scratch will require more work, more time and maybe even more startup, depending on what kind of business you go into. Of course one would have to set a limit on how long one would try out a new venture. No point pouring money into a venture that is not making money. So either after X amount of time to cut losses or until money runs out in the quest to find a niche in the business world.

i think all of us wants to be a business man someday. giving orders than taking it. but for the meantime being a employee is close to reality....

As you say i'm an employee of a company. I have worked for a short time. In fact I just want to work hard and be a engineer in the future. But we have a sentence "you are not a good soldier if you don't want to be a leader". So I want to have an own business in the many years later. LOL.......

hehehe, i'm a lazy person so will remain as a employee for the rest of my life i treasure my free time and will not give it up for anything in the world have you heard of the story about the fisherman and entrepreneur? one day an entrepreneur went to a fishing village and saw a fishman walking home with his catch ent: that's quite a good catch. you going home to drop the fishes before going out sea again? fish: thank you. it's been good these few days and i'm going home for the day ent: but if you go out to sea again you can catch more fish? fish: why would i want more fish? ent: then you can sell them for more money and use the money to buy another fishing boat. fish: and what would i do with the extra fishing boat? ent: look, you can employ some workers to man the extra fishing boat to catch more fishes. then with more money buy more fishing boats. soon you'll have a fleet of fishing boats and you'll be earning a lot of money! fish: and what would i be doing with the money? ent: then you can retire, spend the afternoon with your wife and children, have a long lunch and take a stroll after meals. maybe a siesta in the afternoon or some activities. fish: but i'm already doing that. why would i need more money to do what i am already doing? this story is like a slap on the head to me yes, money can never be enough but there's only so much time better to take a balance between having enough and still have time to spend it rather than having a lot but no time to spend it :) the above is just my lazy excuse... hahaha