The Accidental Entrepreneur: The 50 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Starting a Business

by Susan Urquhart-Brown

and money. • Myth 2: "When I'm my own boss, I'll avoid corporate politics. "Just because you're the boss doesn't mean you don't have anyone to answer to. You will have many more bosses than you ever did as an employee-bosses called "customers," "corporations," or "investors." So instead of dealing with the politics of a single company, you may have to handle the politics of twenty companies. It's up to you to stay tuned into the needs and subtleties of each company and figure out how to meet those needs if you want to continue to be retained. • Myth 3: "I'll have more free time and flexible work hours. " If you think you will have time to spend on your hobbies, play tennis a couple days a week, and schedule time off whenever you want, think again. The first few years you will most likely spend sixty

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