Many of us dream of giving up our jobs and working for ourselves. Being your own boss can provide the responsibility level you want as well as the incentive to perform well. Running your own business usually mean lots of hard work but the rewards can be quite tremendous.

When it comes to starting a business, many people get scared. They worry about loosing that security that their job has provided. They also worry about the risk involved in starting your own business. The risk is worth considering being that anywhere from 70-90 % of all small businesses fail in the first year.

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I’m 29 and i feel like i dont know who i am as far as work goes. I work at a publishing company, been there 4 years. We’re affiliated with a well known university. we publish products for MBA programs and training products for corporations. I was in customer service 2 yrs, got promoted, then i took a new position in the higer ed sales dept because there’s only so many places to go in cust serv. NOw i’ve been in higer ed for 2 years. I’m the sales coordinator and sometimes it feels like no gives a crap about me. The people i work with all have regions that they sell to, i basically support them with what they need and do some inside sales, but i dont get commission. Recently some new things were added to my job description, i’ll have more things that i ‘own’ rather than mainly catering to everyone else. I do basically what no one else wants to do, including event planning. I’m in school for my masters. I work with marketing also, what else could i do with this experience? Thoughts?