Wow, some solid advice from the members. I left a great sales job to start my own program 12 years ago. Just me and my girlfriend(now wife) taking on corporate Canada. I won't lie to you there were a lot of times we looked at each other and said what have we got ourselves into? But after many and I mean many long hours in the first couple of years we could see a little light at the end of the tunnel. As mentioned, please make sure you have a solid business plan and see if you can find a mentor through a business association or somebody in your field to help steer the ship. Good luck with whatever you decide. No risk, no reward!
Cheers,
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