Becoming my own boss

[marshalla]

Handing in my resignation today - anyone want to wish me luck or tell me it's the worst possible time to do it ?

Advice, stories, opinions welcome - please!

[M400 NBL]

Yep. Best of luck.

[JCB123]

Best of luck - but I can't say it will go well if you don't reveal what you're going to do....?

[GuinnessMK]

Good luck!

[boobles]

What you doing then?

[Landlord]

Working for yourself is fantastic and you'll hate working for anyone else again, should you ever need to.

Be prepared, however, for your two biggest headaches being money (lack thereof) and staff (assuming you'll be employing some). That said, you can do things about both... being the boss an'at.

[crofty1984]

You get to spend 50% of the day wking I hear.

[AdeTuono]

crofty1984 said:

You get to spend 50% of the day wking on here.

EFA

[stifler]

crofty1984 said:

You get to spend 50% of the day wking I hear.

Make sure your new premises have disabled toilets.

[Bolebroke]

what does EFA mean...?

you'll love being your own boss..do not make the dreadful mistake of working from home..rent a cheap office...and some blinds

[hewlett]

Why not join a PH entrepreneurial support group

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[michaeljclark]

Bolebroke said:

what does EFA mean...?

Edited For Accuracy

or more normally

Edited to take the mickey

[marshalla]

Thanks guys - for those who asked I'm leaving academia to concentrate on my other role as an expert witness in digital evidence matters. I've been doing that on and off for about 8 years so the company actually has cash in the bank to tide me over for a while.

[Ahhh Moneypenny]

marshalla said:

Thanks guys - for those who asked I'm leaving academia to concentrate on my other role as an expert witness in digital evidence matters. I've been doing that on and off for about 8 years so the company actually has cash in the bank to tide me over for a while.

you don't need a PA do you?

[marshalla]

Ahhh Moneypenny said:

you don't need a PA do you?

In best PH tradition - PICTURE first, job second

[Morningside]

Have fun...and enjoy

BTW: Its sodding hard work and your wife will hate you (till the money starts to comes in).

[Dupont666]

marshalla said:

Ahhh Moneypenny said:

you don't need a PA do you?

In best PH tradition - PICTURE first, job second

fk that.... Stats are needed first then the pic... then the PH vote out of 10... Then you can do what you want with what is left...

[davido140]

marshalla said:

Thanks guys - for those who asked I'm leaving academia to concentrate on my other role as an expert witness in digital evidence matters. I've been doing that on and off for about 8 years so the company actually has cash in the bank to tide me over for a while.

Oooh, interesting! I'd love to know more about this and how you get into doing it, I've 14 years experience in IT, the vast majority being around networking and security both in private and public sectors.

It would almost definitely be something I would like to try in a few years time.

[Ahhh Moneypenny]

Dupont666 said:

marshalla said:

Ahhh Moneypenny said:

you don't need a PA do you?

In best PH tradition - PICTURE first, job second

fk that.... Stats are needed first then the pic... then the PH vote out of 10... Then you can do what you want with what is left...

Ahhh that old chestnut, most PH people know what I look like, my picture is on my profile!

[Dupont666]

Ahhh Moneypenny said:

Dupont666 said:

marshalla said:

Ahhh Moneypenny said:

you don't need a PA do you?

In best PH tradition - PICTURE first, job second

fk that.... Stats are needed first then the pic... then the PH vote out of 10... Then you can do what you want with what is left...

Ahhh that old chestnut, most PH people know what I look like, my picture is on my profile!

I dont see the stats on there... maybe thats too much coffee coursing through the veins... damn these IBs with proper ground coffee on tap... not used to it yet when drinking the nescafe crap from the old job...