start a small business

I lost over 50% of my retirement in recent market disasters. Looking for a small business of some kind that will work in this economic environment. Have no clue…looking at this time.

I’ve been working in recruiting/staffing for several years now. I work in a high volume environment and don’t get to spend enough time working 1 on 1 with people on their job search, resume and interview stuff.
I’d like to set it up online in a blog/consulting type of way.

In an effort to secure some funding, i’ve officially stopped my small busienss activities. I will resume in November.

My project got rejected for sponsorship. Damnit. This could jeopardise my other funding that I was really counting on.

I can’t sell the pictures I already own. I only just found out. However, now that i have bought a new camera, I can start again. I am not too disheartened. I feel I am inching closer to my goals.

I sent in a grant application yesterday. Fingers crossed it brings some money in. There’s nothing else I can do now about it.

Meanwhile, I am muddling along on work things. Not as focussed and driven and busily planning as before but, I am ok with that and anyway i have some serious and important other demands on my time at the moment too.

This will work in the long run, cause I am going to keep on trying. It may just take a little time to get going properly.

Something interrupted my life and upset everything. I haven’t done anything for two months now. In order to get back on track I am going away for a total break, an escape and taking a bit of work with me. I hope to come home feeling motivated and ready for everything again. But i haven’t given up the business plan yet.

Ok not earning anything yet. I’ve done the course. I am on the program. And I am working. I have a significant work offer and I am working hard. This is the sort of business that is slow to get going. Most people have a day job at the same time as they are starting. With me, I can’t do both.

Anyway, I almost gave up on this goal and now its come true. Though of course its only just begun and its not over yet, so I won’t just declare it done yet.

just want to learn how to start a small busniss

I have submitted my application to the NEIS program. And today i had a long call from one of their advisors. We discussed some issues which basically was really helpful for me. It resolves some of the things i was worrying about.

For one thing i though i didn’t have enough money behind me to do this program, but now i learn that i can work on the side as well. So that is very very positive. Not that I want to but if it becomes clear that i need the extra income, I will do that.

There was some bad news too, but nothing that really surprised me or that will upset my plans too much. Just that i can’t go overseas when I hoped too. So i only have to rework my plan with that in mind and then try to maximise the results of the delayed trip. Mabye i can go for longer. Maybe i can go somewhere i hadn’t intended to as well. Lots of maybes.

Anyway its all good.