5 Ways to Start a Business Part-Time

by Brion Lau

I’ve met a number of people who think you need to quit your job to start a business venture. For most, this can be a big risk especially when you’re starting out and have not established a solid customer base and steady cash flow. Even worse, your friends and family may caution you against taking such a risk, citing familiar statistics such as nine out of every ten businesses fail in their first year alone.
Well, the good news is that you don’t necessarily need to make the switch to full-time entrepreneur immediately. Last week I found an interesting article from “Business 2.0″ talking about different ways to think about starting a business while still maintaining the security of your job during the transition. The article is called, “5 Ways to Start a Company (Without Quitting Your Day Job)”.

If you’re thinking about starting your own business venture, you may be interested in reviewing how others made the switch. For some, this can be a very good strategy to hedge against risk and help ease your transition from employee to entrepreneur.

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