See a lot of home run threads and getting started/new idea threads, but I’m wondering how many entrepreneurs have “sort of” made it here?
I’ve been building a small business marketing agency for around a decade. We’ll prob do around 600k this year but no real profit (long story, working on it). I get paid 6-7k as a salary kind of like a normal job I guess.
Started doing some additional consulting work last year to make more money while we restructure the agency business model and now make about 6-7k/mo there as well.
I’m healthy, good marriage, generally doing well. But work is a lot, battling burnout, have a few regrets, etc. Not perfect but not terrible either.
Anyone else feel like their business aspirations have led to a life that kind of plays out more like you have a normal job give or take, vs the big fail / multimillion dollar exit dichotomy that is usually presented?
I’m doing ok. Own two businesses. One permanent makeup studio that I run myself and started 6 and a half years ago that will bring in about $400k this year with probably $300k profit and a food truck that isn’t making a profit yet that my husband runs. We are starting up an eclectic home decor social media page for affiliate marketing this year as well that I predict will be a hit. Trying to get a little bit more passive income this year. But, just like you, burn out is so real. I have about 100k in savings and investments, but at this point I wouldn’t call my endeavors a huge financial success, just enough to possibly be able to retire someday and live a comfortable life.