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?

  • PositiveSpare8341@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’ve been in business a year and a half and I am profitable. On paper very profitable, as far as trying to support a family, not as profitable as I need.

    I’m in the process of bringing team members on. I have my first one started and I’m looking at another one right now. I’m successful enough for the time being but I think there’s a lot of upside coming. That being said, I’m always toying with getting a part-time job or something