Find a local lawyer and pay for an hour of their time to cover anything legal (it’s worth it).

From the business side, have a way to process payments (Stripe, Paypal, etc.) Something that makes sense for the customers that you want and makes it easy for them to pay you. Start advertising (letting people know you are “open for business”), marketing (getting people interested in working with you), and selling. When you make a sale, do a good enough job to get people to tell others about you (positively).

You’ll figure the rest out as you go.

Find a local lawyer and pay for an hour of their time to cover anything legal (it’s worth it).

From the business side, have a way to process payments (Stripe, Paypal, etc.) Something that makes sense for the customers that you want and makes it easy for them to pay you. Start advertising (letting people know you are “open for business”), marketing (getting people interested in working with you), and selling. When you make a sale, do a good enough job to get people to tell others about you (positively).

You’ll figure the rest out as you go.

Nonprofits are usually understaffed and many need technical expertise. Look for nonprofits in your area and reach out to them directly or look for companies that provide services for them.

Nonprofits are usually understaffed and many need technical expertise. Look for nonprofits in your area and reach out to them directly or look for companies that provide services for them.

Short answer - yes

Things to consider

• How are you defining success (revenue, profit, # of employees, valuation, reputation, fulfillment, etc.)?
• Are you solving a problem or doing something that you like/are good at?
• Do you know how to structure, build, and grow a business?
• Are you “good enough” at product/service, marketing, sales, fulfillment, operations, management, etc.?
• How much cash flow will you need?
• Will you keep going when it gets boring?
• Why do you want to start a business?

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It is possible and many people have done it/are doing it. A lot more people underestimate what it takes and quit.

Being an employee and being a business owner are very different and require very different skill sets.

The best way to find out is to do it and see what happens.

Short answer - yes

Things to consider

• How are you defining success (revenue, profit, # of employees, valuation, reputation, fulfillment, etc.)?
• Are you solving a problem or doing something that you like/are good at?
• Do you know how to structure, build, and grow a business?
• Are you “good enough” at product/service, marketing, sales, fulfillment, operations, management, etc.?
• How much cash flow will you need?
• Will you keep going when it gets boring?
• Why do you want to start a business?

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It is possible and many people have done it/are doing it. A lot more people underestimate what it takes and quit.

Being an employee and being a business owner are very different and require very different skill sets.

The best way to find out is to do it and see what happens.

What kind of financial guidance are you looking for (i.e. how to track your business finances, how to get investors/raise money, how to grow your business, how to sell your business)?

Or are you looking for guidance on how to build a small business? Finance is definitely a big piece but there are many other pieces.