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Is Starting A Business Really For You?
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The other day on the metro I picked up a free newspaper called ‘be your own boss’ — a paper entirely focused on starting your own business.
This amazed me. There are plenty of entrepreneur magazines out there, and enough free, non-specific newspapers, but seeing a free paper so exclusively focused on entrepreneurship made me realise just how huge of an option starting your own business has become.
I live in London, UK, one of the most diverse, eclectic and entrepreneur-friendly cities in the world, which undoubtedly was a large influencer in my decision to become an entrepreneur. But having been through the charged highs and the sometimes horrendous lows of trying to build your own empire, I’m offering to balance expectations.
Owning a business isn’t just tough, it’s one of the hardest things you’ll ever do.
