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I started my own business

Posted by kevinnem 10 years, 5 months ago to Business
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Well, I pulled the trigger, I started my own business. I am a surveyor, and do the surveys you would do if you where buying/selling a house.

I have done my first job, $535.00 but it was like 2 days of work, tons of driving and then I have to turn over like 300 to someone else for doing the drafting as a rush project. I am okay with that because he saved my butt, so good for him and me.

There are clearly some frustrations and problems I have to work out, but I have that first step (almost?) behind me. I am looking forward more then looking back.

My biggest concern is my ability to make my a living at doing this. Time will tell. Money is tight, stress is high.

Cheers.

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  • Posted by RikNilsson 10 years, 5 months ago
    Retired now, but remember how that feels -- go, man go. Last time I had to have a property surveyed it cost me just over $2k -- maybe you need to raise your rates?
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 10 years, 5 months ago
    Congratulations! I wish you the greatest success! I've been at it for over three decades.
    Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln were surveyors! You are in good company.
    O.A.
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  • Posted by $ jsambdman 10 years, 5 months ago
    Congratulations! It takes time to properly develop a good business and clientèle. I have started and run six businesses. My current company is now in it's 30th year. I can tell you that it took real blood, sweat and tears to make it this far. You can make it happen.
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  • Posted by jdv667 10 years, 5 months ago
    Congrats. I started my own business over a year ago and I delivered pizzas part time to bring in some cash. Not exactly what I wanted but it helped in the lean times when I was building. Good Luck
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  • Posted by net5000 10 years, 5 months ago
    Just keep overhead low and your head down. Try not to make yourself anyone's target. You should do ok. Keep your business small to avoid the looters.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 10 years, 5 months ago
    Great. If you're like most people, you'll go from excited to scared once a day. If you meet some of the people making a living doing similar things, you'll realize most of them aren't geniuses-- they just get jobs done on time within budget and they have a large network.
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  • Posted by Spinkane 10 years, 5 months ago
    Glad you made the decision. If I remember correctly you would have regretted not trying and wondering what if, for a long time. When I had kids and my wife stayed home I painted houses on the side to make ends meet. The first house I painted was for $600.00 it took two weeks and I bought the paint. That job led to all the others through word of mouth. Because I did a quality job the price kept going up, nobody complained they wanted value for value. I did it until I didn’t want to anymore. In the beginning the experience is the value. Paint houses to make ends meet in between jobs. Good Luck.
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