Melissa Schuler left a full-time job to start a puppy-training business. (Michele McDonald for The Boston Globe).
2) Expand your network.
3) Lower your cost of living.
4) Be willing to do it all.
5) Consider generating supplemental income.
6) Recruit mentors, advisers, and experienced employees.
7) Let others help spread the word.
8) Don’t burn bridges. Though making a dramatic break from your full-time prison can be tempting, leaving on good terms can lead to business referrals or collaborations. (And if things don’t go swimmingly, you may need your old job back.)
9) Skimp where it won’t be noticed.
10) Project confidence. “You know what you’re doing, so act like it, and make sure you project it,’’ advises Jesse Waites. “Smile, be professional, and do the work you’ve been paid to do with a positive attitude.’’ Waites left his job as a surgery technician at a Boston-area hospital last year to start Beacon Hill Apps, which develops applications for phones.
6) Recruit mentors, advisers, and experienced employees.
7) Let others help spread the word.
8) Don’t burn bridges. Though making a dramatic break from your full-time prison can be tempting, leaving on good terms can lead to business referrals or collaborations. (And if things don’t go swimmingly, you may need your old job back.)
9) Skimp where it won’t be noticed.
10) Project confidence. “You know what you’re doing, so act like it, and make sure you project it,’’ advises Jesse Waites. “Smile, be professional, and do the work you’ve been paid to do with a positive attitude.’’ Waites left his job as a surgery technician at a Boston-area hospital last year to start Beacon Hill Apps, which develops applications for phones.
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