A Few Hard-Won Lessons on Being Self Employed

Brass Tack Thinking - A Few Hard-Won Lessons on Being Self Employed

If you’ve worked in the cube farm for the better part of your career, or even if you’ve lucked out with the awesome office, making the move to self-employment can feel like the ultimate break for freedom. FINALLY, you aren’t beholden to anyone but yourself. You’re your own boss, you make the rules, you’re responsible [...]

How Do You Afford To Start A Business?

How Do You Afford To Start A Business? - Brass Tack Thinking

My current firm, SideraWorks, is my second adventure into owning a company and being in business for myself. Whenever that comes up in conversation, at an event or something else, I inevitably get asked “how” I did it. By “how”, some people mean the particulars of setting up a company or finding a partner or [...]

When I Won’t Give Away What I Know

When I Won't Share What I Know - Brass Tack Thinking

It absolutely invigorates me that this is really and truly the age of the entrepreneur, the era when anyone can be nearly anything they want and that businesses can be started with a few hundred bucks, an idea, and a blog. I think it’s disrupting business as we know it for the better, and I [...]

What I Learned From Quitting My Job…Twice.

What I Learned By Quitting My Job...Twice - Brass Tack Thinking

I’ve quit my job twice in the last five years, both times to work for myself. The first time, I might have changed a few things. The second time, I had a much better plan of attack and an idea of what I was getting myself into. Both times, it took lots of deep breaths, [...]