I won't go out and say owning a business is fun. It is hard work which requires both dedication and commitment. Still, business ownership has its rewards. These rewards can be anything from bringing in your first client, to showing the first ever quarterly profit, to meeting your growth goals, to knowing you have helped people reach goals of their own. I remember all of these achievements. The hardest was meeting the first ever quarterly profit. It was a grand total of $7.00. Hey, you have to start somewhere.
What I have found most rewarding is the satisfaction that comes from knowing you built something on your own. Everything about this business has my fingerprints on it. I designed the marketing materials, investment strategies, developed the procedures that guide daily operations, the technology set up, and much more. I did it all. I am not saying it was easy. It wasn't. However, I can now look back and say "I built this"!!!
As I enter the seventh year, I would like to thank everyone who has encouraged and stuck by me.
