The hardest part of owning your own business 18 Articles

by Rachel Stockton

"Be your own boss!" "Set your own hours!" "Answer to no one!" These are some of the "affirmations" people hold onto when they decide to go into business for themselves. There's something about working for ourselves tha...read more

by Susan Hibberd

The idea of owning your own business is very attractive to a lot of us. From childhood, we dream of owning a shop, selling cars, and of being our own boss. The dream is fantastic, but sometimes reality doesn't quite live u...read more

by Todd Pheifer

Owning your own business can be a very rewarding experience. However, there can also be some challenges, which make it easy to identify items that are the "hardest" part of owning your own business. A person who builds h...read more

by Shirley Norling

There can be a lot of pride in owning your own business, but be prepared for some of the headaches that may come along with that sense of pride. One of the hardest parts of owning your own business is just getting ...read more

by Paul Lines

From an outside point of view the response to the question, what is the hardest part of owning your own business, would probably focus around the financial aspect. It is true that one of the core elements of owning a busin...read more

by Gary Maclean

THE HARDEST PART OF OWNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS One of America's biggest promises; anybody can own his or her own business. All you have to do is be willing to work hard and have a good idea and you can own a business. Our...read more

by Daniel J. Gansle

Owning your own business is a pipe dream for many. No bosses to contend with; no two-hour commutes; and the flexibility to come and go as you please. However, owning a business may not be right for everyone; it takes time,...read more

by Lori Rieger

Single Hardest Part about Owning Your Own Business. Ask any number of business owners for a list of the problems that they encounter in owning a business and you are sure to find an ever changing flow of financial diffi...read more

by C.V.Varun

When one ventures into own business, it is imperative that one mentally, physically and financially readies oneself to tackle problems in areas like finance and money management, personnel and administration, marketing and...read more

by C.V.Rajan

The owner of a business has to mantle the role of a manager and he has to do the traditional four fold activities of a manager, namely, planning, organizing, delegating and controlling. Of these four activities, delegation...read more

by Amanda Fox

As a person that has grown up in an entrepreneurial family and that has always owned some business or another the one definitive thing I can say about it is that it is hard and that what is the hardest part often changes ...read more

by Emmanuel Osondu

I would like to begin this article by correcting a popular misconception. Most workers who earn a salary have the view that the life of a business owner is a breeze. The way they see it, the guy that runs a business of his...read more

by Patricia Gilliam

The hardest part of owning your own business is overcoming obstacles along the way, but in doing this you become a better owner for it. I think that's what makes it exciting as well. In a way, your work is never done, bu...read more

by L. Beall

Having your own business can be the most enticing thing that you can imagine. You dreamed of getting rid of the boss and having freedom to set your own hours and do just as you pleased. There is a side of owning your own b...read more

by Linda Shrigley

The hardest part of owning your own business Being the top dog in your business is not something that everyone can do. It takes a certain type of person to open, and keep a business going from year to year. The owner wi...read more

by Melissa J. Clark

There is no doubt about it, owning your own business can be an extremely rewarding experience. There are also, however, some challenges involved in most cases. The hardest part for me, as a realtor, has been financial fl...read more

by Zachary Katkin

Heavy lies the crown. Everything about a business is the hardest part. If you start off small, on a slim budget, by yourself, with no personnel you know what I mean. If you start off big, with a well financed idea, you ...read more

by Melanie Marten

Most proponents of owning your own business gush about the freedom, being home with the kids, and the money to be made. Not many explore the hard parts of owning your own business, but there are many of them. In fact, so...read more