June 27, 2007
| Category: Business Advice, Graphic Design Skills
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The majority of people that become entrepreneurs either start right out of school when there’s no pressure yet about holding a regular job, or they fall into a lump of startup capital. Right. Which leaves the other most common process of becoming an entrepreneur: easing into it while holding down a part- or full-time job, or being a stay-at-home parent.
It’s by no means an easy process, but it can be done. Michelle Anton at Weekend Entrepreneur offers twelve very useful tips to both make efficient use of your time and to stay under the radar. The latter is important so that co-workers don’t get jealous and that you don’t jeopardize your job. It doesn’t matter that your side business may not be earning anything yet. There may be just one small-minded coworker unable to pursue their own dreams, but they are enough to give you grief, even get you fired.
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