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Based on my years of experience, to start your own company, I don't think you have to be a Big Dog yourself.

But, you'd better know some Big Dogs and convince them to join your endeavor or you're failure is sealed before you start.

I don't think an effective, efficient and healthy organization can exist without at least one.

 I know poeple who are going to start a busines must  surround themselves with  the best possible people. When I had my business I wanted people around me who  were better/ The owner must be able to INSPIRE

 The only difference between them and me, I had the courage to start the business and to take the huge risk and pay huge rewards. I was successful only due to those  I had on board. Without GREAT people with GREAT attitudes you have an average or below average company that will not last.

  Great attitude + average ability = good company

 Great ability + horrible attitude= below average company

 Great ability+ Great  attitude= Tremendous company

   Larry what I have noticed with a majority of companies ,they hire office managers and managers that are highly territorial. They seem to refuse to hire people brighter than they are for fear of losing thier position to that person.These companies spend thier days spinning wheels getting no where fast. However they have many years built with the company and the owner no longer sees the real truth as to why they are not as successful as they should. They are trusting the wrong individuals and not relying on their most trusted employees or leaders of the company.

 Trust them to run the sales of the company and trust the installers but not trust them enough to help set policy makes no sense. I love where I work as our owner accepts our opinions and ideas. After careful consideration he implements the really good policy  ideas.Which normally  consists of quite a few of the suggesstions for growth

I can't really expand on the topic, Rich and you have said it all. Geez, he even threw the word "trust" in there.  Great ideas and formulas.

control over your life? Who are you kidding. I had less control over my life more responsibilities for others and their lives.My bosses were my clients and thier demands.My time was their time. Collecting on billed invoices sometimes waiting  90 days or better.

 The pluses............. I did set my own hours 16 of them in a day dedicated to working

 The pay is unbelieveable, I could and did take 8 -10 weeks a year for vacation. I had great people working with me.

 We could and did what we wanted to do entertainment wise.

 Huge house with large yard

 Did I say money.

no kidding about being the social butterfly 4-5 nights a week.

That is a good point Larry .and whydo you think they seldom get it  from working for someone else?

 I personally think they allow the company to dictate what they will make instead of  letting the companies know what  they wil pay for my services

 In my line of work ,working for someone I make more than most owners make with my base and incentives and perks

 Maybe I am a different breed I give sales jobs and incentives to my co-workers that I have sold.. I gain great satisfaction  knowing what I do and how I operate.Who knew I nam a people person and I love workign with others who  give effort and I do not mind giving them a heads up or a great  job  that has been closed.Maybe that is the problem with the sales profession they are greed driven.

There is a new think process coming to entrepreneurism today. Honesty and mini companys. Only honest value producers get hired and stay hired. They share in the profits of the busness. When you have all employees producing honest value for society everyone prospers. The value producer, the company, and the customer. Soon all companys will operate in the Neo-Think system. The dishonest will not be able to find work or turns honest and becomes a value producer. Think what Bill Gates has done to the computer industry. He has made society  millionairs with $400 computers that 10 years ago would cost millions. He did it by being honest with his company, employees, and with his customers. Take that honesty to all businesses and we all become millionairs. in everything we buy. Take that honesty to Washington and watch technology move forward at the speed of light. If society decides not to make this move to total honesty, than we don;t make it past the nuclear decision coming soon to a city or town near you.

yup this is the way to set it up rich eventually they offer partnership, what's your take on this, I got decisions to make

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rich34232 says ...

 In my line of work ,working for someone I make more than most owners make with my base and incentives and perks

  That's 180 degrees of Change we can believe in! 

Good for you Sean, keep up the good work and fantastic attitude!  Smile!

You don't even have to leave your current position to be an entrepreneur.

If you look at your job as an entrepreneur looks at their new venture, you can't help but do a much better job with what you're currently doing.

The entrepreneur's job is to do the absolute best with what little they have and unfortunately, way too many people don't act that way on the job. If you can do this, you will totally outshine anyone who doesn't.

Rich & Larry - I couldn't agree more that an entrepreneurial mindset is an essential attribute of a high achiever; however, unless you are the owner of the company you don't call the shots, so this can sometimes lead to tension with management.  I have addressed things directly with other departments, in some cases heads of those departments, and have been admonished for not going through the proper channels, i.e. layers of administrative bureacracy.  I am something of a rebel, or perhaps change agent more aptly describes me, so I've been known to be in contempt of court at times in seeking immediate and fair resolution to matters affecting the quality and delivery of our product to the client.  I suppose I'd do best either in a position of higher authority, which of courses come with greater responsibility (and I embrace this), or within a flatter organizational structure where open and direct communication is encouraged as part of the company vision.  Drawing from another forum topic here- Fear and Loathing in Management- I aspire to be a leader, not a boss.

EVERYONE's got a boss.

I'm a principal in a new enterprise and that makes the whole world my boss.

Everyone has to make the best decisions possible with the information, resources and power they have. No one has unlimited power.

If for any reason, you don't have the necessary above elements, it's your job to either get them or convince someone up the chain of command (which is easily the customer or client) that your decision is the right one. Then as a boss, you have to convince those under your charge that your decision is the proper, appropriate and correct one.

A real leader does this well. A person who's just a "boss" doesn't have a clue and all too often makes decisions on a whim, just because they're the "boss".

Most businesses fail because their so-called "bosses" carve up the pie, completely forgetting where the pie came from in the first place.

Also, EVERYONE is a boss. Just because you think you're at the end of the chain of command, doesn't mean you don't have responsibilities and have to make decisions.

I have a small sign above my desk:

        "CONGRATULATIONS! - You're your own boss"

        "NOW GET TO WORK!"