Comments on: Why Do You Own Your Own Business? http://www.roundpeg.biz/2009/09/small-business-5/ Helping Small Business Become Big Business Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lorraine http://www.roundpeg.biz/2009/09/small-business-5/comment-page-1/#comment-2548 Lorraine Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:29:22 +0000 http://www.roundpeg.biz/?p=3244#comment-2548 Tricia, Some days are worse, but hopefully most days are better. And I wouldn't trade being on top of the food chain. ... Tricia,
Some days are worse, but hopefully most days are better. And I wouldn’t trade being on top of the food chain. …

]]> By: Tricia Meyer http://www.roundpeg.biz/2009/09/small-business-5/comment-page-1/#comment-2547 Tricia Meyer Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:16:20 +0000 http://www.roundpeg.biz/?p=3244#comment-2547 I wanted to get out of my work what I put into it. When I was working for a big company, I got paid the same no matter how much I worked or how creative I was. And often the harder I worked, the more I was hassled for making other people look bad. I guess it wasn't even all about the money. It was about knowing that no matter what I did, I was just a number to someone up the food chain from me. If they told me to fire employees, I had to fire them. If they told me to hire, I had to hire. There wasn't much logic to any of it because they were too far removed from the day to day operations. Now I'm smack dab in the middle of all of it (for better or worse...and some days are worse!!). I wanted to get out of my work what I put into it. When I was working for a big company, I got paid the same no matter how much I worked or how creative I was. And often the harder I worked, the more I was hassled for making other people look bad. I guess it wasn’t even all about the money. It was about knowing that no matter what I did, I was just a number to someone up the food chain from me. If they told me to fire employees, I had to fire them. If they told me to hire, I had to hire. There wasn’t much logic to any of it because they were too far removed from the day to day operations. Now I’m smack dab in the middle of all of it (for better or worse…and some days are worse!!).

]]> By: Lorraine http://www.roundpeg.biz/2009/09/small-business-5/comment-page-1/#comment-2540 Lorraine Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:42:52 +0000 http://www.roundpeg.biz/?p=3244#comment-2540 Alex, I really understand. Most marketing firms do not operate the way we do. They are not going to change, and neither am I! - Also, I really like being in charge Alex, I really understand. Most marketing firms do not operate the way we do. They are not going to change, and neither am I! – Also, I really like being in charge

]]> By: Alex Conner http://www.roundpeg.biz/2009/09/small-business-5/comment-page-1/#comment-2528 Alex Conner Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:34:37 +0000 http://www.roundpeg.biz/?p=3244#comment-2528 I started my business because of a few reasons. First, most of the people who do IT just don't get it - and that's not a pun. Most IT Service Providers either understand the business justification of a tool, or understand how the tool works, but very few actually take the time to do both. This leads people to buy more tools then they need, and typically still leave them using the wrong tool anyway. Secondly, I really wanted to have more control over the work I did and the way I did it :-) I started my business because of a few reasons. First, most of the people who do IT just don’t get it – and that’s not a pun. Most IT Service Providers either understand the business justification of a tool, or understand how the tool works, but very few actually take the time to do both. This leads people to buy more tools then they need, and typically still leave them using the wrong tool anyway.

Secondly, I really wanted to have more control over the work I did and the way I did it :-)

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