Being a business owner isn’t easy. There are amazing highs, but the lows are often quite intense as well. Somedays it feels like the problems never stop – regardless of how much success you achieve. The problems just grow, evolve, morph. So we asked business owners if they sometimes wonder what it would be like to just have a regular job and have shared some of the highlights below.

Monierica Thomas

I am overly happy to being a business owner. yes I have thought about working a job. Well let me explain why. It was the during the pandemic when my Businesses had to shut down, because they were not essential businesses. I needed income from a different source because I couldn’t provide any beauty or health services for my clients. Read more>>

Andrea Stanley

I was always taught to work hard & what i have learned now being a business owner, is work smart. Being a mother of 3 I have to maximum my time, making sure everyone gets to where they need to be & have the tools that are needed. Being able to do both work from home for myself & be a hands on mom is what keeps me going. Read more>>

Brittney Stephenson

Being a business owner is a very emotional thing. I am happier as a business owner because I own my time. As a mother, with two young children, flexibility is important, and entrepreneurship affords me that flexibility. However, I would not be honest, if I said I did not think what it would be like to have a regular job. In my corporate career, my boundaries were clear. Read more>>

Bea Porter

I am happy as a business owner, but I think often about what it would be like to go back to a regular job. There is so much pride in being a business owner. Our agency provides a much-needed service for so many other business owners. We get to help tell their stories online and are a part of their successes! I love that as a business owner, I’m able to help others build up their own business and provide jobs to our wonderful team of people. Read more>>

Cortne’ Lee Smith

We are happier as business owners. It is not necessarily easier. Every time the 1st and 15th of the month passed for the first five years of not a guaranteed check being deposited. We found ourselves looking for hourly jobs to meet ends, but we had to challenge ourselves to want to do more than meet ends. Read more>>

Crystal Bryant

I am happier as a business owner. Being my own boss is the best feeling ever. But we all have those what-if days some more than others. When I have those slow business days I surely do. I wonder the things I could be doing to secure the bag instead of sitting here waiting for someone to put an order in for graphics. Instead of giving up, I use that what-if as fuel to think of ideas to bring clients in. Read more>>

Julyen & Karen Juarez-Sigala

Just like any small business owners we have our ups and downs. We have easy days and our days of struggles but we wouldnt change what we do for anything. From where we started to where we are today, we love what we do. Happiness comes in many forms, for us our happiness comes from the pride we take in how far we have come. It has not been an easy road and there is still a lot ahead of us. Read more>>

Brianna Kilcullen

I took the entrepreneurial jump over four years ago. I was (and still am) driven by the vision and executing against it so much so that I couldn’t fathom doing anything else. That being said, as time has worn on (and if your friend group isn’t doing the same thing) it can be hard to see others buy their first and then second homes, go on vacations, have a disposable income, and more while you pour every ounce of your being into your business. Read more>>

Destiny Williams

I can say with 100% certainty that I am happier as a business owner. As someone who has worked since the age of 15, I’ve held many titles in many different lines of work. Everything from retail to education – you name it, I’ve likely done it. It wasn’t until I gave birth to my daughter that I realized the value of my role as a mother which ultimately led to my entrepreneurship journey. Read more>>

Lindsay Parkin

Yes, I love being a business owner! But I would be lying if I said it was easy, or that I don’t sometimes imagine what life would be like going back to the corporate world. I stared my career in the Wedding Industry working for a Marriott Beach Resort Hotel, and I loved my job there as well! So sometimes, the thought of going back doesn’t always sound so bad. The last time I had this thought, was when I had to decline, yet another, trip with friends. Read more>>

Alexis Chyann

Am I happy as a business owner? Fairly. Do I think about having a regular job? Often… I do not regret the decision I made to be a business owner. Looking at where I stand now and everything that the company has been through I would say that I was built for this. Does that mean I loved going through every part of the journey? No.. But it’s not always the seasons that are great that makes the company. Read more>>

Yetunde Jude

Being a business owner has its upside and downside. The upside is that I can be creative when it comes to product development, engaging customers and so forth. You don’t have anyone limiting you or requiring you to check in before executing a decision. You wear multiple hats as a business owner. You get to experience all aspects of xxxxxx. The downside is the number of hours you have to put in on a daily basis. Read more>>