What even is a “regular” job? Semantics aside, the heart of our question is about those moments when the stress of entrepreneurship is mounting – do you ever sit back and wonder what if you had just been working for someone else, what life would have been like without all the stress?

Walter Maciel

Being my own boss and running my own business has been an enjoyable and rewarding experience. I started my business nearly 19 years ago and opened my contemporary art gallery 18 years ago on March 18. Read more>>

Carmen Sturniolo

Excellent question. I certainly have balanced and weighed this question before. The first time this crossed my mind was when my first daughter was born – could I be there enough and give my wife and family the support they deserve; Read more>>

Dietrich Nissen

I love being the owner of Inherited Stories®. I wake up happy everyday because I get to develop and run a business that’s dedicated to loving and recognizing the value of other people. Read more>>

Cecilia Winter

I am definitely happy being a business owner. Like any business owner, this job comes with trials and tribulations. I often think about getting a “regular job” but nothing makes me more happy than working for myself, and being my own boss. Read more>>

Radie Steiner

The short answer is yes. I know I am meant to be an Entrepreneur. Do I wish I had steady income? ABSOLUTELY. But the alternative is that I would not be fulfilling my purpose and that is not an option. Read more>>

Courtney Colleary

I’m in my happy place when being a business owner. I’ve always made a joke that I would rather live in my car before working a 9-5 job and the joke became a reality at one point in my life. Read more>>

Stefany Elliott

can’t imagine ever working for someone else ever again. I could, for a hot second, during the pandemic. There was so much uncertainty about the world, and more specifically about the hospitality industry. Read more>>

Jackie Nees

I am 100% happier as a business owner. I’ve worked many jobs in my life and had very few that I actually enjoyed. I always felt like I didn’t fit in. I wanted to advance in the work I was doing, but was told I didn’t have the right experience or education, even though I had great ideas and the skills to execute them. Read more>>

Charlene Clifford

Before owning my business, I had a corporate full time job at a fortune 500 company. I actually loved my job. I didn’t start a business with hopes to leave it or to pursue the business full time. Read more>>

Charmain Bertram

Owning a business in fashion has never been particularly easy. Especially when the core of the company philosophy is environmental consciousness and ethical labour. Read more>>