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?

Adri Gonzalez

Being a business owner is genuinely such a fulfilling role. The freedom to pursue my creative passion while steering my own ship is incredibly rewarding. It’s a lifestyle and career path I wouldn’t trade for anything else. Read more>>

Amelia Quaye

This is an interesting question, but for my answer to make sense, I’ll share some backstory: In my earlier twenties, I found my passion in entrepreneurship but at the time I had a full time job as a teacher and no business plan, much less a viable idea. Read more>>

Lineka Michelle

I am very happy as a business owner! I use to think about getting a regular job years ago and even had a job for a while last year but i let it go because my passion for my business was strong i just need to focus Read more>>

Shukan Kanuga

As a small business owner in health-care space, you find yourself wearing various hats. For example, office manager, HR manager, marketing director, an untrained accountant, Read more>>

Lindsay Matthews

From a young age I knew I wanted to run my own business, I just wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. Fast forward many years, I am a proud business owner of an amazing acupuncture clinic for 13 years now. Read more>>

Ronier Golightly

Being a business owner has its ups and downs. It’s rewarding to see an idea or product you created become accepted by customers that you don’t personally know – customers that are family/friends doesn’t always allow for you to know if you have a real product that will work. Read more>>

Amy Jah

I was a terrible employee! Because for every job I had I saw no long-term benefit for myself or my family. There was no motivation for me to dedicate my life to a company I had little vested interest in. Read more>>

Travis Borkenhagen

One of the best decisions I have made in my life has been, starting my own business. For myself, I’ve never had to contemplate what it would be like if I had taken a traditional role with an employer. Read more>>

Silvana Carranza

I’m more than happy as a bussines owner, I stoped thinking about having a regular job just a few years ago to be honest. I thought about going back to a regular job when I was starting a whole new business again here in a new country, Read more>>

Rashawna Adams

I am happier as a business owner. I wasn’t always. It was last year, i bought my 15 head embroidery machine. Omg i was so stressed and determined at the same trying to learn how to work this machine. Read more>>

Mary Dealy

I have never felt happier or more fulfilled in my work like as I do as a small business owner. While it is certainly not the easiest job I have ever had and definitely pushes me out of my comfort zone, Read more>>

Stefano Romanello

Running your own business takes equal parts ignorance and determination. Not ignorance about how to run a business, but ignorance about how much work and time it takes to make a business successful. Read more>>