The uncertainty of entrepreneurship causes many entrepreneurs to put off starting their business. For others, losing a job or other economic hardships push them starting their businesses earlier than expected. In our conversations with thousands of entrepreneurs we’ve seen so much variety in when, how and why people started their business and so we wanted to share a wide variety of views and reflections on the question of whether these folks wished they had started sooner or waited longer before starting their businesses.

Evelyn Toro

If I could go back in time, I do think I would’ve started my business sooner… but I also believe with all my heart that God’s timing is perfect. I officially launched my photography business in November of 2022. At the time, I was a stay-at-home mom, fully in the thick of raising little ones and figuring out who I was outside of just being “Mom.” What really sparked it all was my time serving on the creative team at our church. That season taught me so much about capturing moments with intention, creating with purpose, and showing up with heart. I had no idea at the time, but God was laying the foundation for what would eventually become this business I love so much. Read more>>

Krysta Stoddard

If I could go back in time, I wouldn’t start my business any sooner—or later. I would start it exactly when I did, even if it didn’t look perfect on paper. I launched my first business, Golden Hour Events, after my own wedding and shortly before my divorce. I was newly married, in a season that felt like it should be the start of everything… and yet everything I thought I had built was quietly unraveling. I was grieving the end of something, and yet—birthing something entirely new. Read more>>

Lisa Lee And Nick Wong

We often talk about how we started our business right on time at the ripe age of 40. While the exact reasons between the two of us are different, they all trace back to using the time we had wisely to answer a few fundamental questions: who we are, what kind of life we want to lead, and what we want to contribute to this world. Read more>>

Freya

I remember the first time I wanted to start a business and do grand things. I expressed my goals for the future and what I wanted my life to look like to somebody I thought I was close with, and they told me that I should just be OK with being average.  Read more>>