10 Reasons to start your own business

by Yusuf Mahomedy on February 28, 2011 in Business, Jobs & Money with 5 Comments Tweet

Here are ten reasons why you should start your own business:

1. Because it is never too early to start
2. Take control over your life, you own and control the business
3. Loads of support from government and private sector to academic institutions & other entrepreneurs
4. Unforgettable journey – you won’t ever be the same again
5. Make a difference and make money
6. The tax man is in your corner
7. Start from your bedroom, work in your pyjamas
8. Flexible working hours and cool lifestyle
9. Build an online empire, technology puts the power in your hands
10. You may just succeed.

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Yusuf Mahomedy

Yusuf Mahomedy (CA(SA), AdvTax) is the founder of Worksucks – Make Work, Work. We assist organisations to engage talent for bottom line results and individuals to create their career success. Visit Work Sucks.

5 Comments on "10 Reasons to start your own business"

1. sue says:

   February 28, 2011 at 9:55 am

   Hi there IMod, Yusuf. Great reasons to start your own business, I started a new blog – Its work but it definitely doesn’t suck.

   cheers
2. sue says:

   February 28, 2011 at 9:57 am

   Hopefully one day my blog can become “work” lol
3. Chris M says:

   February 28, 2011 at 12:59 pm

   Thank you for your comment sue, good luck with your blog.
4. naeem says:

   February 28, 2011 at 1:05 pm

   great points but not a fan of this happy clappy positive points stuff.

   Dont be fooled, running a business is HARD WORK. thinking you can chill at home in your living room twittering about how you ‘inbox zero’ and crap like that is a surefire way to failure.

   And no matter what online marketers tell you, theres thousands of ‘off line’ business opportunities in Za. Sure having a website and strong presence helps. Point i’m making, not all businesses need to be online businesses.
5. Chris M says:

   February 28, 2011 at 11:17 pm

   I have to agree with you Naeem, as more people move to online ventures, so do more offline venture opportunities open up and I think a lot of people miss this point. To make a lot of money online, you really need to be excellent, simply because it’s such a competitive space. Not to say that offline ventures are easier, but they’re different and more people are able to offer great advice.

   You agree Naeem?