Big Step

sweetdulce

Shared on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 11:18
Today we are putting a contract on the business I'm interested in buying. The banker guy says it's a good deal, and the guy selling it came down some on his price. Dad (also my business partner) told me to start thinking in "boss mode" and in a week and a half or two (if everything goes as planned) I'll need to come up with my two weeks notice at my current job.

Two weeks notice. Weird. On October 22nd, I will have been at this job for 4 years. So almost 4 years to the date, I'll be out of here, and no longer an office slave/graphics/business director, hopefully soon I'll be a business owner/graphic designer. With as much stuff as I do around here, the list is nearly endless, they are going to have much fun finding someone to replace me. The one thing that I will miss about this place is my 6 month bonus which is 1% of profit, usually $2000 or more, and that's it. Hopefully everything will be worth it, and will work out as planned.

And, I'm just a tad nervous.

Oh, and a bonus to buying the business - I get to go to Florida for 2 or 3 weeks to get "trained"

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PoltegIce's picture
Submitted by PoltegIce on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 13:37
Way to GO!
supergg2k's picture
Submitted by supergg2k on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 11:29
Congratulations and good luck!
gigatrix's picture
Submitted by gigatrix on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 11:31
congrats. That's the direction I'm going in as well, although you seem further down the road than I do. I only have an associates in Graphic Design, I'm working on a business degree to gain some clout before heading out into that realm.. as of right now I'm still a cubicle monkey, churning out graphics for a company that completely stifles creativity.
FatBastard's picture
Submitted by FatBastard on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 11:45
Thumbs up for those gorgeous eyes, and not in a stalking way either.
sweetdulce's picture
Submitted by sweetdulce on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 11:50
Thank you! Good thing about this business is that it's been here for almost 20 years, and it has an established client list. If it weren't for those two things, I wouldn't have been as interested in it. I started out my bachelor's degree in graphic design, but I wanted out of school faster than that, so I did general studies with an emphasis in business/human resources. Probably going to go back and get my masters in business. Yeah, pretty much all I get to do here is simple text and simple logos for promotional products. Every once in a while we'll have something creatively challenging come in, but not often. My other time is spent answering phones, placing orders, and fielding email. Not my ideal job.
sweetdulce's picture
Submitted by sweetdulce on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 11:50
lol thank you!
wilderz's picture
Submitted by wilderz on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 12:08
Congrats and good luck with the biz! Where in Florida are you going? My wife and I live in Sarasota.
sweetdulce's picture
Submitted by sweetdulce on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 12:13
Thank you! I believe, Sarasota. Not 100% sure yet.
SUPimp's picture
Submitted by SUPimp on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 12:38
Congrats, my wife and I live just north of Wilderz in Bradenton. If you are down this way, we all should get together for dinner or something.

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