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Businesses To Think Twice About Starting In A Recession

Written by: Lee Lister

Article Overview: You’ve recently become unemployed and the idea of starting a business is very tempting. There are a few businesses that you should be wary of starting though. Here are a few and the reasons you should think more than once.

Businesses To Think Twice About Starting In A Recession

You’ve recently become unemployed and the idea of starting a business is very tempting. There are a few businesses that you should be wary of starting though. Here are a few and the reasons you should think more than once.

That Bar In The Sun!

During a rain soaked, wet day, it is tempting to sell up everything and set up that bar in Spain/Florida/Anywhere sunnier. You’ve been there on vacation and did not want to come back home. If you take off the sunglasses and have a good look around, you will see that the bars are open long hours and the owners are pasty white and tired. That is because you will need to work long hours and not be able to get out to enjoy that sun. These types of bars are highly competitive and the opportunity of making a profit is small. Ditto for bars near ski slopes etc.

Bed and Breakfast

The thought of letting out your spare rooms, rattling up a bit of breakfast and raking in the profits must seem tempting sometimes. First of all you are going to be subject to a whole pile of health, safety and fire regulations. Then there is the extra insurance in case you poison your guests or they fall down the stairs! You are going to need a lot more marketing than putting a vacancy sign in the window – unless you are on the sea or lake front of course. If all of this does not deter you then remember that you will be having strangers wondering all over your house breaking things and the person that says good night at 11pm is the same one that gets up at 6am to make an early breakfast for them.

Independent Consulting

This sounds a great idea – and for many, me included it is. You did need to understand that you will only be earning that great charge out rate for about 40 – 50% of the time. The rest of your time you will be chasing work. Factor in spending loads of time away, working without the support of a large company and you can see why independent consulting is only for the gifted few.

Good luck at what ever business you choose.

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