[Jewelry making - Article 00378] - Re: [Orchid] Trade success stories

[Nanz Aalund]

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Dear William,

    Working for someone else is a drag, because they can let you go for
    very unjust and manipulative reasons and then you are back where you
    started. 

    Being your own business owner can also be a drag, because unless you
    have a supportive partner, you are alone with your tail hanging in
    the wind. Long hours, no vacations, having to fulfill all the many
    business related responsibilities. If you are providing finacially 
and
    physically for children, the stress level can be overwhelming. 

    I had a successful freelance jewelry design business running for 5
    years. Then 9-11-01 happened. I couldn't imagine that a terrorist
    attack in New York would effect my business based in Seattle, but it
    did. 

    Within 6 weeks the clients I had wooed over years suddenly pulled
    their contracts citing the attacks. 18 months worth of work
    disappeared. Yikes! Luckily, I was asked to teach jewelry at a local
    college. It took about two years before my clients started coming
    back, but by then I had moved on. 

    My advise would be to find a partner who has a stable career with
    full benefits. A hospital administrator, investment banker, IS
    administrator, lawyer, or other professional to cover your household
    costs while you start your business. Of course you better get someone
    who doesn't mind you being absent a lot as you work to build your
    business. 

    I am not being cynical, this is the way that I have witnessed many
    others in our trade survive as their businesses grew over time. I 
have
    seen this work for men as well as women. Many of those who post on
    this very list employ this strategy. 

Good Luck,
Nanz Aalund
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