This mentality that one has to quit employment to start a business is completely misplaced. People seeking to venture into the business world need to know things are not as rosy as others claim. Research has shown that most businesses fail in their first attempt. Before a business picks, a business owner must be patient in building his/her business. It is advisable to first create a safe transition from employment to self employment.

The one advantage that employment gives is a fallback plan in case things don’t work out in self employment. Employment is also a source of getting capital and also a chance to network. The challenge faced with most business minded people is how to manage their business while they are at work. Ideally, a good business should run smoothly without much supervision.

The one business opportunity worth considering is affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is where a company pays their associates from every sale they make. The internet is rich with such kind of programs where you can make money without investing your cash. Affiliate companies usually have products and services which they sell through their associates. Once an associate makes a sale he/she is paid a commission.

When you sign up to any affiliate program, you are given a link which you will use to drive customers to the affiliate company. In this kind of business, you do not need to worry about after sales service thus it is easy to conduct affiliate marketing while still in employment.

I strongly believe in having several steams of income so that in case on source dwindles, the others will come to the rescue.

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