[lyzgrace]

I know many of us plan on eventually “hanging a shingle” after getting licenses, but who here has started or is planning to start their own NON-financial business?

I’ve day-dreamed about small business ownership ever since high school and the businesses have ranged from a horse farm to a coffeehouse to a music studio to a crossfit gym to, obviously, a CPA firm. When my husband finishes school he and I will be taking over his family’s chiropractic clinic and, in addition to “hanging a shingle,” I can still very much see myself wanting to open one of my other business brain children. Just interested to see if some fellow candidates have aspirations outside of “CPA.” =)

AUD: 82
FAR: 78
BEC: 75
REG: 8/1 score release!!

[jeff]

I've been self-employed for 3 years since I quit my day job and decided to run another71 full time.

You have to plan everything out…you can't just jump. That's a mistake some people make I think and they crash.

Check out Jon Acuff's book “Quitter”

[lyzgrace]

ooOOOoo, I will definitely be ordering that. I don't necessarily agree with all of his theories, but I really admire Dave Ramsey's methods and passion for teaching financial accountability. I've been inching through his book EntreLeadership when I need study breaks, I'll have to check this one out next =) Thanks Jeff!

AUD: 82
FAR: 78
BEC: 75
REG: 8/1 score release!!

[Mirah Nirvana]

I have a small bookkeeping business which is helping me pay for my MBA. I would like to get into consulting other businesses on how to make their processes more efficient and maximizing profits; I guess that's still financial based. I'll have to keep following this thread, becoming a successful entrepreneur is my ultimate goal.

FAR: 74 (8/25/12), 63 (2/16/13), 73 (8/24/13), 75 (11/23/14) ->>>>finally
AUD: 77! (4/13/2013) lost
BEC: 77! (5/25/2013) losing...
REG: 57 (7/6/13), 49 (5/3/14), 64 (8/23/14), 68 (10/6/14) <--- 🙁

CPA before my birthday hopefully! 🙂

[Anonymous]

I own a website that sells motorcycle leather and bike bags. My husband and I also own a custom gun shop (he is a gunsmith) where he does custom work, duracoat painting, and he builds match grade 1911's. I will probably do some bookkeeping on the side in the future but I plan on staying where I am for a while (corporate)

[jeff]

I bet your gun shop is hoppin' these days.

[jeff]

I love my Sigs.

[Anonymous]

mine is a sig 😉

[lyzgrace]

Got it, thanks! Haha, I like sigs, but my wallet liked the LCP better. I've got a post-student-loan-payoff wishlist running, though 😉

AUD: 82
FAR: 78
BEC: 75
REG: 8/1 score release!!

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