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Just because you can weld doesn't mean you can run a business. Plenty of people have found out the two skills are miles apart. You need to know what the goal is, are you wanting to be huge or just comfortable. The bigger you get the less time you spend doing the work and the more you spend on managing what you have. If you don't like people, can't deal with a certain entitled segment or can't stand regulations, inspectors etc. take heart, you're not alone. An advantage to doing your own thing is that if you insist on only doing you're own thing you might not get rich but you'll be alot happier. I see guys doing stuff that they really are not prepared or trained to handle and are in so deep they have to take a stab at it. That's a miserable life and most of the time they end up really frustrated. Business is hard, if it was easy everyone would be driving thier own ship. Pay heed to Tbone, he's been there and done that and smart enough to admit he messed up. I believe that along with all kinds of attributes and skills you need to really know yourself and set realistic goals. The only way to do that is to be honest and do your homework.