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Welcome to Bizinfo101 Blog! I am excited to see you here and to learn about you and your desire to start or grow a business.
Land of Uncertainty
So here we are in Wonderful 2022, and we have all had a pretty rough 2 years. Depending on where you are in the world, you have endured lock-downs, government regulations, lost wages or a lost job, and possibly had yourself or family members become sick, or worse. Perhaps you had a job that allowed you to work from home, while others required you to be constantly out in the world due to the situation. At some point, like me, you probably thought, “There has to be a better way!” Well, maybe, working together, we can find it together.
So, who am I, who is Bizinfo101, and why should you read my content?
Great questions, and a good place to start. Bizinfo101 is a dream that I have had for a while. I have watched my friends, colleagues, neighbors, and family struggle for years with jobs they disliked, that did not pay enough, and that gave them no satisfaction. Since I was able to make the change from employee to business owner successfully, I wanted to help people explore that possibility for themselves. Realizing both the cost and the benefits of this lifestyle meant that I could provide real-world information about what to avoid, what to pursue, and how to help them ease the stress, effort, and cost of transitioning their dream from hobby to income. So I launched Bizinfo101 as a tool for helping others!
WHY?
As for the WHY, I have been working for 45 years. I’ve worked minimum-wage jobs, dead-end temp jobs, and decent factory jobs that would suck the life out of anyone. I have worked as a law enforcement officer, soldier, technician, programmer, engineer, and dishwasher. I have been a lowly employee, a middle manager, and a CEO of my own company. I decided that working for others in a 9 to 5 job really wasn’t getting me anywhere. At the age of 34, I started a small electronics repair company from my home. It proved to be a good second income for my family. Not the get-rich-quick, or earth-shattering income that can make a change in lifestyle, but a steady income for steady work and an education that I have used to launch an Engineering and software consultancy company, followed by a Rental Property company.
Who am I?
As for me, my name is Carl Dickens and I am a serial entrepreneur. I am married, live in South Texas, and work just about every place else on the planet. As I write this, I am sitting in a hotel in Kırşehir, Turkey, in January of 2022, watching the snow fall outside my window. I am here working with a manufacturing customer, helping them resolve issues on their factory floor. I travel between 40% and 80% of my life and am looking to transition to 20-25% travel in semi-retirement. My greatest fear is being bored to tears in retirement, so I decided to use my experience and info to help others.
I’m delighted you decided to come along for the ride!
Carl Dickens