Free: Keep Your Job, Build Your Business
I Kept My Full-Time Job for 8 Years While Building 3 Businesses
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The short version of my story
2013Started planning a nonprofit animal rescue while working full time.
2016With a baby and another on the way, I didn't quit. I took a work-from-home accounting job and kept my 40 hours.
2018Opened my first dog boarding business, still working full time.
2020COVID hit. My job income covered payroll and overhead until the business recovered.
2021Three boarding businesses, a nonprofit and a vet clinic opening. That's when I left my job.
What's in the free guide
- Why keeping your job is a strength, not playing it safe
- A 30-day test before you invest real money
- Finding the time: what the building years really take
- Money rules while you're still employed
- Signs it's working, and signs it isn't
- How I decided when to step back, and how to find your own number
No pipe dreams. Just the practical path that worked for me.
— The Practical Founder