Thinking about leaving your job and starting your own business?

Before you jump, you need to hear this.

In this episode of Captain’s Quarters First Class, Captain Matt breaks down the hard truth most employees, technicians, installers, and tradesmen do not fully see from the outside.

Being great at the work does not automatically mean you should own the business.

You might be an incredible installer, technician, or craftsman, but running the company means taking on sales, marketing, taxes, payroll, workers’ comp, follow-ups, customer problems, storage, insurance, pricing, hiring, and every late-night phone call after the crew goes home.

This episode is not anti-business. It is a real conversation about whether you actually want to be an entrepreneur, or whether you would be better off becoming more valuable inside the company you already work for.

Captain Matt talks about:

• Why business ownership looks sexier from the outside

• Why top-line revenue is not the same as profit

• The hidden costs employees never see

• Why amazing technicians often struggle as owners

• The difference between being an entrepreneur and an intrapreneur

• How production pay or performance pay can change your career

• Why there is nothing wrong with being an employee

• The real question to ask before starting your own business

This one is for anyone in the trades, home services, lighting, Christmas lights, landscaping, construction, window washing, or any service business who thinks they are ready to go out on their own.

Before you quit your job, make sure you know what you are actually signing up for.

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