Yesterday I met with a lady who runs her own Kumon Class. We talked about how hard it is to start, keep and develop our own busineses.
I mean that self-employment is a very tough, severe and hard thing to do, comparing to working for a company.
If you work for a company as an employee and make a mistake in business activity, your boss or your coworkers will help you, saying "I am so sorry." to your customers on be half of you. You are protected from some risks at the company you work for.
On the other hand, if you run your own business alone, you always have to keep facing any risks, small or big, and
If you want to start your business and develop it at your own responsibility, you need to be mentally strong and tough.
Last week one of my fellow translators quit his new career as a pro-translator even though he did this business for some years under my instructions. I thought it was bound to come.
This gentleman was not cut out for running his own business alone, I am sincerely afraid to say. [ken]