31/05/2026
As mentioned yesterday its been 2 years now since i have been running my business Cedric Create. With GOD's blessing I never had a week where I didnt have any work. Also a big thanks to all those who have been supportive since the beginning by sharing my posts and recommending me. They will recognise themselves..
Running your own businesss isnt a easy as people think. There are loads of advantages but also loads of disadvantages yet I love my work and couldnt be more thankful for it.
Would like to put few tips for those out there whos planning on starting any type of businesses.
Advantages : your start/finish whenever suits you as long as it suits the client.(which is great specially if you have kids), You price the job yourself(which means nobody than you is making money with your hard work), You work at your own pace(nobody on your back) as long you complete the job. You decide when you want to take on job or not so decide when you are off or working. You make much more than you would be making in a company doing the same job. You have the satisfactory of seeing the finish product of your work and the happiness of your clients.
Disadvantages : You feel like you are constantly on duty having to go see clients on spare time, prepare invoices, do your marketing and get materials organised for the job.
You feel like you get much more support from strangers than A LOT(not all) of family members or friends as many strangers(previous clients) are the ones out there sharing your posts,tagging you and recommending you. So dont have too much expectations from ALL your close surroundings.
Being a one man company can make you sometimes feel alone as your work yourself and deals with everything yourself with nobody to talk to and just get on with your work.(somrtimes these wee chats with clients helps).
Christmas/New year can be a bit hard mentally as you see many of your surroundings organising for christmas or Newyears night out with work colleagues and friends from work but you cannot get any of that since you are a one man company and it does makes you feel lonely somehow.
These are my personal experiences and i know its not the same for everybody running their businesses so hopefully it helps before taking any big decision
