The emotion and belief you have for this new direction as a real and totally valid future for you... is what will "make" you or cause you to fail.

So... if you feel you stack up on "you" issue... then other major issue is...

What on Earth do I do to find right business?

Investigate... then investigate again :) Get a feel for what your options are, how viable or desirable those options are for YOUR circumstances and resources.

My experience on this was that there are some real scams and dodgy "businesses" on offer out there - and essentially - they weren't too hard to pick out.

I also found quite a number of business opportunities that required major capital (and I mean MAJOR!) and major financial inputs over probably quite a few years - just to stay afloat. I personally could not afford to operate a negative cashflow business for 6 months - let alone a number of years! It just wasn't what I could do - and unless I could do that - those businesses would never survive. Not what I was looking for...

I found that this all narrowed down field quite considerably..in fact I was starting to wonder if I would ever find what I was looking for... but I ploughed on. I learnt a few things:-:

My business needed to be based on real products or services that there was a PROVEN market for. I also had to like and feel good about them. I wanted to enjoy and be proud of what I did.

Those products/services needed to be something that required repeat business, customer longevity. In other words - I wanted good products/services that market had already demonstrated it wanted - and was actually in a GROWTH phase. I was not interested in getting into an industry that was well over its hay day. I was building for future!

I wanted something I could grow and develop into. Something I could start with resources I had (a little time, a little money, and a lot of ambition!). Something that would allow me to develop a business income around my existing obligations to start with - but which would allow me to buy back my life in chunks over time.

If I wanted to earn a lot more from a business - I understood it would not come about overnight. It was going to take some time and some learning of new skills.

That was over 18 months ago now, I found my perfect business and have never looked back.

The company was using a custom developed job tracking system and AccPac accounting. The company tired to implement Made2Manage ERP three years ago, but failed when they realized how project oriented they were and that they rarely make same item twice.

Atul Swarup, VP of Finance, was driving force behind system, leading charge to allow for a new culture to develop in company. The competitors for this account were Lilly (Infor), Epicor (Vantage), Navision, and Made2Manage. Atul spoke to five Encompix reference accounts including a visit to Weber Manufacturing in Midland, Ontario.

Encompix (www.encompix.com) has filled manufacturing software requirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. The company name reflects commitment to developing business application solutions that encompass complex areas of project-based and job-based manufacturing. Encompix provides ETO manufacturers with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results.

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