Several very good blog posts came through my Google Reader today regarding starting a business, and here I pass them on.

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One of my favorite blogs, 37signals.com posted a great article: There’s always time to launch your dream.

"I’d love to start a company / become a great programmer / write an awesome blog, but there’s just not enough time in the day!" Bull****. There’s always enough time, you’re just not spending it right.

Their closing line is one to be remembered and recited:

It’s entirely your responsibility to make your dreams come through.

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Next up, BlogTrePreneur.com posted a succinct article about Starting a Business While you are Still Employed.

The most important points from this post are:

  • You need to have your spouse and family members behind you.
  • When starting a part time business, you won’t be able to grow it as quickly as if you were running it 24/7.
  • You need to keep your current employer in mind when starting a side business
  • Do Not get so excited by beginning success that you quit your job too soon and find yourself in financial jeopardy.

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The owners of the fantastic blog FreeLanceSwitch.com started another blog, The Netsetter which will cover start ups and web business.

Four of the best articles so far are:

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Finally, my good friend at Dorm-Room-Biz.com posted two posts from a blog I have never heard of, but will be paying more attention to after reading the following articles:

Thank You to mannmitdertarnjacke for the cool icons.