Hello, glad to be here!

[CCAdamson]

Hello all. I recently discovered this site by accident. I was doing a little research to find some answers and up popped this site. After looking it over I thought it would be great to join.

I am in the beginning stages of starting my own business, I will be in consulting. My business will focus on HR, general business, and safety consulting as well as Executive and Life Coaching.

Like so many other stories out there, I have worked (still do) in corporate America and it is mind numbing sometimes to deal with office politics, conniving unions, and nepotism. Like so many I decided it was time to jump off the hamster wheel and go out on my own. While I haven't 100% jumped yet the ground work is being laid and I am planning to be out on my own soon.

I hope that I can network and meet other like minded individuals who own and operate their own small businesses and share a passion for success.

[Harold Mansfield]

Welcome to the forum.

Just curious, what were you searching for when you found us and was what you found helpful?

[CCAdamson]

I was searching "Questions to ask before starting a business" that lead me to another site and the article prompted me to visit the SHRM web site and I thought "Hmmm I wonder if there is a general business forum like the HR one SHRM has?" I did a search and there you were.

So it wasn't totally by accident but I didn't have a forum like this in mind to start.

[vangogh]

Welcome to the forum CC. Interesting way to find us. Then again no matter how you found your way here would have been fine with us. I hear you about the corporate world. Many of us here have dealt with the same thing. It's the main reason I own my business. That was not a wheel I wanted to keep running on.

Looking forward to getting to know you and thanks for joining the community.

[David Hunter]

Welcome to the forum!

Glad to see another one jumping off the corporate train!! Rock on!