Many small businesses start as a side hustle and stay that way forever. But for many business owners, the dream is to take that hustle and turn it full time.
In today’s episode we’ll be talking about how to decide if you should do that and just how you can do that.
To start Sarah and Brian discuss how she has approached full time with her businesses and Sarah reveals:
- The trigger she used to decide when to go full time
- How to keep your business going after going full time
- Work life balance with a new full time job and how to set boundaries
Sarah is then joined by Kathryn Janik of Vintage Rose Handmade. Kathryn is located on the Central Coast of NSW, she is obsessed with cactus and that obsession has led her to open The Cactus Cartel with her husband but Kathryn is also the founder of Vintage Rose Handmade, a beautiful handmade jewellery business that she started around 3 years ago.
In today’s episode Kathryn discusses:
- How she grew her business
- How she got to the point of making the decision to make the leap
- The key factors she had to have happen to be ready to go full time
Key Quotes
“I’m just literally diving and hoping to fly”
“You have to do what makes you happy and if this is my chance to try that, why not?”
“As soon as I launched my website I was just waiting for the millions of dollars to roll in and that of course did not happen”
“Stop and pause and take not of the little wins, or the big wins, instead of being so focused that you acknowledge it and move on”
If you would like to sample Kathryn’s product or find out more about her business you can find her on Instagram at @vintage_rose_handmade or at her website www.vinatgerosehandmade.com.au
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If you’re interested in some jewellery or clothing why not follow Sarah’s business @west_of_the_waves
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