Candi’s going to be gone most of Saturday. I’m planning on going to see mom for a good part of the day but I’m also planning on making that a good day of reflection, prayer, thought, and planning. Dave has give me a lot to think about and I think I need a good few concurrent hours of undisturbed time to sort through them all.
My mind has been spinning with ideas for my business. Are there other services I could provide for engineers in the area? Maybe printing and scanning services? Training programs? Minor technical support? Who knows! I’m going to have to research any of these avenues before doing anything but it’s good to see that I have several options as well as just drafting and design work.
I was called this morning for an evening teaching position in LA for AutoCAD. It sounded pretty good but they want me to work Mon – Thurs. and I just can’t give up my Wed. nights for work. The nice thing is that they’re still interested in me for substitute instructor when any of them go out of town -still with the stipulation that Wed. night is off. He sounded pretty willing to give that a go. I’ve sent him my resume so we’ll just have to see what they can do. He even has a certification program through LA county or something for any of their instructors. Sounds good to me!
Looks like God is still guiding my life (like he always is)…
So here are some of the questions I’m starting to build up:
1) Do I need a business license?
2) Do I need to be “bonded”?
3) Are there different ways of handling my taxes when I work for myself?
4) Do I need to “incorporate” or anything like that?
5) What are some of the other services I can provide independent engineering projects?
6) Could I get a government grant for starting a small business?
7) What are some areas where Candi could help out?
8) How can I setup the business so that I, alone, am not the “single point of failure”? Could I train someone to do this too?
9) what would be my REAL operating costs on a yearly basis? Software costs? If I start commercial printing and scanning, how would this affect my utility bills?
10) Can I setup a teaching program in my garage? From a space standpoint and legal standpoint? If not, where could I rent/lease the space?
well.. that’s for starters!