I'm a rule follower, not risk taker. At least that's what I thought three years ago when I decided to quit my job in wealth management public relations and start my own PR and communications business.
To leave a good job without a "real" job was the riskiest career move I've ever made. At least that's what I thought then. But I know now that I was more prepared than I realized. For years, I'd yearned to work for myself and to build my own business. And for a solid year leading up to giving notice, I prepped to launch.
Here are the steps I took to get ready to be an entrepreneur -- and what I recommend you future small business owners do before giving your notice.
