Posted on 03/07/2017 3:00:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
My deplorable son (ConservaTeen) runs a business (lawn mowing and pool cleaning). Mrs DeplorableAmerican1776 runs a home based business and I am on my 4th business (2 I closed, 1 sold).
Whatever. That’s not responsive to what I said. My comment was in response to the notion that accountants simply need a course. Moreover, CPA’s do way more than taxes. In fact, the tax department is far and away the smallest part of the major firms.
I’m both a CPA and an attorney, but I stopped practicing years ago because I am a born risk taker, so I’m a businessman. I was entrepreneurial as a teen, so maybe it’s just my nature. I’m thankful for my education and professional experience, it served me well, but I like building businesses.
Pelnty of democrats have zero interest in seeing more entrepreneurs.
I sorry. I didn’t realize how that post would come across. My first job was at a CPA firm and a good CPA is the first thing I look for when starting a new venture—they are worth their weight in gold.
Your risk comment better expresses the point—the CPA world is risk averse, so it’s hard to reconcile that with entrepreneurship.
I’ve known entrepreneurs of all stripes and started numerous businesses. The only trait common among them was they took the risk. The successful ones educated themselves before and during, but rarely through college-though many had degrees.
Anyway, sorry about the tone of my first post. God bless you, FRiend, and bring you success in all that matters.
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