Double Fisting

For the past 5 months, I have been working a full time job 8-5 each day and also working on Cafe Evoke before work, during lunch, and after work. I have been using the money from my current job to help pay for things with Evoke and get my wife and I settled in Bozeman, etc. This has been a challenge both with my energy but also with meetings and phone calls that have to be done during business hours. Starting on Monday, my hours at my "real" job move to 7-4 each day. This will leave me with 1 hour every day that is in normal business hours that I can have meetings and make phone calls. I feel that I have learned a lot having this job and also the job of planning Cafe Evoke. You learn time management. While Cafe Evoke has been on the ice a few time (maybe even know) I have been able to continue to work hard with the business but still bring in money to be able to pay the bills and support my wife. I think it is important for every small business owner to have something to help them get through the start-up (planning) stages of their venture. Free Money Finance offers 7 tips for going solo while employed. I do not think I would have gotten this far with Evoke had I not had another job. I have learned how to deal with customers, things that must be accomplished to manage a small work force (25 people), and more general business skills (and all of this came with money attached and with time for Cafe Evoke, too!). I will not be at my other job much longer if all goes well. But I will have left there with a good experience. ~~be bold