Don’t Quit Your Day Job

April 20, 2004 by Dane | 2 Comments
In Entrepreneurial Lifestyle, Ideas, Posts

Entrepreneur: “Should you tell your current employer about your part-time venture? The response is mixed among our entrepreneurs. While Poelker was able to maintain a good relationship with her former employer, Cohen’s employers were not so supportive. Because his boss adamantly opposed his business, Cohen’s challenge was to keep it separate–to do his job while trying to grow a business and keep it out of his employer’s sight. There are obviously some moral gray areas to such a situation. Ethical questions to ask yourself: Is this right? Should I be running my business on company time? How would I feel if an employee did the same to me down the line? The situation varies from person to person, and only you can decide what fits your business.”

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