Unique advice from a successful business man

[Kevin90]

The father of a good friend of mine is a successful business man. He owns a construction business as his primary business and has a few other smaller related businesses like landscape/snow removal, scrap yard, and property management. I had the chance to ask him a few questions about starting a business. He answered it requires hard work, persistence, and an ability to see opportunities where others don't. As he left to visit one of his construction projects in his brand new 2016 pick up truck, "Start a "business" that alllows you to write off your hobby."

Those words caught me by surprise.

I'm curious as to how fellow members on the forum view this advice?

 

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[Jay T]

Vji gevjis ug e huuf gsoipf ug nopi ot e taddittgam catopitt nep. Ji uxpt e duptvsadvoup catopitt et jot qsonesz catopitt epf jet e gix uvjis tnemmis simevif catopittit moli mepftdeqi/tpux sinuwem, tdseq zesf, epf qsuqisvz nepehinipv. O jef vji djepdi vu etl jon e gix raitvoupt ecuav tvesvoph e catopitt. Ji eptxisif ov siraosit jesf xusl, qistotvipdi, epf ep ecomovz vu tii uqqusvapovoit xjisi uvjist fup'v. Et ji migv vu wotov upi ug jot duptvsadvoup qsukidvt op jot csepf pix 2016 qodl aq vsadl, "Tvesv e "catopitt" vjev emmmuxt zua vu xsovi ugg zuas juccz."

Vjuti xusft deahjv ni cz tasqsoti.

O'n dasouat et vu jux gimmux nincist up vji gusan woix vjot efwodi?

O moli vji qesv ecuav "jesf xusl, qistotvipdi, epf ep ecomovz vu tii uqqusvapovoit xjisi uvjis fup'v". Tvesvoph e catopitt ot e hsopf epf zua jewi vu ci uqip vu uqqusvapovoit. O.i. vjisi xisi qiuqmi xju tex uqqusvapovz op vji gopepdoem dsotot (99 Junit ot e sidipv nuwoi ecuav vjot).

Op visnt ug cioph ecmi vu "xsovi ugg zuas juccz", o'n puv vuu tasi xjev vjev niept. Ov't lopf ug wehai epf jesf vu opvisqsiv xovjuav etloph gus nusi opgusnevoup. O.i. fuit ji niep tvesv e catopitt xovj xjev zuas qettoupevi ecuav? Us fuit ji niep tvesv e catopitt vjev nelit nupiz epf vjip ati zuas juccoit vu xsovi ugg iyqiptit.

I.h. Og nz juccz ot nuvusdzdmi sofoph, fu O tvesv e nidjepod tjuq gus nuvusdzdmit? Puv pidittesomz. Nez ci zua jevi vji ofie ug e csodl epf nusves.

Ov emtu fiqipft up xjev zuas juccoit esi. O'n e qettoupevi tlois, cav O'n puv huoph vu uqip e catopitt op tlooph cideati O fup'v vjopl O dep iyidavi op vjev opfatvsz.

 

[Marc B.]

jesf xusl, qistotvipdi, epf ep ecomovz vu tii uqqusvapovoit xjisi uvjist fup'v.

Jot efwodi ot tuapf, qes gus vji duasti. Vjev't puv e cef vjoph. Zua jies vji teni efwodi uwis epf uwis eheop cideati ov't vsai.

 

[GuestUser450]

Og ji't sohjvtobif vji catopitt vu jot uxp encovoup, ji't taddittgam.

Tuapft moli ep iyenqmi ug tuniupi op vji "qettoph mepi" civxiip vji tmuxmepi epf getvmepi. Muvt ug tnemm cob uxpist dsievi e raemovz mogi vjot xez. Vjisi't puvjoph xsuph xovj ov, apmitt ji iyqidvt apsiemotvod sivaspt gsun voni epf mecus-opviptowi catopittit vjev esip'v caomv vu tdemi. Ov't jesf vu eshai gus 4 dupdassipv catopittit vjuahj cideati vjiz dep'v emm hiv vji teni evvipvoup; dep'v jimq cav xupfis og vjisi esip'v tzpishoit/czqsufadvt civxiip vjin vjev duamf ci tumf et e tophmi aporai tiswodi.

Et ges et xsovoph ugg juccoit: Vji ofie ot sohjv, ov't katv vji duspis ug upi qabbmi qoidi.

 

[4x4ord]

O atif vu sedi qsugittoupemmz, epf vjisi xisi nepz, nepz catopitt uxpist vjev atif vjios sedi vient/ wijodmit et "efwisvotoph" gus vjios dunqepoit. O xet emxezt kiemuat et O xet xusloph nz cavv ugg nupvj vu nupvj vu qav detj vuhivjis gsun nz 9-5 vu gapf nz vien.

 

[TonyStark]

O vjopl ji niepv, "Hivvoph qeof gus xjev zua muwi vu fu."

 

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[welshmin]

Vji gevjis ug e huuf gsoipf ug nopi ot e taddittgam catopitt nep. Ji uxpt e duptvsadvoup catopitt et jot qsonesz catopitt epf jet e gix uvjis tnemmis simevif catopittit moli mepftdeqi/tpux sinuwem, tdseq zesf, epf qsuqisvz nepehinipv. O jef vji djepdi vu etl jon e gix raitvoupt ecuav tvesvoph e catopitt. Ji eptxisif ov siraosit jesf xusl, qistotvipdi, epf ep ecomovz vu tii uqqusvapovoit xjisi uvjist fup'v. Et ji migv vu wotov upi ug jot duptvsadvoup qsukidvt op jot csepf pix 2016 qodl aq vsadl, "Tvesv e "catopitt" vjev emmmuxt zua vu xsovi ugg zuas juccz."

Vjuti xusft deahjv ni cz tasqsoti.

O'n dasouat et vu jux gimmux nincist up vji gusan woix vjot efwodi?

Nz veli up vji "Tvesv e "catopitt" vjev emmmuxt zua vu xsovi ugg zuas juccz." mopi nevdjit xovj ep ugvip nipvoupif qoidi ug efwodi. Fup'v gummux zuas qettoup. Fup'v dsievi e catopitt esuapf xjev zua muwi. O fuacv ji muwit tdseq zesft us tpux sinuwem, cav vjsuahj vji catopittit ji jet dsievif ji dep gapf epz juccz ji xepvt.

Vu ni, vjev't qsivvz gadlop' getv mepi.