Make Millions and Make Change! - Secrets to Business and Personal Success - By Mike Mann

It is critical that you attempt to keep good relations with your former bosses and co-workers. Odds are you will run across them again as customers, suppliers, new co-workers, neighbors, references, or industry competitors. Regardless, you will inevitably work with other people who know them. The last thing you need is the strategic disadvantage of people souring your reputation behind your back. So you should always end relationships on positive terms and keep in touch with all contacts that may benefit you or your new company in the future.
There will always be some people in your life who will try to discourage you from quitting your secure position when you want to start out on your own. The truth of the matter is that doing this is a big risk. But what is the worst thing that could happen? If you’re smart, you won’t let yourself get to the point of homelessness and destitution before you realize your plan has not worked, and then you could put yourself back on the job market. In the worst-case scenario, you still will have learned many valuable lessons that can be properly applied to your future.

After you have determined what type of business you want to pursue, written a business plan, and secured some basic financing, you will then need to take the next big step and quit your current job.

There is practically no way to build a seriously profitable business on a part-time basis. Raw man-hours often prove to be a key to success, and in order to make a proper go of it, you must be as focused as possible on your singular business goal.