Americans leaving good jobs to go solo.

 

Original article from BBC

More and more American are leaving their jobs, even if they are well paid, in order to create their own business. Indeed, with the crash of the economy, lot of people thought that their jobs were not really stable. We have to know that the American unemployment rate remains high at 9.1%. In the USA, the main reason for entrepreneurship is not the lack of employment (Throughout the 2000s, it's the motivation for only 4% or the creator).

For those people, there is a desire to be their own boss, it's like creating their own safety job. Even if, it's a risky challenge to start their own business, they have accumulated some skills, connections, and resources needed to do that. This is the reason why some entrepreneurs are starting a business in the same branch that the company they left. They prefer not to depend on anyone.

Some people prefer to create their business in parallel with their jobs. We called them "Midnight CEO's". When they are sure of their project, they decide to break away from the company in which they worked.

We have to notice that there entrepreneurs don't create other jobs. Indeed, for the most of them, they create a one person company. Their goal is to have a safe job and earn money. They do what they want and organize their schedule as they have always wanted. They don't have the pretention to be the next Steve jobs. (RIP)

We really see the difference between being an entrepreneur in the USA and in Europe.

By Thomas Sanson.