The Changes

So my wife and I we talking about our current situation and we have made a realization. Neither of us are happy when I am not happy which is not good for either of us or our kids.
So after a long couple of days of discussion and some soul searching we have realized that we need to become entrepreneurs. We are looking at our options and we are figuring out our plan.
The short of it is that we recognize the need to be masters of our own fate. We realize that working for someone else is not going to satisfy us for long. So we have the beginnings of a plan.
I will continue to work my current job for the next 12 months. In the mean time converting our unfinished basement into a professional studio. We plan to use this during the week to house a series of classes for youth in our community to introduce them to music and teach music to youth in our area. In the evenings we plan to rent studio time to local musicians.
We know that those two things will not totally pay the bills so my wife is going to make Mei-tie baby carriers and sell them. I will restart my ebay buisness that I was running a few years back to supplement our income. As our music business grows we will continue to do the other things for a while.
Eventually we want to open a music center near Downtown Columbus that will teach music production and music lessons to inter-city youth.
We know that this sound like a huge departure from what we normally do. Me as a Training Manager and her as a Stay at home mom. But with my background in business and her sure grit and determination we will prevail.
I plan to promote the studio by reaching out to bands, attending shows and open mic nights. After we have been in business for a few years we will start branching out and start our own record label. We will not be a label that does one thing (rap,country,rock) we will seek out and sign the best musicians and bands from all genera.
I know this sounds like a lot of start up but I have a good start on the equipment. As I myself play in a band and have several of my own projects working and the equipment to begin. As for the renovations to the basement and studio equipment, we need about $3000.00 for the renovations and $3000.00 for the equipment if we buy it all new. So I will keep you posted...

I am counting the days until I can say goodbye to the corporate world and hello to us being our own entity.