Startup Guides > How To Deal With The Risky Business Of Launching Your Own Startup

Are you dreaming about leaving your 9-to-5 day job and starting your own business? That's easier said than done. As anyone who has ever contemplated starting a business knows, the risks of the new venture are large.

During these already uncertain times, how does one leave the security of a job and paycheck and benefits for the increased uncertainty of a new business? The potential perils seem too big, but risk is part of the game. There is no way around it.

Trying new ideas, opening a new location, launching a new product line, it all involves risk. So maybe the first question to ask yourself if you are thinking about starting a business is whether risk-taking is part of your DNA. Because if it is not, you will have a problem from the get-go...