Entrepreneurship is not an easy path to take, in fact, it can be an exceedingly difficult and trying experience at times. There will be good times, and there will be bad times. You will experience success as well as failure along the way. You will question, at times, why you did it, as well as count your blessings for having done it. It takes a person with fortitude, patience, and resilience to embark on the entrepreneurial path. However, if you have those qualities, or if you manage to get past the hurdles that come with owning your own business, despite not having those qualities, it can be an extremely rewarding and liberating path and experience. I highly recommend you take the risk, but I would caution you to do so only after much thought, preparation, and planning.
Whereas following the advice presented in this book will not guarantee success, it will provide information that will ensure the highest level of preparedness that is required to embark on the entrepreneurial path. Entrepreneurship is not for everyone, so if you feel inspired to take that leap, it is the author’s sincere desire that after having read this book, you feel you will be taking that leap with many more tools and more knowledge and awareness at your disposal than before having read this book.
Starting a business is a complicated and confusing process. All that you have read in this book is the author’s opinion based his experience. Please consult with an attorney, accountant, and any other qualified professional prior to starting up your own firm.
The knowledge I have shared in this book is my attempt to give back, teach, guide those who seek and thirst the knowledge that I have gained in my years. Whether I did it effectively enough is not my goal, that I did it with good intentions is the most important thing to me, and I can only hope that the lessons learned after reading this book can inspire and be of benefit to our future entrepreneurs. I would like to leave you with a final revelation…All that I have written in the preceding pages is useless information. That is right, it is not worth the paper it is written on. Unless, of course, you take head of what is written on these pages, which I have shared with you based on my father’s influence. I urge you to think often, act on your thoughts, put your ideas to practical use, and tap into your potential. Do that and you will achieve whatever goal you set out to attain.
Rick De La Guardia, B.S.A.E, E.I., M. ASCE
President and Founder of DLG Engineering, Inc.