In February 2020, I was laid off from my job after almost two years. I started looking for a new job, but a couple of weeks later, we were in a global pandemic. Job postings started drying up, and hiring came to a halt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next logical thing to do is open my own business, right? In this talk, I\u2019ll discuss all the motions and emotions that I went through from never wanting to have my own company to starting up my own web development business during a pandemic. We\u2019ll look at some of the things I did right, what I did wrong, what (and who) helped and what you need to consider before you do it yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This talk is designed for small business owners and is for all skill levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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