How did y'all start your own firm?

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Just do it. One foot in front of the other. Make a to do list (entity formation, bank accounts, office space, how do you want to market, phone service, platform for billing) step by step. Then when all of the set up is done, join a chamber, network with your network, go to the networking events you think are interesting, where you can find people who can be your future clients. It all unfolds, just have to start.

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I found a compatible solo who’d already done the heavy lifting and joined him as a partner. We each keep our revenue and we split common expenses 50/50.

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