How Did Dave Decided To Start His Own Appraisal Company

After being let go from his employment after a merger Dave is faced with a choice of starting his own appraisal business or joining another corporation to work for. If Dave was to start his own business he would have the freedom that entrepreneur’s posse. These freedoms including choosing your own jobs that you want to work, finding other streams of income, and choosing how many hours you want to work. However, with these freedoms come risks. By starting his own appraisal company, Dave takes on the risk of not having a fixed income, having to pay for his own health insurance and FICA, and knowing that his future is full of uncertainty. Starting his own business has a lot more upside and potential but it is the risky choice that only a bold person will be capable of making. On the other hand, Dave has the option of taking the safe route by joining another bank company as an appraiser which is a job he has been doing for over thirty years. Taking the job with the corporation is the safe route and has a range of benefits from vacation time, future stock …show more content…
After much thought process and even making a decision table with twenty factors that he could think of out of the top of his head that have a real impact in his decision Dave made the risker choice of starting his own job instead of playing it safe and joining an established corporation. I think that Dave was extremely wise in not just jumping to a decision because this decision was a decision that was deserving of much thought because both choices had their appeals and no choice was really a substantially obvious choice. By measuring what was most important factors in his own opinion, Dave was able to make the best choice for himself and I commend him for his wisdom of taking that approach and also for his bravery of taking a risker