The advice I would give to someone considering setting up their own business is to do something they enjoy, as the long days and nights spent working on building your business do not feel like work if you enjoy it.
Time management is also a useful skill to develop. I own a gardening business that helps fund my studies. This requires me to work throughout the week whilst attending lectures, keeping up with recommended reading and completing coursework.
My personal academic tutor, Ian Taylor, has been very helpful in helping me to realise that an MSc is all about finding balance. Lecturers understand if I cannot make it to every lecture, as long as I catch up after work to ensure that my studies are not affected.
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