Don't let these guy's scare you. I'm not General Motors, but in New Orleans, Hattiesburg Miss and in Western Colorado I've been "General Masonry."

I have had maybe for short spurts 7 to 10 people working off and on in different years. I never could have handled the books.

If it's just you (a one-person business) that probably is much easier. We had Workers Compensation and all that employee stuff for many years. The wife figured it all out.

I can balance a checkbook if I have to but I don't. My wife has always done the bookwork. She works harder than I do. She keeps house great and cooks every day too.

On second thought if your wife can't do it maybe you'd better stay where you are. You must have what I've lost for sure in the Masonry business, ambition. If you don't, it won't work. Some people need someone to tell them when to go to work.

You need to figure this out for yourself. Hope you make the right decision.