This article is created in partnership with <\/span><\/i>Squarespace<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n \u201cAm I ready to start a business?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n It\u2019s the question that plagues so many aspiring entrepreneurs and keeps some of the best ideas stuck in planning-purgatory. It\u2019s even worse if you\u2019re a perfectionist because your mind is constantly changing, which only leads to never-ending procrastination\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So instead, ask yourself these two questions:<\/span><\/p>\n When is the wrong time to start my business?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Never.<\/span><\/p>\n When is the right time to start my business?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Now.<\/span><\/p>\n Now that we\u2019ve got that out the way, it\u2019s just a matter of locating our starting point. What do you need and how do you start?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Recently, we had a chance to chat with wedding planner extraordinaire<\/span> Jamie Wolfer.<\/b> As CEO of <\/span>JW Coordination<\/span><\/a>, Jamie reveals that one of her more challenging tasks as a new entrepreneur was convincing herself to finally start.<\/span><\/p>\n As for how she got over the fear of finally starting a business, she admits she didn\u2019t. But in the end, a leap of faith paid off.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if I ever truly felt ready to take the leap, necessarily. It wasn\u2019t like a big turning point or a big light switch moment. It was a slow build of confidence for me until I reached the point where I thought, \u2018You know what? Enough excuses. Let\u2019s just go for it! Because there\u2019s not going to be a big light bulb. You\u2019ve built up enough. You\u2019ve done enough work. It\u2019s time to launch. It\u2019s time to go!\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo the advice I would give [to anyone] is to bet on yourself sooner. So many times I just stopped or held out. I didn\u2019t make that leap or take that jump because I was so scared of failure that I didn\u2019t even try.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n When asked how she managed with little-to-no start-up resources, she admits it wasn\u2019t easy.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIn the beginning, it was by the skin of my teeth. Whatever I could afford, I would do. Then when money started rolling in, I really needed to allocate my finances properly, otherwise, I would be spending too much on advertising and not have enough left over for other things. So it was trial and error.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n While Jamie encountered her share of business setbacks, she also shared some of her better business choices that later set her up for success.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe best investment I\u2019ve made in my business has been using the right software. I am a huge fan of working smarter and not harder. And if there\u2019s any sort of technology that can streamline things for me, sign me up,\u201d Jamie says.<\/span><\/p>\n She continues, \u201cSince the beginning of my business, I\u2019ve used <\/span>Squarespace<\/span><\/a>. I have been a Squarespace user for five years. Like I said earlier, having good tech is unparalleled. I need something to just handle that situation for me. I know what my gifts are and I know what they\u2019re not, and I am not a web developer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Jamie goes on to explain exactly how <\/span>Squarespace<\/span><\/a> has been good for her company, as well as her peace of mind.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMy experience with Squarespace has been absolutely phenomenal because I could make all the pretty things in my head come out on the page. I simply love the user-friendly interface of it because if there was any sort of coding or weird letters squished together, I wouldn\u2019t understand what to do with that. So using Squarespace has been a way for me to save time and still present the professional brand that I want to show potential clients. I can still look professional as heck without spending hours upon hours working on a website that completely confuses me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n While Jamie is happy to have landed on the right technology to help make her work more efficient, she admits that her confidence is still a work in progress.\u00a0 One way she overcomes this is by measuring her success by her talent and not time.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSelf-doubt and imposter syndrome can be so hard. \u2018Who am I to be running a business and asking people for money? I\u2019ve only been doing this for 12 months. Like, are you crazy? There are people who\u2019ve been doing this for 10 years.\u2019 So that\u2019s been the hardest part \u2014 overcoming that. And it\u2019s still something that five, six years into this that I\u2019m struggling with, but I\u2019m better at it now.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe biggest personal journey for me is recognizing that I may not have been doing this for 10 years, but that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m not darn good at it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019re ready to get started building your own website, head to <\/b>Squarespace<\/b><\/a>\u00a0for a free trial. With our offer code \u201cFINANCIALDIET,\u201d you can also save 10% off your first purchase of any website or domain.<\/b><\/p>\n Image via Unsplash<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/s14354.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/mateus-campos-felipe-WOU4-YX55II-unsplash.jpg\")
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