Path forward for a 45 year old small business owner with 20 years experience
I've ran a successful website based company for the past 20 years.
I work from home and make about 90k a year.
I wear the hat of programmer, sysadmin, project manager, CTO, CEO, etc...
I have a web designer, app developer, and a couple back end developers
under me that I also pay in the 70k-90k range.
I also have several office staff as well.
I've been relatively successful but I see the high compensations on blind
that I've never made and I've never been able to pay my staff.
Furthermore, I don't see being able to get me or my staff to the 200k range
anytime in the near future.
Should I just throw in the towel, shut down my business and get a job
working for someone else?
I feel like my limited success has made it harder to move on.
The business has been successful enough that it has paid the bills but
not successful enough for me to get rich.
If I do decide to call it quits, what type of jobs or compensation can someone with 20 years experience running their own business qualify for?
I've always wanted to work in AI. What skills would I need to get a job working in AI?
Just having a bit of a midlife crisis I guess.
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You can easily make the same income you are now, without any of the hassle of payroll, dealing with customers and clients, etc. And you will have a more stable path toward promotions and raises to get your income higher.