Burnout beckons for those starting businesses
| July 21, 2008 |  View for printing |
After more than a decade as a project manager in the tree care industry, Tim Scherpenisse was suddenly out of work.
Two years later, he is an economic forecaster, strategic planner, marketing director and human resources supervisor.
Specifically, he is a small business owner. And the transition has not come without challenges.
"It's an obstacle not to let the business run you. If you're not careful, it can consume you," said Scherpenisse, owner of New Life Arboricultural Services in Grand Rapids.
Posted by Matt Vande Bunte | The Grand Rapids Press 
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