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Hello Colin,
I agree wholeheartedly with Heno. You sound like you have a great background, but as you rightfully pointed out, you have the realities of everyday life to be mindful of, such as the mortgage. Eventhough I am over here on the other side of the pond, guys breaking into the business have the exact same concerns. I know many former Military and Police who are both employees of investigation firms and who have started their own small companies. At the end of the day, an employee will get a guaranteed pay rate for the hours he/she works, but if you are business for yourself, your pay rate per hour will be zero if you don't have the clients. Like Heno said, get involved in the business and start educating yourself on the side on what is involved in starting and running a business. The money may "appear" to be better, but you put in a horrendous amount of hours that you do not get paid for when you have your own company. You also have to be able to work without anyone looking over your shoulder and there are no safety nets. Having said that, I do not regret starting my own company for a minute. But then again, I have never heard anybody accuse me of being normal.
Cheers mate.
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