Laura, thank you for sharing. I love this response because I’ve been in this exact same spot!! 🙌 I can tell you from my experience at owning multiple businesses, THIS is a great place to be, even if it doesn’t feel like it yet. First off, being strong in shower restoration is a serious advantage 🚿 Most people in cleaning stay general, which is totally fine if that’s what you want… but I feel specialists are the ones who can end up charging higher rates and stand out faster. So Laura, let’s take a step back for a second. Right now, I don’t think the focus should be about how or when you should quit from your employer and go on your own. I think building your company and reputation in parallel with your employed work is very important 📈 Yes, you’ll have to schedule your own clients around your employer's schedule…Yes, you may feel like you’re working long hours, every day, including weekends and even holidays…And yes, you may not have time for a social life for a while… But guess what??? 👇 Think of it as training for when you fully own and operate your own cleaning business 💼Because that’s exactly how it’s going to feel when you work for yourself. You are in TRAINING to become your own boss ⚔️You are forging yourself like a samurai sword. This is the reality. If you keep following my account and posts, I’ll dive more into the entrepreneurship side because wow… what a rollercoaster ride it is🎢😅 Building your own clientele in this space usually starts within your own network: Family, Friends, Acquaintances. Utilize these, they’re powerful. 🤝Don’t underestimate word of mouth. The goal is to ignite the fire around what you do 🔥And you do that by building real connections. If you don’t have business cards, make some. There are affordable online services now and this gives you something tangible to pass along while you spread the word about your side hustle (that will eventually become your main hustle). Photos & Videos are huge 📸 Before & after photos are very important. Short videos of your process too.