Staying In Your Industry
Make sure your start-up doesn't compete with your current employer.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you. Starting a business thatcompetes with your current employer may get you in legal hot waterby violating noncompete clauses in your employment contract. If youstart a business in the same industry, focus on a small niche youremployer has overlooked.
Excerpted from Start Your Own Business: The Only Start-Up GuideYou'll Ever Need