Well the site has been up long enough and not a single blog posted — I guess I figured eh — if the page gets some traffic once in a while I’ll put some stuff up about what we’re, all two of us and our beloved families, doing at Helio Creative. So far there hasn’t been much to write about. Mostly, because we’re so busy starting a business and trying to get a good client base no one has time to write a blog especially start a blog that has no purpose direction or flow. That was until today.

Grabbing the bull by the horns

Today we get to traverse the path like a bazillion entrepreneurs before us. Leaving the comfort of a guaranteed paycheck. Health, dental and life insurance. Matching 401(k). And who could forget the perk of all perks free Van Houtte coffee in the break-room. In exchange there is a world of uncertainty, doubt and trepidation. However, don’t let the tone of fear lead you to believe that we are somehow allowing it to deflate our ambition. On the contrary. We’ve pretty much embraced the fear have jumped on the back of this bull and grabbed him by both horns. So that’s what this blog will be about. Our journey into starting a business in what most media reports seem to portray as the worst economy of our lifetime.

If we fail

If we fail — well failure is not really an option. One week of being my own boss, for the most part, and already I’m realizing this is something I can live with. Although that whole being your own boss thing tends to make me my own worst enemy. I can’t seem to stop working. Which is why at 10 on a Sunday night I’m writing this blog. In the unlikely event that we fail what’s the worst that could happen? We have to go back to having “job’s” with the satisfaction of knowing we gave it all we had and it didn’t work. Going with a little faith on this one though – life is full of ebbs and flows – it will all work out.

Check out our new digs

We’re starting this journey by getting our first office space located at 109 S Sixth Street in Flagler Beach. This location should work wonders for our beach and surf habits. As the originators and caretakers of FlaglerSurf.com we were already addicted to all things Flagler Beach so when the opportunity to open our first office there presented itself…well let’s just say if I could have signed the lease through mental telepathy I would have. Hat tip to Island Times for the introduction.

We welcome any housewarming gifts you’d like to bring us – though our space is pretty small so no pets…please. Surfboard wax has a nice ring to it – its small, compact and would double as an air freshener.

-Sean

Just wanted to take a moment to introduce ourselves. We are Helio Creative. A very small family owned and operated web design and development business located in Palm Coast, Florida.