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Start by asking yourself what you want to learn. Is it an app you want to build ? Or would you want to build a website? Once you have identified your need, go over tutorials on any of - udemy.com, udacity.com and coursera.com. Get enrolled in a course of your choice and start attending.

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Abhishek Roychoudhury,

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Don’t leave your job without a plan. Develop it in parallel with your current work. Insure that you are not moving into a field where your current employer has you signed to a non-compete agreement, a non-disclosure agreement or some other piece of paper you signed with your employment that would keep you out the business.

Then - follow your value system. Examine your talents, your attributes and your affinities and develop an idea for a business that you would enjoy. (I assume it would not be software development as you do not seem to enjoy that field).

Evolve your plan as you continue working for your current employer.

Give your start up idea the following test:

  1. Do you have a product or service niche in mind?

  2. Do you believe you have a market for 1 above and the means to reach it?

  3. Are you willing to develop a business plan using the FREE tool kit linked below to validate 1 and 2 above before you launch?

If the answer to the above questions is yes than take the actions indicated, observe the results, then make an informed decision on whether or not to proceed.

https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/plan-your-business/write-your-business-plan

https://www.bplans.com/sample_business_plans.php

When you launch if your plan risk analysis indicates high early challenges, phase into them gradually while retaining your present employment. As the business matures and your risks are mitigated, cut over to full time and resign your old position when you are comfortable doing so.

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Kenneth Larson,

Thank you for posting the Code of Conduct.

Having said that, I neither own a business or a service at this time; nor am I associated with any training or consulting agency professionally. The links provided are simply "learning portals" which would allow Saviour Ushie to start his career as a Software Engineer. As a mentor, I have found these websites useful for self learning and improvement.

If time permits, I would also like to encourage you to explore the links provided in my comments, to better understand their primary function.

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Abhishek Roychoudhury

Thank you for the input on my Q&A comment.

Please do not post obvious catalog pricing in support of your replies. They will be reported. The policy is intended to keep Micro Mentor from becoming a spam exchange of self promotion and advertising whether it is yours or others.

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