I started my latest business (well really I evolved and combined a couple of my previous ventures) September last year. It's a website development company of all things and the experience has been phenomenal. In just a year I've gone from making my first sale as
Tilted Pixel to having a business that supports me entirely and is growing at a rapid pace. This summer I'll be looking into getting some actual office space (so far all home business... what a wonderful thing technology is) and hiring someone on fulltime.
I've started several businesses in the past, a couple of which are now part of Tilted Pixel. My first business I started in high school and sold a single computer hard drive to make $40. Didn't go very far needless to say, but with each venture after I learned quite a bit. I feel with entrepreneurship you really have to be willing to keep trying until you get it right, and to get back up everytime you don't.
Jill: I read your SEO newsletter faithfully and love it! Lots of good information with no strings attached, which is fairly rare in this kind of field.