Any suggestion would facilitate my thought process that would lead to firm decision...I know for sure there are plenty out there engulfed in similar situation. G

Guru91 · Jun 8, 2011 10:05 AM

It's hard to suggest somebody on biggest decision of their life with the limited info you have provided. 3 might be out bcoz you certainly don't look happy with its pay. 2 is a big iff. More than 3/4 small business fail, so no guarantees there. Once you start a biz you will be cought up in its day-to-day stuff. 1 sounds like a better option to me, specially if you are into programming.

Stiffler · Jun 8, 2011 10:22 AM

Thanks Stiffler, I have a terminal degree in Biological sciences (say geography - emaphasizing on natural resource conservation/preservation) using software programs to analyze data and produce results. .Net, C++, Java, Python, SQLServer are few of the programmings that are the crux of the software programs that I used for my studies. And without the in depth knowledge of some of the aforementioned programming languages, its tough to find a job. And programming is something that I wanna do in the future. Hence, I am on the verge of making a decision that would impact the rest of my life - hopefully a positive impact. I might take IT and other business side by side - my spouse would handle the latter while I would do both. IT would help me to bolster my existing skills and after few (at least 5) years of exp. I plan to come back to academia. G 

Guru91 · Jun 8, 2011 11:02 AM