Becoming my own boss... for real.

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Maybe this isn't the best idea for us Aspies, but, my old boss is selling his store. 20k for the inventory, take over rent and bills. I'm going for it. Going down to the bank now to discuss loans because Hubby's probate money may as well not exist for all we've seen of it. I'm kinda hoping the local small business bank will accept the idea I have, basically putting down the probate as collateral. Probably won't work, but it never hurt to try.

The main concern is going to be down payment, I have about negative dollars to my name. Maybe I can work something out. Who knows.

Well. wish me luck!

Whether it is good or bad for someone with AS to own a store would depend on their functional level. It sounds like you have been in the workforce (..."old boss is selling") and that you are comfortable working. It will help you to be at the top of the pyramid, so that if you should hire employees they will need to kowtow to (what they see as) your eccentricities.

I don't know anything about this store. The most important thing I could recommend is that you find out why he is selling his business. Otherwise, keep in mind that most newer businesses tend to operate in the red for a few years before going black. Be careful of buying anything for $20k that "includes bills" or you may find there are an awful lot (like another $20k) of unpaid bills. Be wary of buying a brick and mortar store that is being driven out of business by online competition.

... and GOOD LUCK

I wish you good luck. I have tried a bit with my real own company although I really need someone to help me get the business, i.e. someone to "sell" me.

I have no problems dealing with clients, it's only peers with whom I ever have problems.

Don't annoy yourself too much, you might have to fire yourself...

Seriously, good luck.

I think I know what you mean. With clients, it's a more formalistic setting. You know what they expect, and maybe a little bit of light informal at the end. In fact, these kind of successful interactions help me with my social skills.

With peers, sometimes they don't want any social interaction, sometimes they want too much. It can be on their agenda and their schedule, and it can be clunky. A 'normal' persona can be disengaged, pushy, preachy, the whole full assortment of human failings. If a social interaction doesn't go well, maybe it's the other person who made the mistake. Or we just didn't connect. I can learn from these without beating myself up over it. And nothing's perfect. Social skills certainly are not 100%. Sometimes things just don't work out for all kinds of quirky, hard-to-understand reasons.