The best time to start your own agency is when you are ready. You will have to put in a good 3 years of 70 hour weeks with no vacation, etc. Just calculate how much you will need to produce over the course of the next 3 years and work up a business plan. You must have a plan to follow because you wi...

I think a lot of you are missing the boat. Why not allow a former producer to open up next door as long as he / she does not steal current clients. You are not restricting anyone from making a living and everyone is happy. How come you, as an agency owner, cannot understand someone else wanting to b...

No compete clause can be effective if it does not restrict you from going in business next door but does restrict you from writing accounts that are currently on your employer's books. Why not just work for a "house" that allows you to retain your business?