> Your advice so far is _appreciated_.
>
> I have E-mailed myself your post to mull over some more - we were
> only a small (family) company, with about 12 employees at the time,
> all of quite different backgrounds and with diverswe personal
> interests, and I have some that I have been looking to for a future
> for a while, so I would need to give some thought to partnering up
> with anyone of the others. As for catering, well, I am a lover of
> cooking and food, not to mention a fanatical grower of chiles and
> lover of all things chile related - been looking at making this
> something of a business for a while - now, I have some time to
> invest, finally.

Boy, how this thread conjures memories.

Many years ago I worked at a company designing computer automation systems
for recording studios. Each customer was quite unique and I spent many
sleepless nights in recording studios all over the world writing microcode
for devices to talk to each other.

The company happened to be located above a restaurant; one we frequented
often after work. We often met there after work and joked how it's be so
easy to pitch it all and open a hotdog stand.

About 6 months after the company folded under it's own weight of rapid
growth, I read an article in the local newspaper which told of a couple
waitresses from the very same restaurant who opened a "high end" lunch cart.
They are still doing quite well today.

As for me, my masochistic side still insists I write code.

Luck be with you my friend. Who knows what opportunity awaits you....