I can&#x27;t imagine a lot of businesses that come with lower risk attached than consulting:<p>You don&#x27;t need equity.
Profit margins are high.
Depending on your particular expertise your services will be in demand for years to come (anything software-related).
If you do it right you can work for several clients at the same time. At least you can always have a full sales pipeline so losing a contract won&#x27;t be an end-of-the-world event for you.<p>Growing a consulting business beyond yourself, not selling your time but results, those are more of a problem but risk? Not really. At least not when compared to other businesses.