MrFoof, while reading your answer i felt am reading my current situation. I am a database Architect and a Data warehouse Developer, Develop ETLs, Cubes and what goes around it and mainly use Microsoft Technology for that, am now totally burned out from my current job, i feel so tired from the routine, i want to take the step and move into my own thing were i can consult and grow on my own.

i find it much easier for Programmers, Wepapp developers, iphone of android to find jobs, but for us Database/datawarehouse pros i really don't know where to start from with clients.

if i may ask, how did you start and approached Clients, Data is very sensitive, clients don't usually allow outsiders to look into it, how did you overcome those challanges