Self-employment Articles

1). Legalities & Contracts -- The Not So Fun Stuff! By : Diana Ennen
This year has been my most eye-opening year when it comes to the legalities of running a business. In 2005, I celebrated 20 years in business. I believe up until then I just sailed though when it came to the legal aspects. Oh yes, I did everything the best I could. Don’t get me wrong and I did most things right. But this year it seemed to all hit. This year I learned the importance of “protecting my business” and this year I learned the true meaning of a “contract.
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2). Career Change Over 40 By : Waller Jamison
As populations in the developed world are growing older and many countries are experiencing a crisis in the pension system, we are facing the prospect of having to work past the usual retirement age. Yet, at the same time, older people are not always welcomed back into the work force. Many also have difficulty finding a new job if they have an unbroken track record and are simply looking for a change in career after the age of 40.
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3). Give Your Home Business 6 Months To Develop By : Larry McCullough
I have seen it all too often. Online Job seekers sign up for an Business opportunity and a Month or two Later they quit. I have seen some quit the same Day! You need to give your Home Business time to develop. I say this for several reasons. It might take a little time for you to decide what you want to do to make money on the internet. Why? Because most marketers who are new bounce from one business opportunity to the next until they find that "Goose who lays the golden egg".
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4). Is Self-Employment Right For You? By : Ford R. Myers
Business ownership can be one of life’s most rewarding experiences – under the right circumstances and at the right time! It’s not necessarily “better” than having a job – it’s just different. For some, self-employment is the ideal career solution. How about you? The exercises below are designed to help you ask the “tough questions,” and quickly discover whether self-employment would be right for you or not.
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5). Are You Working on Your Masterpiece? By : Ian Christie
Have you ever thought about your career or the work you do as art...as a form of personal creative expression? We can easily summon an image of the painter, sculptor, musician, writer or inventor in their studio, engaged in the wonderful process of creating a masterpiece. Try applying this analogy to you and the work you do. Your career...past, present and future is a canvas upon which you are painting, a block of stone upon which you are chiselling.
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6). How to Work at Home by Becoming Self-employed By : James Hunt
Most people go to work each day, working in an office, store, or factory. For most of these people the options are limited when it comes to being able to work at home...
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7). Are You Ready To Become Self-Employed By Starting An Online Home Business? By : Hans Hasselfors
If you are interested in starting an online home business, or taking over one, you face a daunting task that carries a level of risk and excitement not possible in the 'employee' world. If the financial independence of self-employment appeals to you - no boss, no income limits as to time and wage, and the ability to let your personal drive determine your compensation - then you will no doubt be eagerly going over the many options available to release you from your current job.
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8). 7 Lessons in Successful Self-Employment from "Weeds" By : Donna Gunter
Copyright 2006 Donna Gunter I have a new love -- and it's not a man or a house or a car. It's an edgy Showtime television suburban satire, "Weeds", in which Mary Louise Parker plays a widowed soccer mom, Nancy Botwin, in a fictional subdivision of Los Angeles called Agrestic. Nancy struggles with the sudden death of her husband from a heart attack and agonizes how she'll support her family in their upper-class lifestyle.
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9). Dog Walkers & Your Career By : Ian Christie
I was jogging in the park the other day and noticed a number of professional dog walkers. They had many dogs under their care and the necessary tools of their trade. Nothing remarkable about that. What struck me was a) the number of providers I saw on this one visit, b) their marketing efforts, and c) the range of services offered. Parked on the streets around the park were various types of mini-van and SUV, emblazoned with each dog walking entrepreneur's web site address, phone number, slogan, and featured services.
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10). Health Insurance - Finding Self-Employed Coverage By : Lila Norden
Finding your own health insurance when you're self-employed can be a challenge. Finding the right plan at the right price can take some time. Following the plan I've outlined below will help you to find the right coverage for you and your family, in a relatively short period of time.
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11). Start Your Home Business With The Right Attitude By : Larry McCullough
Getting Started on any business venture whether online or off, starts with the right attitude. YOU HAVE TO WANT TO DO IT! What goes through your mind when you sign up? Do you think that once you do the money will start flowing? If you do then you have the wrong attitude. You have to plan and then work your plan. Let me explain. Usually when you sign up for a business you have a sponsor.
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12). 5 Good Reasons a Self-Employed Professional Should Take Vacation By : Cynthia Morse, CAP
So you think you're not justified in taking time away from your business because you're self-employed? Here are five great reasons why you should definitely take a vacation: 1. Physical down time You work hard to grow and maintain your business. Trying to be superhuman will certainly take its toll if you allow it to. Give your body a break by taking in some R&R.
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13). Take A Little Time To Market Your Work At Home Business By : Larry McCullough
"I am new to online marketing and I do not know what to do to get started." I got a confession to make, Neither did I when I first started marketing online. And I am willing to bet most if not all successful marketers on line today did not have a clue either when they first started. But you know what, The only thing that separates a person new to marketing from a expert is time.
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14). Think Like an Entrepreneur By : Kathy Swann
My biggest problem in becoming self-employed was me. In order to BE a self-employed person I had to start thinking like one. I found myself reverting to that nine-to-five mentality. If I wasn’t accomplishing a task every hour, then I must not really be working. Sometimes a self-employed person has to make decisions about her business. Sometimes she is just thinking about a solution to a problem.
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15). Be Your Own Boss: Advice For Becoming Self-Employed By : Almin Cehajic
Are you tired of commuting to and from your office every day? Your current boss may be light years better than your previous one, but do you often feel like you are putting in more hours and more work than what you are being paid for? Do you often find yourself wishing you could work your own hours and spend more time with your children? You may be ready to enter the world of self-employment.
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16). Who Should Use The New Self Employment Tax Returns In The UK By : Terry Cartwright
HMRC published new self-employment tax returns in April 2008 to replace the previous self assessment tax returns for self employed business in the UK. The self-employment tax returns are applicable from the financial year ending 5 April 2007. Similar to the previous self assessment forms the new tax returns are in two versions, full and short returns, dependent upon the level of sales income.
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