There are plenty of advertisements on TV, radio and the internet for becoming self-employed and all seem to highlight the same ideas
- More money
- Less & more flexible hours
- Do the projects that you want to do
- Be your own boss
Is this really for you? From the lines above I bet almost everyone is saying yes but there will be a few of you who are slightly more sceptical.
Like the majority of you I said “yes” too, however I found that there were a number of pitfalls and I eventually had to concede defeat and admit I failed.
My aim for this article is not to discourage you from trying self-employment but rather to try and highlight self employment from the other perspective and show the difficulties that can be faced rather than just stating the potential benefits. Hopefully this will help you to avoid the same mistakes I made and really make sure that you are ready for self-employment before jumping in with both feet.
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