Starting Your Own Business? Here are Some Tips From Forbes and Philadelphia Small Business Lawyers

Some Tips From Forbes!

Entrepreneurship - Hard to Spell - Harder to Accomplish!

Today, Forbes published Part I of an excellent series of articles published by Forbes.com providing insight into how to start, operate, grow and manage your own business.

Universities Can and Should Help Us Learn How to Master the Challenges of Self-Employment

As discussed in the Forbes article, American colleges and universities have been trending towards teaching classes addressing all aspects of self-employment. This is, in all likelihood, in recognition of several factors.

The Internet Makes Operating One's Own Business "Easier" Than Ever

It's a Small World After All

Perhaps the leading catalyst for the trend towards self-employment over the past 25 years or so is the Internet.  Even moderately tech savvy people can learn how to effectively locate, manage and store more information than ever before on a small computer. No more requirement for storage rooms containing hundreds of boxes of long-forgotten knowledge and information; now, it's all at your fingertips!

Marketing Your Business Just Takes a Computer and Some Earnest Dedication 

Perhaps of equal importance is the ability to cost-effectively market one's own products and services to a broad (even international) audience - it just takes a lot of sweat equity, and a little time, after all.

Sure, this article is designed to help you, Dear Readers.  But, in addition, writing (with a great deal of passion and effort) and publishing it (with a click of a few buttons) provides us with an opportunity to demonstrate to the public the way in which we think, our attention to detail and our ability to (hopefully) communicate clearly.

Marketing Master!

The Opportunistic Strategies of Corporate America Make Self-Employment More Attractive Than Ever

In more recent years, the shrinking job market and the opportunistic strategies by Corporate America have made self-employment more appealing then it was 30 years ago, when faithful, hard-working employees were paid on a w-2 basis, and commonly permitted to work until retirement.

 
Misclassifying "True Employees as "Independent Contractors" a Scourge on the American Worker, and an Impetus for Self-Employment

What type of opportunistic strategies are we referring to?  Let's discuss the most disheartening of all.   The misclassification of people who traditionally were paid on a w-2 basis as "independent contractors" (i.e. people engaged in self-employment) paid on a 1099 basis.

Over the past 15 years or so, American businesses have gone out of their way to deliberately misclassify employees as independent contractors, thereby eliminating their obligation to provide any benefits whatsoever, while completely undermining employees' rights against unlawful workplace activities and depleting the Social Security and Medicare funds.

Boredom and Loneliness Hurdles to Productivity When You Run Your Own Business

Rather than summarize and discuss the Forbes articles, we will instead in this Post briefly discuss some of the the major hurdles encountered by self-employed businesspersons.

Hurdle 1: Boredom and loneliness.

Boredom, Loneliness Among the Biggest Challenges

There is no remedy for, nor avoidance of, the tedium of working alone most of the time.  So, the best way to fight these feelings is to keep it moving.  Try and take breaks during your work days (and nights) by taking walks with the spouse (or dog!), go to the gym, eat lunch out a couple times a week, call your Mom!

She Always Listens to You Ramble, and She Will Always be Thrilled to hear From Her Baby!

If you work alone, take frequent breaks during the day to take care of yourself and provide some stimulating activities to break up the monotony. You can always get the rest of your work done after dinner!

HERE ARE SOME OTHER ARTICLES YOU MAY FIND WORTHWHILE:

Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors - What's That Mean? Pennsylvania Contingent Fee Lawyers Explain

Can 1099 Workers Get Overtime? What Can I Do if I Have Been Misidentified as an Independent Contractor (Paid on a 1099) When I Should be Deemed to be an Employee (w-2 Worker?)  Pennsylvania Employment Lawyers Explain

Am I Really a Self-Employed Independent Contractor?  How Do I Know if I am Self-Employed or Properly Identified as a 1099 Employee??

Are You Owed Money by Your Former Employer?  Pennsylvania's Wage Payment and Collection Law is a Powerful Statute

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