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Are you getting bored and tired in your current job? Are you looking for a change? Are you starting to wonder if there’s more to life than rushing from home to job to home again?
Don’t worry. I’d be willing to bet there are millions more just like you. Dreaming of moving […]

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Unless you’re in an entirely new field, most of what you need to start a business sits in your house.
Because startup costs are usually low, most people bootstrap, or self-finance, their ventures using savings, credit cards, or home equity loans. Starting with a bigger budget may not make a startup more successful. […]

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Starting a business for the first time can be overwhelming. Part of the problem is that so many “experts” harp on ancillary, nonessential, startup tasks. It can be confusing and take the wind right out of your confidence.
Whether it’s explaining company structures—C Corp, S Corp, LLC—or business bank accounts, much of this […]

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Many of us (most of us?) had a dream to start a business and, at some point, realized the dilemma of balancing a full-time job with home life and a startup life. I don’t think there’s ever a true balance. A tolerable balance but not a comfortable balance.
Most freelance businesses don’t […]

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You don’t need a lot of money to start a freelance business. Unless you’re making the jump by quitting your job, renting an office, and hiring employees, you should be able to start by using the equipment you already own.
But, you still may need a better computer, more software, a desk, or […]

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