Five years ago, I became self-employed for the second time in my professional career. The first time I chose to leave my job and go out on my own, while this second time - not so much. Regardless, it ...

Standing up for yourself doesn’t mean becoming combative or aggressive. Instead, it’s about cultivating confidence, setting boundaries, and advocating for your worth. Here’s how to grow a backbone at ...

About 400,000 more Americans are now working for themselves than when the pandemic started, according to numbers from the Labor Department. “What's interesting is that in both good economies and bad ...

Over the last decade, the workplace has been defined by big headlines: mass layoffs, the rise of remote work, and the promise (or threat) of AI. But beneath the noise, a quieter revolution has been ...

When I started my coaching practice 28 years ago, 99 of every 100 people I coached were looking for a job; the other one wanted advice on going into business. By the onset of Covid, it had become a 75 ...

Self-employment has all sorts of perks: control over your time, freedom to choose work you enjoy and unlimited earning potential. But working for yourself also has some major financial drawbacks ...

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The research, part of a University of Michigan study that used archival data on around 10,000 U.S. families, shows that not all forms of self-employment are the same. The study split self-employment ...