Archive | April, 2009

Why this Recession Is a Great Time for New Freelancers

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(photo by ginnerobot)

Now is your chance to start a career as a freelancer and never look back on that corporate job. As companies scramble to cope with this recession and lay workers off, they are increasingly turning to freelancers to get work done.

This is presenting a huge opportunity for people looking to get started as freelancers. Companies are unable to hire full-time employees because of budget freezes, but still need to get important work done. They have no choice but to turn to freelancers and contractors.

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Receiving Postal Mail Online While on an Extended Trip with Earth Class Mail

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When my wife and I decided to move to Mexico for six months, I was concerned about what we would do with our physical mail. I asked some friends what they do with mail while away.

The only solutions people offered were to either have a relative or friend collect the mail for us, or to put a hold on the mail at the post office.

Since we were going to be away for six months, asking a friend to collect the mail for us seemed unreasonable. I cringed at the idea of calling someone once a week and discussing over the phone the contents of our mailbox.

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How Flexible Is Being a Restaurateur, Bar Owner or Shopkeeper?

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(photo by glennharper)

What kind of flexibility does owning a restaurant or bar afford you? It is certainly an act of entrepreneurship. As such, you have some control over the structure of the business. If you don’t have investors involved, you’ll be your own boss. As with other forms of entrepreneurship, however, you are actually trading a boss for some other entity that judges your work product.

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