May 18, 2013

The 5-Minute MBA – How Business Works

The 5-Minute MBA - How Business Works 1

In his book, The Personal MBA, and on his blog of the same name, Josh Kaufman took on the rather daunting task of trying to condense an entire MBA into a single volume. The Personal MBA is a good read and if Josh could condense an entire degree into a single book, then surely it’s possible to condense that single book into one article… so, without further ado, I present to you: The Personal MBA – Article Edition.

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Contractor or Employee? How Your Business Set-Up Determines Your Taxes

Contractor or Employee - How Your Business Set-Up Determines Your Taxes 1

Image Courtesy: Luigi Crespo If you’re setting up a new business, you need to determine whether or not you want to treat your new hires as employees or as contractors when it comes to taxes. You’ll often hear the advice that paying taxes on employees is overwhelming and that contract work will save you on [...]

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Why Self-Employment Means a Long List of Responsibilities

Why Self-Employment Means a Long List of Responsibilities

Photo Courtesy: njaminjami   With freedom comes great responsibility, isn’t that what they say? Self-employment could be the greatest example of this there is. The freedom of being your own boss comes with countless benefits. You make the rules, you set the hours, and you write the paychecks, not to mention you get an incredible [...]

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Self Employed and Setting Up Office

There are many reasons why people go into business for themselves. Some like the idea of escaping the desk job, some just don’t want to be answerable to someone else, and for others it might be their only option after a spell of unemployment in a struggling job market. Whatever your reasons, one of the first things you’ll need to think about is preparing your workspace.

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From NASA Employee To Writer

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Ever wondered what would it be like to be a writer? After having graduated from a computer school in Pasadena, California, I was offered a contract job as data analyst for NASA on the first Martian orbital mission – Mariner 9. Currently, I write articles for those in need of content for such things as: news releases, blogs, research, expositions, and thesis – whatever requires a writer.

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