Heh. Our government helps big business, NOT small ...

2009-10-09T09:11:07.426-07:00

Heh. Our government helps big business, NOT small business. The only entrepreneurs they are interested in are ones like Donald Trump.

Healthcare is the ONE thing stopping me from going...

2009-08-30T11:02:12.841-07:00

Healthcare is the ONE thing stopping me from going freelance. My husband is an artist with a debilitating disease. Health insurance is a must. Because of that, I'm stuck in a job I'm not crazy about right now. I could make more money freelance or contract but not without healthcare.

I have been self-employed for 10 years. I finally ...

2009-08-27T21:08:55.207-07:00

I have been self-employed for 10 years. I finally gave my expensive navy blue wool gabardine suit to charity, this summer. It had a dry-cleaning tag on it with the date of 1998. I gave up the "exit ramp" from self-employment when I let go of that.

I say that my only job security is me. I work hard and I love to work. I've switched jobs many times, but have only been out of work 3 weeks as an adult.

I think I always worked as though I were self employed, so now I do it for me rather than others. And working until midnight is lovely when I'm in an office or my studio inside my home. It's nicer than when I worked that late in downtown Lansing.

In 1981, I worked for an appliance-parts wholesale distributor. I saw a lot of accidental entrepreneurs then. Joe's Fix It, Don's Carpentry, Steve's Plumbing Repair... a lot of those guys had skills from being employed for others, but they needed to work and that's how they made it happen.

Health insurance, though... yes, that is a huge issue. I get mine (for a fee) through hubby's work. It would be harder to do this without him, because of that. Group rates help a lot.

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Heh. Our government helps big business, NOT small ...

Healthcare is the ONE thing stopping me from going...

I have been self-employed for 10 years. I finally ...